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[Episode #92] How the Pedophile Missionary Verrier Elwin Enabled the Christianisation of the North East

[Episode #92] How the Pedophile Missionary Verrier Elwin Enabled the Christianisation of the North East

Verrier Elwin "married" a 13 year old girl & documented their sex life. His grip over Nawab Nehru gave him free hand to shape a policy which helped missionaries convert the North East wholesale.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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How Nehru’s Fascination for Verrier Elwin Helped Christianise India’s North East

How Nehru’s Fascination for Verrier Elwin Helped Christianise India’s North East

And while they swore the dog was mad,  They swore the man would die. But soon a wonder came to light, That showed the rogues they lied: The man recovered of the bite, The dog it was that died. This classic elegy by Oliver Goldsmith best sums up the graceless

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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