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The revolutionary concept of a school along with every church (palliyum pallikoodavum) was also implemented by Chavara [8].He also initiated the practice of a mid-day meal scheme in schools [9].In contrast to northern India, the reformation in Kerala was driven by the lower castes.
The major Pentecostal churches in India are the Indian Pentecostal Church of God, [220] the Assemblies of God, The Pentecostal Mission, [221] [222] the New Apostolic Church with 1,448,209 members, [220] the New Life Fellowship Association with 480,000 members, the Manna Full Gospel Churches with 275,000 members, [220] and the Evangelical Church ...
During his tenure, he greatly promoted education in India, at a time when opinion in Britain was against educating the "natives". He may fairly be regarded as the founder of the system of state education in India. One of his principal achievements was the compilation of the "Elphinstone code."
Many Protestant denominations are represented in India, the result of missionary activities throughout the country especially under British rule in India.The largest Protestant denomination in the country is the Church of South India, since 1947 a union of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Methodist, and Anglican congregations with approximately 4 million members as of 2014.
Mathews Mar Athanasius Mar Thoma XIII (25 April 1818 – 16 July 1877) was the Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Church from 1852 until 1865. [2] [3] As a reformer, he spent most of his reign attempting to reform and heal rifts within the church.
In matters of social reform the Brahmo Samaj attacked many dogmas and superstitions. It condemned the prevailing Hindu prejudice against sailing across sea and going abroad (Kala Pani). The Samaj condemned practice of Sati (burning of widows), discouraged child marriage and polygamy, and crusaded for widow remarriage.
New bill, passed without debate in India’s parliament, include controversial measures like expanding detention in police custody from current 15-day limit to up to 90 days
The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement founded in India by Maharshi Dayananda in 1875 at Bombay. He was an ascetic who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. [15] It aimed to be a universal structure based on the authority of the Vedas. Dayananda stated that he wanted 'to make the world noble', i.e., to return ...