Abstract

The effects of Christianity on India’s Dalits constitute a multidimensional socio-historical cultural and political transformation that has unfolded over several centuries and continues to evoke profound academic interest. The engagement of Dalit communities with Christianity cannot be understood merely as a theological or religious shift it represents an an alternative route to dignity in a civilisation where caste hierarchy has remained deeply entrenched across social economic and cultural structures. This paper examines the historical entry of Christian ideas into caste-based Indian society analyses the experiences of Dalits who converted to Christianity or engaged with its institutional structures and explores the ways in which Christianity influenced their aspirations for equality literacy mobility and selfhood. The impact is assessed not only in terms of spiritual transformation but also through education political participation land rights cultural identity and community empower