[swarthyguy]

That's their viewpoint; that Christianity is foreign to India. But they're wrong; Christian scholars will tell you that Christianity arrived on the western shores of India at a very early date; earlier than some parts of Europe even.

Perhaps someone more knowledgeable with the history of early Christianity will be able to add to this.

[traditionalist]

That's their viewpoint; that Christianity is foreign to India. But they're wrong; Christian scholars will tell you that Christianity arrived on the western shores of India at a very early date; earlier than some parts of Europe even.

Yes, I have read a little about this. According to local tradition, the Apostle Thomas was the first to bring Christianity to India. If this is indeed true, then Christianity came to India a thousand years before it came to the Slavic parts of Europe, and several hundred years before it reached the parts under Germanic control.