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Purushottama Choudhary | |
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| Born | September 5, 1803 Madanpur, Ganjam district, West Bengal |
| Died | August 24, 1890 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Christian poet, preacher |
| Parent(s) | Kurmanatha, Subhadra |
Puroshottam Choudhary (5 September 1803 – 24 August 1890[1]) also spelled Purushottama Chaudhary or Purushothama Choudhari was a great 19th century Telugu Christian poet. He was a Christian preacher, evangelist, and pastor of the Berhampur Church, founded by Isaac Stubbins in 1838.[2][3]
He was also a poet, pamphleteer, and one of the first Christian vaggeyakaras—contributing immensely to "Bhakti tradition" in Telugu Christianity and to Christology in India.[2][4][5][6]
- ^ Some sources list his date of birth as 1880. See Mallampalli 2004, p. 116
- ^ a b "Purushottam Chowdhari: India's Greatest Baptist Preacher". centerforbaptiststudies.org. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
On September 5, 1803, in a village called Madanpur in the Ganjam District of West Bengal a child was born to Kurmanatha and Subhadhra Chowdhari. They called their son Purushottam which means "good man."
- ^ "Chowdhari Purushottam". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
In 1832 he remembered that his brother had given him seven years previously a Christian tract. When he had read it carefully he determined to give up his ascetic life and learn more about the Christian religion. He obtained three more tracts in neighboring villages. In his search for more light he went on one occasion to Vizagapatam and was directed to a Roman Catholic Church, but seeing images there he turned away. A missionary of the London Missionary Society was living there then, but he was very ill and died soon after- wards. Later, while in Parlakimedi as a tutor, Mr. Purushottam sent a letter by a messenger to Berhampore addressing it to the "Padre" of that place. This fell into the hands of the Roman Catholics; so he deter- mined to go to' Madras. Meanwhile an opportunity arose for a visit to Chicacole. On inquiring about Christianity he was directed to a lady, Mrs. Helen Knott, who became deeply interested in him, and gave him a copy of the Gospel according to Luke and two tracts. Through reading the Gospel and conversing with Mrs. Knott he determined to become a Christian.
- ^ Taneti, James Elisha (2011). History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 11–89. ISBN 9780810872431.
- ^ Rao 1983, pp. 5–6
- ^ Mallampalli 2004, p. 117