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ORISSA

1 Persecution of Christians increased during the 1990s.

2 Church growth has increased in the 1990s with a multiplication of workers and new believers despite harsh state 'anti-conversion' laws

3 Tribal peoples of Orissa are the most responsive to the gospel, as are their brethren in adjoining south Bihar

4 The unfinished challenge:

a) The forward (high) castes, such as the Brahmin and Korono, have never been confronted with the claims of Christ

b) There are many areas with very few Christians

c) The tribals

5 The ministry of the Bible. A good new Oriya Bible was published in 1998

6 Radio broadcasts have been getting encouraging response from Hindus during the 1990s

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Geography - Orissa

Area 155,700 sq.km.

Population 37,500,000

Capital Bhubaneshwar 500,000.

Peoples - Orissa

279.

Main groups Ahir/Yadav 2.5m; Brahmin 2.2m; Mahishya 2m; Gauda 1.2m;

SC (94) 16.2%.

ST (60) 22.2%.

Languages 68. Oriya 83%; Hindi 2.4%; Telugu 2.1%; Santal 2.1%; Kui 2.0%.

Religion - Orissa

Hindu 94.7%; Christian 2.1%; Muslim 1.8%; Other 1.4%.

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