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elaborate propagandistic sermons wherein he used to stress loudly that it had been divinely revealed to him that Christianity was the only true religion and it was opportune for all Indians, with a view to saving themselves from the Heaven's fury, to discard their misleading religions, Hinduism, Islam, etc., and embrace the true divine religion, now that it had arrived in India. In response to his learned preachings, not only several thousand illiterate or common Hindus, but also many eminent persons of learning and culture like Panditā Ramā Bai of Poona, Pandit Kharay Singh of the Panjab, etc., as also some learned Maulvis, Parsis, Israels, etc. got themselves converted to Christianity. By his constant studies he added immensely to his knowledge of Western Philosophy, especially as he hail gained proficiency lately also in Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
However, in a few years his preachings ceased
attracting cultured Hindus to the Attraction
banner of Christ due to vigorous counVanishes
ter-propaganda started by new reformist Schools like the Arya-Samāja and strenuous intellectual resistance offered by new rationalists. social reformers and progressive leaders of the orthodox Hindu community. Among the last-mentioned ones. special mention should be made of Krsna Šāstri Chiplunkarl of Poona who ably vanquished N in a series of
1. Vide के कृष्णशास्त्री चिपळूणकर यांचे चरित्र prefixed to the Marathi translation of the Arabian Nights' 'Entertainments 3 i urvata to a
FAT for Tier (Poona, 1927 edition), Pp. 3-4. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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