I fully endorse views expressed by SAMER BANERJEE. People particularly the
"dharma gurus" of different religions should not misinterpret and misuse India's
"secularism". India is already facing problems due to some misguided groups.I am
not interested in starting a discussion on this topic, but am certainly against
"induced" conversions.
Subhash Sule
--- On Thu, 1/1/09, savioray@... <savioray@...> wrote:
From: savioray@... <savioray@...>
Subject: RE: [andamanicobar] Moses on Missions: Sentinelese: The remotestpeople
inthe world
To: andamanicobar@..., "'kvenv >> KV Full'"
<kvenvironment@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 1 January, 2009, 11:49 PM

Dear Pankaj,



I'm surprised and chagrined at the attitude of the Christian Missionaries.
They have left behind a terrible saga of death and destruction of the
peoples of the world in the name of the Gospel and the good news of Jesus
Christ. It is now a historical fact that many valuable literatures and
recorded knowledge of the ancient peoples of Mexico (the Aztecs), Peru (the
Incas) and others were destroyed by these missionaries merely because in
their opinion it was blasphemous. They have gone around in this conversion
to Christianity and destruction of the old order frenzy since time
immemorial and the havoc they have caused to the peoples of the third world
can hardly be over estimated.



The tragedy is that they are still going ahead with their madness of
conversion. I still think ancient tribals of India should be prevented or
kept away from their clutches. If the Sentinelese want to remain aloof, so
be it. If the Sentinelese want to remain hostile, it is in their better
wisdom. The pictures in the blogs are those of the Jarawas who too were a
hostile tribe till recently and not that of the Sentinelese. If one were to
look at the pathetic state of the Onges and the Jarawas today (rampant
alcoholism, gambling, from free tribals they have been reduced to the state
of coolies and menial labourers, dwindling numbers), then I think the
Sentinelese desire to be left alone stem from an inner wisdom that we cannot
comprehend in our present day materialistic world.



I sincerely wish the Christian missionaries and all others who wish to
"civilize" them, modernize them or take the Gospel to them, should
leave
these tribals and if possible other primitive tribes of the world alone.
That way they (the tribals) will be closer to God and Jesus Christ! Pankaj
do not merely post it, denounce it in no uncertain terms.



SAMER BANERJEE



-----Original Message-----
From: andamanicobar@...
[mailto:andamanicobar@...] On Behalf Of Pankaj Sekhsaria
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:35 PM
To: Andamanicobar; kvenv >> KV Full
Subject: [andamanicobar] Moses on Missions: Sentinelese: The remotest people
inthe world



This is something I came across on the web...

Am only posting it!!

pankaj





Sentinelese: The remotest people in the world

http://mosesonmissions.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/sentinelese-the-remotest-peo
ple-in-the-world/



Posted by mosesonmissions on December 28, 2008

Have you ever wondered what people group has the least access to the gospel?











The Sentinelese may be the greatest missions challenge anywhere! The

Sentinelese are considered the remotest people in the world. The

Sentinelese are probably the people of the world most cut off from the

gospel and hearing the good news of Jesus Christ.







They are a Nigrito tribe with a population of 250 and inhabit the remote

North Sentinel Island situated to the west of Port Blair on the Andaman

Islands. They do not interact with anyone outside of their Sentinelese

tribe.







No one is permitted to go onto the North Sentinelese Island. Sentinelese

speak their own language that is called Sentinelese. This language is

not understood by anyone outside the island and they do not understand

any other languages. Because of their geographical closeness to other

Negritos, their language is considered to be member of the Andamanese

family of languages. Very little is known about their life style and

culture.







The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Union territory of India, famous for

the exotic wildlife, coral reefs and remote tribals which are considered

among the most backward tribes in the world. Andaman and Nicobar consist

of 572 Islands East of Madras extending north to Burma and South to

Indonesia.







There are about 30 islands, in Andaman, which are inhabited. During the

British rule, convicts (freedom fighters) from the Indian mainland were

deported to the islands as a form of punishment. There are at least 26

Main Indian languages and unique tribal languages that have as many as

1,400 distinct dialects.







Foreigners require a permit to visit the Andaman. A 30-day permit is

granted on arrival at Port Blair (either by air or sea). Much of the

archipelago remains off limits to foreigners even with the permit. Jet

airways have daily flights to and from Andaman Islands from Chennai

during the tourist season, which begins in October and ends in May.







Many feared this tribe was wiped out December 26, 2004 during the

Tsunami. An Indian coastguard helicopter flew low over Sentinel Island

and confirmed the tribe survived. They may have survived the devastation

by using age-old early warning systems of noticing changes in the

behavior of wildlife and ran to high ground for safety.











Pray for the Sentinelese to know the Good News of Jesus Christ.







Mark 11:17 Jesus taught them, "My house will be called a house of prayer

for all peoples" (ethnos).

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