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India is a country in South Asia. The main religion of India is Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Tradition states that the Apostle Thomas established Christianity in India in the 1st century AD. The status of Christianity underwent major transformation following European contact and British colonization, because of laws instated that limited the rights of non-Christians. The 2001 census recorded over 24 million (2.4 crore) Indian Christians, comprising 2.3% of the country's population. There are two main regional concentrations of Christian population, namely in South India and among tribal people in East and Northeast India.

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  • India is a country in South Asia. The main religion of India is Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Tradition states that the Apostle Thomas established Christianity in India in the 1st century AD. The status of Christianity underwent major transformation following European contact and British colonization, because of laws instated that limited the rights of non-Christians. The 2001 census recorded over 24 million (2.4 crore) Indian Christians, comprising 2.3% of the country's population. There are two main regional concentrations of Christian population, namely in South India and among tribal people in East and Northeast India.
  • Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population.. St. Thomas is credited with introduction of Christianity in India. He arrived in Malabar in AD 52.
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  • India is a country in South Asia. The main religion of India is Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Tradition states that the Apostle Thomas established Christianity in India in the 1st century AD. The status of Christianity underwent major transformation following European contact and British colonization, because of laws instated that limited the rights of non-Christians. The 2001 census recorded over 24 million (2.4 crore) Indian Christians, comprising 2.3% of the country's population. There are two main regional concentrations of Christian population, namely in South India and among tribal people in East and Northeast India.
  • Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population.. St. Thomas is credited with introduction of Christianity in India. He arrived in Malabar in AD 52. The Saint Thomas Christians, still use the Syriac language (a dialect of Aramaic and so related to the language of Jesus) in services. This group, which existed in Kerala relatively peacefully for more than a millennium, faced considerable persecution from Portuguese evangelists in the 16th century.. This later wave of evangelism spread several denominations of Christianity more widely. Today Christians are found all across India and in all walks of life, with major populations in parts of South India, the Konkan Coast and the North-East. The Christian Church runs thousands of educational institutions and hospitals and has contributed significantly in the development of the nation. Most Christians in India are Catholic, (Latin rite). The Eastern rites include the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Syrian Orthodox church, which are prominent in Kerala. Other churches include the Mar Thoma Syrian Church,Church of South India (CSI), the Church of North India (CNI), Indian Pentecostal Church and other evangelical groups.
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