Dalits Conversion to Christianity: An Analytical Review From Historical to Political
Abstract: The article draws attention to a fascinating narration of the Christian foreign Missionaries’ sustained work among the Dalits from 1850- 1950. The writer reviews Santa Kumari Varikoti Jetty’s work on ‘Christian Missions among colonial Andhra Depressed Classes’. The reviewer, by and large, appreciates the author, Varikoti-Jetty’s research efforts. Same time, the reviewer re-visualises the work under the lenses of Hindutva propaganda dynamics against the Christian Missions in India. Thus, while the work is from historical Christian Dalits conversion dynamics, the reviewer re-visualises the work in the light of the Hindutva section’s objection to the Christian proselyte process and negates the Hindutva anxieties as against the liberal right to religious conversion. Also, the reviewer presents the current position of a few Christian congregations, i.e. AELC and TBC. Overall, the review continues in discussion and commentary style. Key Words: Coastal Andhra, Colonial Andhra, C