Church leaders and activists have criticized India’s Maharashtra state for threatening legal action against Dalit Christians, who allegedly benefited from India’s affirmative action pro-gram. Chief Minister Devendra Fadna-vis, who heads the state government led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said on July 17 that legal action will be taken against Dalit people from religions other than the three recognized – Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh – ones for claiming benefits. Chri-stian leaders say the move aims to target “Crypto Christians,” a term BJP leaders use to describe people who they say follow the Christian faith but officially remain Dalit Hindus to claim benefits from affirmative action.
From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to
