संवाद # 225: When a Missionary Hinduised Christianity | Manu Pillai

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Manu S. Pillai is a historian and the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne (2015), Rebel Sultans (2018), The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin (2019) and False Allies (2021).

His latest book 'Gods Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity' is now out. Order your copy here: https://amzn.in/d/clf4b4c

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19:48 When 1st Christian Missionaries saw Hinduism
22:04 How Hindus responded to 1st Missionaries
24:39 How Missionaries behave with Power
27:04 How Missionaries behave without Power
29:10 How one Missionary Hinduised Christianity
33:45 How New Christianity in Europe hurt Hindus
36:14 British were very afraid of Indians initially
38:37 Why British attitude changed with Hindus
41:59 Missionary aggression starts
43:47 Company Raj became Brahmin Raj
45:56 Now Brahmins stand up to Britishers
47:35 Hindu’s funny response against Christianity
49:10 Rise of Hindu Luthers & Colonial Lens
51:20 Importance of Dayanand for Hindutva
54:08 How British won different Indias differently
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