This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Hinduism.
Name | Nationality | Notes | Refs | |
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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] | |
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] | ||
Francina Sorabji | Indian | Indian women educator. | [15] | |
Puroshottam Choudhary | 19th century Telugu poet who was the pastor of the Berhampur Church after his conversion. | [16][ need quotation to verify] | ||
Henry Alfred Krishnapillai | well-known poet in Tamil language. | [17][ need quotation to verify] |
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This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Hinduism.
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] | |
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] | ||
Francina Sorabji | Indian | Indian women educator. | [15] | |
Puroshottam Choudhary | 19th century Telugu poet who was the pastor of the Berhampur Church after his conversion. | [16][ need quotation to verify] | ||
Henry Alfred Krishnapillai | well-known poet in Tamil language. | [17][ need quotation to verify] |
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