List of converts to Christianity from Hinduism

This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Hinduism.

List

Name Nationality Notes Refs
Krishna Mohan Banerjee Indian Prominent educator, linguist, and missionary [1][2]
Michael Madhusudan Dutt Indian Bengali poet. [3]
Bobby Jindal American former Louisiana governor. [4][5]
Rabi Maharaj Trinidadian-born Indian former Brahmin guru; founder of East/West Gospel Ministries; bestselling author of Death of a Guru: A Remarkable True Story of one Man's Search for Truth. [6][7]
Mohini Indian South Indian actress. [8]
Sister Nirmala Indian succeeded Mother Teresa as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in March 1997. [9]
Krishna Pal Indian first Indian convert to Baptist Christianity due to the missionary activity of William Carey; subsequently preached the gospel for 20 years. [10]
Devasahayam Pillai Official in the court of the King Maharaja Marthanda Varma. Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI. [11][12][13]
Predhuman K Joseph Dhar Kashmiri author, social worker and writer. [14]
Francina Sorabji Indian Indian women educator. [15]
Puroshottam Choudhary 19th century Telugu poet who was the pastor of the Berhampur Church after his conversion. [16][need quotation to verify]
Henry Alfred Krishnapillai well-known poet in Tamil language. [17][need quotation to verify]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gabriel, Merigala (2011). "Banerjee, Krishna Mohan". The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198073857.013.0097 (inactive 31 January 2024).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  2. ^ Hatcher, Brian (May 1999). Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse. Oxford University Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-19-534413-4. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Biography — Poet Seers". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. ^ "Bobby Jindal: The immigrant's leap of faith". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ Whoriskey, Peter (October 21, 2007). "Jindal Wins Louisiana Race, Becomes First Indian American Governor". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  6. ^ Rabi Maharaj Death of a Guru: A Remarkable True Story of one Man's Search for Truth.
  7. ^ "Death of a Guru: The Story of Rabi Maharaj". www.leaderu.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. ^ "Indian-born nun to succeed Mother Teresa" at cnn.com
  9. ^ "Sister Nirmala: The apostle of peace in trying times". The Indian Express. 3 February 2009.
  10. ^ Neill, Stephen (2002). A History of Christianity in India: 1707-1858. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9780521893329. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Vatican refuses to change the caste title of Devasahayam Pillai". The Hindu. 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ Church beatifies India's first 'lay' martyr, Business Standard, 2 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Indian martyr, Devasahayam, cleared for sainthood". Vatican News. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ^ AsiaNews.it. "INDIA Kashmiri translation of Bible completed, the work of a convert". asianews.it. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  15. ^ Mossman, Mary Jane (31 May 2006). The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84731-095-8.
  16. ^ Christopher, K. W. “Negotiating the Spiritual: Purushottama Choudhari and Early 19th Century Christian Literature in Telugu.” Indian Literature, vol. 59, no. 1 (285), Sahitya Akademi, 2015, pp. 150–64, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44479273.
  17. ^ Arthur Jeyakumar, D. (2011). Hedlund, Roger E; Athyal, Jesudas M; Kalapati, Joshua; Richard, Jessica (eds.). "Krishnapillai, Henry Alfred". The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-807385-7.
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