Niyogi Committee report on Christian missionary activities Quotes

“[Ladhuram of Raykera:] Place of worship where they had installed Mahadeo has been ploughed down.”

“No non-official agency should he permitted to secure foreign assistance except through Government channels.”

“A. Soares: Truth Shall Prevail, p. 267. quoted in Elst K. Ayodhya: The Case Against the Temple, 2002. chapter 9”

“Circulation of literature meant for religious propaganda approval of the State Government should be prohibited.”

“Religious institutions should not be permitted to engage in occupations like recruitment of labour for tea gardens.”

“The use of medical or other professional services as a direct means of making conversions should be prohibited by law.”

“Suitable control on conversions brought about through illegal means should be imposed. If necessary Legislative measures should be enacted.”

“[Pathakhji:] Laxminarayan has constructed a tapara on the spot selected for temple and therefore it is not possible to construct a temple there.”

“Institutions in receipt of grants-in-aid or recognition from Government should be compulsorily inspected every quarter by officers of Government.”

“It is the primary duty of Government to conduct orphanages, as the State is the legal guardian of all minors who have no parents or natural guardians.”

“The religious movement among the Kols in the direction of. Christianity has been at once a consequence and a cause of their disputes with their landlords.”

“The best course for the Indian Churches to follow is to establish a United Independent Christian Church in India without being dependent on foreign support.”

“There is no doubt that the great success of the Christian missions in obtaining converts is due largely to the secular benefits which the Mundas, thus, obtained.”

“The name of this volume which combines the reprint with an introduction has been suggested by Arun Shourie, as in the case of Hindu Temples: What Happened to them.”

“Those Missionaries whose primary object is proselytization should be asked to withdraw. The, large influx of foreign Missionaries is undesirable and should be checked.”

“An unquestioned fact that many of the latter (Kols) embraced Christianity merely in the hope of obtaining possession of lands to which they rightly or wrongly laid claim.”

“The missionaries made no secret of the fact that their principal motive in stirring on behalf of the Kols was to preserve and extend the influence of their Mission with their people.”

“Wikipedia: Niyogi Committee report on Christian missionary activities”

“Advisory Boards at State level, regional level and district level should be constituted of non-officials, minority communities like Tribals and Harijans being in a majority on these boards.”

“Rules relating to the registration of Doctors, Nurses and other personnel employed in hospitals should be suitably amended to provide a condition against evangelistic activities during professional services.”