Download or read book Missionaries and a Hindu State written by Kōji Kawashima and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the state-building process of Travancore and its relations with Christian missionaries and British paramountcy. It investigates the nature of the `Hindu State', the relationship between missionaries and imperialism, education and medicine, and caste and communal policies of the state.