India, the Indigo Plant, and William Carey The Indian Indigo trade began to flourish around 1789-1793, about the time Carey arrived in India. The East India Company with large scale commerce set the scene for Indigo cultivation. The Company was constantly in a state of growth and expansion. India became the grounds for a major trading center for goods across the known world. From childhood to the first step on Indian soil, Carey had a variety of knowledge concerning agricultural matters.1 As a
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called the Serampore Trio. It consisted of Carey himself, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward; both were colleagues of Carey’s. Marshman was also accompanied by his wife, Hanna, and they both served as teachers, while William Ward served as a printer. These three men would go on to work with Carey and lead the people of India through translating the scriptures and transforming the culture. They would continue this mission until their deaths. On January 10th, 1800, Carey established the Serampore
challenge to the modern historiography. Writer-politician Arun Shourie re-reads history of Christian missionary works and conversion movements of Dalits from point of Indian nationalism, identity, culture, language and race to erase the memories of Christian contributions and Dalit reaction to Hinduism. Breaking India by Rajiv Malhotra, a highly imaginative self contradicting work, vehemently attacked on Christianity and its works among Dalits and down trodden communities in India terming the works
A missionary can be defined as someone who is sent to spread Christianity throughout the world or do other religious works. There have been several influential missionaries in modern day America such as William Carey, George Müller, David Livingstone, Lottie Moon, and Amy Carmichael. These people have dedicated their lives to reaching out to others and have inspired many people to become missionaries. Each one of them has impacted the world in a different way. William Carey was an English Baptist