'Those who converted to x'tianity during british/portuguese rule were mostly high caste hindus. They are called 'mangalore' christians and 'goan' christians. They are relatively well-off , highly westernised , and some even peak english at home. '
Oh please...it is pretty sure that you were not around during that time and you sure are no expert on the reasons of conversions, it is just more of your empty assumptions.
Speaking about Beggars, where do you see more of them? Near a temple or a church? Its the former isn't it? Cows roaming in the streets, garbage infested plague ridden cities, slums like dharavi etc.. these surely are not christian strongholds or even areas but more likely Hindu areas.
Again from your posts I detect a sneering condascending attitude towards low income,caste Indians, to a Christian it does not matter what he does, whether it is a sweeper etc. No wonder so many of them are abandoning such as a casteist society in droves, the upper caste racist bigots seeing the lose of their power base are against it and are no doubt behind these stupid laws.
You've hit the nail on the head.
I support a Christian mission in India, and there is great hostility from the local "holy men" who like to stick needles through their skin to prove ... whatever.
Much of India is the worst of the third world. Some parts of the major cities are not, but it's a culture that is as classist as any on earth. Christians don't treat the lower levels of the caste the way Indians do, and there's the rub.