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Sikhs: the defenders of Indian Dharma

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An Exhibition on "Sikhs: the defenders of Indian Dharma" will be inaugurated by H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Delhi on 22nd January 2008. The exhibition shall be positioned at the Banglasaheb Gurudwara New Delhi and is a collection of paintings and compilation of facts and figures. The exhibition is a combined effort of SGPC New Delhi and FACT. A preview of the exhibition can be seen at the FACT Online Exhibition (Inauguration 22nd Jan 08, Bangla saheb Gurudwara New Delhi)

A new breed of missionary: Christian Science Monitor

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from the April 01, 2005 edition See The original Piece at CSM TRADITIONAL WAY: Students pray at the Catholic Mission School in Jhabua, India. Established churches like this one often focus their efforts on schools and hospitals. SCOTT BALDAUF A drive for conversions, not development, is stirring violent animosity in India. Page 1 of 2 By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JHABUA, INDIA – Biju Verghese believes the end of the world is coming. This faith makes his work urgent: Convert as many Indians to Christianity as possible. Or, as he puts it, "reach the unreached at any cost." Mr. Verghese is a new breed of missionary, tied not to the mainline Protestant or Catholic churches that came with European colonizers but to expansionist evangelical movements in the US, Britain, and Australia. These newer Christians are now the most active here, swiftly winning over Indians like Verghese who in tur