“Church-Sponsored Manipur Violence?”, Organiser, May 16, 2023:
“Manipur is a melting pot of religions. Meitei’s Sanamahism and Kabui’s Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak are the oldest belief systems in Manipur. The newest religion that reached Manipur was Christianity during British rule after 1891. The attempt to spread Christian missionaries was as early as 1814 when the translation of a Christian literature book into Manipuri began.
But Christian missionaries could not enter Manipur and start work because of unfavourable situations in Manipur. After 1891, there were attempts to start Christian missionary work among Meiteis. Meiteis were predominantly Hindus. There were two waves of Christian missions that attempted to enter Manipur. The first was American Baptist Mission.
Its evangelist William Pettigrew of Scotland was the first Christian missionary to enter Manipur from the north in January 1894. He started missionary activities among the Tangkhul people in 1891….”
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