Eesawad aur Purvottar Bharat Ka Sanskritik Sanhar

Christianity's presence in India stretches back to Akbar's court, but its expansion into the seven states of northeast India is a more recent and less examined story. Dr. Shailendra Kumar traces that arc from the colonial era through to the present, documenting not just the spread of conversion activity but the cultural displacement that accompanied it — the erosion of indigenous social structures, traditions, and identities across Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.

The book also raises questions about the constitutional framework: whether the special rights granted to religious minorities permit open and competitive proselytisation, and whether a democracy should allow the systematic targeting of specific communities for religious conversion. The role played by missionary activity in the 1857 uprising and the mechanisms of conversion used in the northeast are examined with equal attention to historical record and current practice.

For readers concerned with how religious change intersects with cultural survival and constitutional rights, Kumar's account is a detailed and documented entry point.