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This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Christianity. List. Name Nationality Notes Refs Alain Daniélou: French French Indologist [1] Agehananda Bharati:
Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931–2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman.Professor of psychology at Harvard University. [6]Tamal Krishna Goswami (born Thomas G. Herzig) (1946–2002) – governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
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 ...
Places of worship originally belonging to Muslims, Christians, Jains, and Buddhists, have been converted to Hindu places of worship. There have been active movements to convert non-Hindu religious sites into temples, primarily in the West [1] and in India.
Ghar Wapsi (Hindi, meaning "Returning Home") is the programme of religious conversion to Hinduism (and, to a lesser extent, Sikhism) from Islam, Christianity, and other religions in India conducted by Indian Hindu nationalist organisations such as Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and also overseas such as in Indonesia. [1]
Arumai Nayakam Sattampillai (1823–1918), known popularly as Arumainayagam Sattampillai, Arumainayagam, Sattampillai or Suttampillai (also spelt as Sattam Pillai), a Tamilian convert to the Anglican church, was a catechist and the founder of first indigenous and independent Hindu Church of Lord Jesus, rejecting Western missionaries domination for the first time in the history of Indian ...
By 1735, in Southern Andhra, there were thousands of Christians, most of whom belonged to the Reddy and traditional weaver communities. Many Reddies in Guntur district have converted to Roman Catholicism and many still keep some Hindu traditions like Thali and bottus. Some of the Catholic Reddies migrated to Telangana via Krishna River.
In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951–52 against England at Madras. Tinu Yohannan, Former Indian cricketer from Kerala. Roger Binny, Indian cricketer, part of Indian squad that won the 1983 Cricket World ...