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* [[Francina Sorabji]] - Indian women educator.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mossman |first1=Mary Jane |title=The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions |date=31 May 2006 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-84731-095-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-67bBAAAQBAJ&dq=francina+ford+sorabji+converted+from+hinduism+to+christianity&pg=PA201 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Francina Sorabji]] - Indian women educator.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mossman |first1=Mary Jane |title=The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions |date=31 May 2006 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-84731-095-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-67bBAAAQBAJ&dq=francina+ford+sorabji+converted+from+hinduism+to+christianity&pg=PA201 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Puroshottam Choudhary]] - 19th century Telugu poet who was the pastor of the Berhampur Church after his conversion.<ref>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. ''Some of the native converts came from scholarly background and were employed by the missionaries in the schools, seminaries and printing presses run by them. It was the early converts who shaped the protestant literary tradion in Telugu. Purushottama Choudhari (1803-1890) the foremost Christian poet belongd to this group.'' (from page 153)</ref>
*[[Puroshottam Choudhary]] - 19th century Telugu poet who was the pastor of the Berhampur Church after his conversion.<ref>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. ''Some of the native converts came from scholarly background and were employed by the missionaries in the schools, seminaries and printing presses run by them. It was the early converts who shaped the protestant literary tradion in Telugu. Purushottama Choudhari (1803-1890) the foremost Christian poet belongd to this group.'' (from page 153)</ref>
* [[Henry Alfred Krishnapillai]] - well-known poet in Tamil language.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arthur Jeyakumar |first1=D. |title=Krishnapillai, Henry Alfred |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001/acref-9780198073857-e-0548 |website=The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001/acref-9780198073857-e-0548 |date=2011}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=December 2021}}
* [[Henry Alfred Krishnapillai]] - well-known poet in Tamil language.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arthur Jeyakumar |first1=D. |title=Krishnapillai, Henry Alfred |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001/acref-9780198073857-e-0548 |website=The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001/acref-9780198073857-e-0548 |date=2011|quote=He was then appointed as a Tamil Pundit at Church Missionary Society College, Tirunelveli, in 1875. After his conversion, he sought to work on Christian Tamil literary works. He is known for using analogies from Hindu texts in his Christian writings. His hymns are still popular among Tamil Christians.}}</ref>
* [[Vinod Kambli]] - former Indian cricketer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinod Kambli can go out of sight but never out of mind |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/vinod-kambli-out-of-sight-but-never-out-of-mind-mumbai-ranji-4944083/ |quote=“We followed all religions from childhood, when I was wearing that Saibaba amulet in my playing days, I used to also do the cross-sign. I converted on my own will because I found peace and it has really changed me. When people say something negative to me on twitter, I just say God Bless you. It has mellowed me down.”|work=The Indian Express |date=19 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter from the official account |url=https://twitter.com/vinodkambli349/status/713786631396986880 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Vinod Kambli]] - former Indian cricketer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinod Kambli can go out of sight but never out of mind |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/vinod-kambli-out-of-sight-but-never-out-of-mind-mumbai-ranji-4944083/ |quote=“We followed all religions from childhood, when I was wearing that Saibaba amulet in my playing days, I used to also do the cross-sign. I converted on my own will because I found peace and it has really changed me. When people say something negative to me on twitter, I just say God Bless you. It has mellowed me down.”|work=The Indian Express |date=19 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter from the official account |url=https://twitter.com/vinodkambli349/status/713786631396986880 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Remo D'Souza]] - Indian choreographer, actor, and film director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramesh Gopi got #converted and became Remo D'Souza. Hindu converted to Christianity |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAVvj8ZQoWc |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Remo D’Souza a ‘rice bag’ convert? » Sirf News |url=https://www.sirfnews.com/remo-dsouza-a-rice-bag-convert/ |publisher=www.sirfnews.com |date=3 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[Remo D'Souza]] - Indian choreographer, actor, and film director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramesh Gopi got #converted and became Remo D'Souza. Hindu converted to Christianity |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAVvj8ZQoWc |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Remo D’Souza a ‘rice bag’ convert? » Sirf News |url=https://www.sirfnews.com/remo-dsouza-a-rice-bag-convert/ |publisher=www.sirfnews.com |date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

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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]

See also

References

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  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. Some of the native converts came from scholarly background and were employed by the missionaries in the schools, seminaries and printing presses run by them. It was the early converts who shaped the protestant literary tradion in Telugu. Purushottama Choudhari (1803-1890) the foremost Christian poet belongd to this group. (from page 153)
  17. ^ Arthur Jeyakumar, D. (2011). "Krishnapillai, Henry Alfred". The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198073857.001.0001/acref-9780198073857-e-0548. He was then appointed as a Tamil Pundit at Church Missionary Society College, Tirunelveli, in 1875. After his conversion, he sought to work on Christian Tamil literary works. He is known for using analogies from Hindu texts in his Christian writings. His hymns are still popular among Tamil Christians. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |last1= at position 7 (help)
  18. ^ "Vinod Kambli can go out of sight but never out of mind". The Indian Express. 19 November 2017. "We followed all religions from childhood, when I was wearing that Saibaba amulet in my playing days, I used to also do the cross-sign. I converted on my own will because I found peace and it has really changed me. When people say something negative to me on twitter, I just say God Bless you. It has mellowed me down."
  19. ^ "Twitter from the official account".
  20. ^ "Ramesh Gopi got #converted and became Remo D'Souza. Hindu converted to Christianity".
  21. ^ "Remo D'Souza a 'rice bag' convert? » Sirf News". www.sirfnews.com. 3 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Nepal, Hindu radicals target celebrity pop star for converting to Christianity". www.asianews.it.
  23. ^ "Anju Panta's faith and passion in Jesus | Interview with Thir KC (2013)". YouTube.
  24. ^ "Telugu Actress Jaya Sudha Christian Testimony".
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