Bible Society work in India
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The
Bible Society of IndiaCountry Data:
| Area: | 3,287,263 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 1,027,015,247 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$460 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 52.1% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1991): | Hindu |
82.8%
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| Muslim |
11.7%
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| Christian |
2.3%
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| Sikh |
2.0%
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| Buddhist |
0.8%
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| Jainist |
0.4%
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| Official Languages: | Hindi (national),
Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1806 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1944 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1947 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
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| 1,348,564 | 797,369 | 1,448,849 | 2,537,546 | 22,663,275 | 3,732,824 |
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Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| Bhutan |
658,000
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1832
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The Holy Spirit is working within the man who murdered Graham Staines- Rt Rev Dr Samson Das (May 2007)
Helping Indian women to gain respect (Sep./Oct. 2006)
God’s Word goes from door to door in Tamil Nadu (Sep./Oct. 2006)
Braille Scriptures help change lives (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Enhancing the ‘mental maps’ of the visually impaired (June 2005)
Latest News (February 2005)
Latest News #296 (Asia Tsunami) (January 2005)
‘Where does God keep his bread?’ (March 2004)
Bike for Bibles hits the road in India (September 2003)
Miracles on the train help bring Indian construction worker to Christ (June 2003)
Indian woman healed (February 2003)
Chang Naga Bible launched (February 2003)
Christmas visit by evangelists led to conversion and healing (February 2003)
New Testament tapes in Telugu lead ‘untouchable’ women to Christ
(Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
BSI designs medium and message to suit visually-impaired and disabled (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
‘We find a shady tree, sing some songs and play the cassettes’: stories from FCBH in India (July/August 2002)
‘Great things done through Bible Society ministry’ in the year following Gujarat earthquake (June 2002)
Success of Kashmiri New Testament prompts Bible translation... (March 2002)
Bible Society launches first Children’s Bibles in Indian languages (Dec. 2001)
Bible news in brief (Dec. 2001)
Stories of hope and courage: how Bible cassette program
is changing lives in India (November 2001)
...and FCBH in India set to expand (November 2001)
Addressing a ‘special’ audience nearly a billion strong (September 2001)
New Bible House serves unique Christian region (September 2001)
BSI distributes to the ‘suffering people of Gujarat’ (September 2001)
April 2001 Special Report:
A panorama of challenge and opportunity (April 2001)
India factfile (April 2001)
Armed for the task with God’s love (April 2001)
Timeline: How Christianity became established in India (April 2001)
Evangelising New Delhi – two minutes at a time (April 2001)
Rajashri’s vision (April 2001)
India’s Caste system alive and well in the 21st century (April 2001)
How the Gospel makes a difference (April 2001)
Christian Mission Service (April 2001)
The perils of reaching out to the neglected (April 2001)
Fundamentalist Hindu organisations (April 2001)
Terrorism and lies from a vocal minority (April 2001)
Emergency Scripture Distribution For Survivors of Indian Earthquake (March 2001)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
Bible People in the News (February 2000)
Reaching the Masses (December 1999)
Bible House Staff Shelter Cyclone Victims (December 1999)
Director ‘Amazed’ at Effect of ‘FCBH’ in India and Sri Lanka (Sept 1999)
BSI Joins Council to Resist Attacks on Indian Christians (July/Aug 1999)
India Newsround (April/May 1999)
Missionary and Sons Burnt to Death by Extremists (March 1999)
Bible News in Brief (January 1999)
Braille Worker’s Testimony Touches Hindu Hearts (January 1999)
Militants Attack Students for Accepting Bible Society Scriptures (Dec 1998)
Healing in the Name of Jesus (September 1998)
‘Most Precious Gift in the World’ (July/August 1997)
See also: India – A World in Itself:
(a two part feature in World Reports 320 (May 1997)
and 322 (July/August 1997) including Most
Precious Gift in the World.
