2016-01-26 11:12:00

Kandhamal Christians' stories available now in Tamil


The Tamil translation of  'Early Christians of 21st Century -  stories of incredible Christian witness from Kandhamal jungles' was released on January 23rd at Madurai at the Tamil Nadu Bishops Council (TNBC) assembly.

Bishop Peter Remigius of Kotar diocese, TNBC outgoing president, released and handed over the first copy of the Tamil translation of the internationally acclaimed investigative book authored by journalist Anto Akkara, to Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of Madurai, who was elected president of TNBC at the Jan 21-23 assembly.

"I am happy to introduce this book as Anto has been keenly involved in documenting the sufferings and the witness of the Kandhamal Christians. He has persistently drawn attention to Kandhamal with his books," pointed out Bishop Remigius while introducing the Tamil translation to the bishops of the TNBC comprising 22 Catholic dioceses of Tamil Nadu.

The English book - chronicling the incredible witness of the Kandhamal Christians amid brutal persecution - authored by the journalist Akkara after 22 trips to remote Kandhamal district in Odisha has been already translated into Malayalam, Hindi, Mizo and French besides Tamil.

"The encounter with the poor but valiant Kandhamal Christians has changed my life. I have gone there 22 times to document their suffering and incredible witness," said the journalist author who has also authored the secular investigative book 'Kandhamal craves for Justice' after five years.

The Tamil translation that carries a Foreword by Archbishop George Antonysamy of Madras Myaplore apart from the 'Foreword' by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai and president of FABC - Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences - is published by 'Word of Christ' based in Chennai.

 








All the contents on this site are copyrighted ©.