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What is the mother tongue of Christians in India?
Although English is the mother tongue of Anglo-Indians, Indian Christians use it as their first acquired language. English was a Christian tongue introduced for the evangelization of Indians through the medium of English.
Do Christians in India speak English?
More than 15\% of Christians can speak English, as against 6\% of Hindus and 4\% of Muslims.
Who was given the credit of bringing Christianity to India?
Thomas, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus and the man largely credited with bringing Christianity to India through the Malabar coast in 52 AD.
Which state in India has mother tongue English?
Arunachal Pradesh
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State | Official language(s) | Additional official language(s) |
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Arunachal Pradesh | English | |
Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | English |
Manipur | Meitei (Manipuri) | English |
Meghalaya | English | Khasi and Garo |
What did Thomas the Apostle do in India?
According to traditional accounts of the Saint Thomas Christians of modern-day Kerala in India, Thomas is believed to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as the Tamilakam which is in South India, and reached Muziris of Tamilakam (modern-day North Paravur and Kodungalloor in …
What percentage of Indians speak Hindi as a mother tongue?
Only about 26\% of Indians speak Hindi as mother tongue under the broader Hindi language grouping (according to Census 2011). Close to 40\% of the Hindi language speakers speak mother tongues other than Hindi. The map shows the share of a State’s population who speak the Hindi language (which includes many mother tongues) as of 2011.
What is the mother tongue of Haryana?
For instance, in Haryana, Haryanvi was the mother tongue of 42\% of people who spoke the Hindi language and Hindi was the mother tongue of 54.5\% of people who spoke the Hindi language.
Where is Christianity the dominant religion in North East India?
Christianity is dominant religion in North East states of Nagaland, Mizoram Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam- (Bodoland) and Tripura while they make substantial population in states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Andaman Nicobar Islands .
Do Indian parents want their children to go to non-English medium schools?
There’s absolutely no parent in India who does not want to send their children to an English medium school. If a child in India is going to a non-English medium school, it means the parents couldn’t afford a better school. Most government-run schools in India are non-English medium.