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In 1827, the first phase of Bible translation undertaken by Benjamin Bailey was over. Bailey did this translation effort with the help of Chatthu Menon and a few Syrian priests. There were no parameters for translating Bible in Malayalam. The task was made difficult by the lack of a standard language and its set grammar [...]
In 1827, the first phase of Bible translation undertaken by Benjamin Bailey was over. Bailey did this translation effort with the help of Chatthu Menon and a few Syrian priests. There were no parameters for translating Bible in Malayalam. The task was made difficult by the lack of a standard language and its set grammar [...]
In 1818 there was a breakout of a small pox in Travancore. People mired in superstitions thought that it was the punishment of some angry gods and goddesses. They refused to take vaccination as instructed by the missionaries. The superstition was so rampant that they thought any medicine from the English would contaminate them! Benjamin [...]
In a highly stratified Kerala society, women were doubly discriminated. They were not allowed to come out in public without male escort. Education was the last thing in their daily menu. However the missionaries wanted to impart education to the hapless women. But they had to abide by the social customs and as missionaries they [...]
Rev. Richard Collins came to Kottayam in 1855 and became the principal of the CMS College. He realized that the college maintained a high standard in its pedagogic function. CMS College also functioned according to the international rules of the CMS Mission. Syrian Christian students dominated the students’ population. Education was free for all but [...]
Col. Munroe was keen to liberate the kingdom of Travancore from its socio-political weaknesses. The caste system was one debilitating factor. Munroe understood that only through education and related missionary works one could bring those changes around. The establishment of the Kottayam College was to that end. Benjamin Bailey, Rev. Joseph Fenn and Rev. Henry [...]
The custom of slavery was rampant in Travancore. There were not many legislations to stop this. Even the Divans of the Travancore kingdom were not helpful in implementing the abolition of slavery act proposed by the British Residents. Based on the British Parliamentary debate, Act V of 1843 was passed, thereby legally abolishing slavery in [...]
Rev. J. Hawksworth is an important missionary who converted slaves to Christianity at Mallappally in 1854. Rev. Norton, Rev. Peet, Rev. George Mathan and Rev. Hawksworth did all what they could do in establishing educational institutions for the slaves and lower castes in Travancore. They were faced with resistance from upper-caste Hindus and Syrian Christians. [...]
Rev. Joseph Peet’s name is etched in golden letters in the history of Travancore not only as a great educationist but also as a social reformist who stood for abolishing slavery and the caste system in the state. The human plight touched Rev. Peet deeply and he not only converted the downtrodden into the path [...]
The year 1857 is extremely important in Indian history. The first uprising against the British East India Company happened in the United Province and the revolt spread to other parts of the British settlement. The last Mughal in Delhi was unseated and India came under the direct rule of the British Sovereign. The first revolt [...]
