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Contemporary Christian culture in India draws greatly from the English culture, as a result of the influence and dominance of former British Indian rule, this is evident in the culture of Bombay East Indian Christians, who were the first subjects of English rule, in the erstwhile Seven Islands of Bombay and the adjacent areas of North Konkan.
According to apocryphal records, Christianity in India and in Pakistan (included prior to the Partition) commenced in 52 AD, [1] with the arrival of Thomas the Apostle in Cranganore (Kodungaloor). Subsequently, the Christians of the Malabar region, known as St Thomas Christians established close ties with the Levantine Christians of the Near East.
A history of Christianity in India, 1707-1858, by Bishop Stephen Neill, Edition: illustrated Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-521-89332-1, ISBN 978-0-521-89332-9, 600 pages 'Paul Appasamy, The Centenary History of the C.M.S. in Tinnevelly (Palamcottah: Palamcottah Press, 1923), p58-p62
Christianity in India: From Beginnings to the Present. Oxford History of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198263777. Thomas, Anthony Korah (1993). "Anglican (Syrian) Christians in the 19th and 20th Centuries". The Christians of Kerala: A Brief Profile of All Major Churches.
Sir Thomas Roe, King James I's ambassador to India during Jahangir's reign, tells the story that two princes converted to Christianity (including Janghir's nephew) only to enable Jahangir to demand to Portuguese women for himself. This ploy was unsuccessful. During the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb there was a decline in Christianity.
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 ...
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 ...
The history of Vasai is as old as Christianity itself. Tradition has it that St. Bartholomeo – the apostle of Christ – came to Kalyan which forms part of Thane district in which the Diocese of Vasai is situated. In the 6th century, Kalyan had a bishop elected and sent from Persia.