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Book salutes missionary contributions

TNN | Sep 28, 2003, 01.27AM IST

PUNE: A compilation of biographies (in Marathi) of early Christian missionaries in India, emphasising their social saga and triumph was released in the city on Saturday.

Authored by The Times of India journalist Camil Parkhe, the book Christi Missionaryanche Yogdaan (Christian missionaries' contribution) was released in the presence of the Bishop of Pune Valerian D'Souza by Sada Dumbre, editor, Saptahik Sakal. The function was held at the Patrakar Bhavan.

On the cover page is an ode to the Marathi language, written amazingly in flowing Marathi, nearly 400 years ago around Chhatrapati Shivaji's birth) by British-born, Goa-based Fr Thomas Stephens. And on the back cover is a verse by Rev. Wamanrao Tilak. Book salutes missionary contributions

28 Sep 2003, Times of India, Pune

PUNE: A compilation of biographies (in Marathi) of early Christian missionaries in India, emphasising their social saga and triumph was released in the city on Saturday. Authored by The Times of India journalist Camil Parkhe, the book 'Christi Missionaryanche Yogdaan' (Christian missionaries' contribution) was released in the presence of the Bishop of Pune Valerian D'Souza by Sada Dumbre, editor, Saptahik Sakal. The function was held at the Patrakar Bhavan. On the cover page is an ode to the Marathi language, written amazingly in flowing Marathi, nearly 400 years ago around Chhatrapati Shivaji's birth) by British-born, Goa-based Fr Thomas Stephens. And on the back cover is a verse by Rev. Narayan Waman Tilak. These quotes set the tone for the series of 24 inspirational biographies. From well-known names like Pandita Ramabai, Mother Teresa and Fr Graham Staines, to less ‘famous' missionaries who walked the remote countryside, embraced local language and culture and set benchmarks in various fields.