describe the contribution of christian missionaries in the development of literature in india.
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The Christian missionaries spread Christianity in India and played a significant role in promoting language, literature and art. 1. The missionaries in order to understand and be understood by the Indian people brought out grammars and dictionaries of the Indian languages. 2. St. Francis Xavier learnt the language of Malabar and brought out a manual of grammar and a vocabulary which helped the Jesuits and other missionaries to learn the language of the people of Malabar. 3. The English Jesuit, Thomas Stephens, brought out an epic in Konkani and a grammar book. Diogo Ribeiro, another English missionary, wrote a grammar book and booklets on Christian doctrines. 4. The Missionaries, besides working in language and literature, contributed to other arts. They began teaching Western music in Church schools in India. Apart from music, they also taught dance and instrumental music. Many churches had music schools, so that in every church hymns were sung, accompanied by organ and instruments. 5. The Missionaries and the Church were also teachers and patrons in India of the arts of painting, carving and sculpture. Most of the paintings were religious in theme and adorned the Churches. These paintings influenced the Mughals. Portuguese, English and Mughal records show the interest of Akbar and Jahangir in Christian works of arts. 6. The Missionaries were the best interpreters of India to the Western world with their popular letters from the mission field
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1. Historians have argued that writings of famous philosophers created the conditions within which French Revolution occurred.
2. The Scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries they could influence a much wider circle of readers with the scientific bent of mind.
3. Ancient and medieval scientific texts were complied and published and maps and scientific diagrams were widely printed.
4. The ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible to the common people.