• Dr. R. Elamaran

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries are considered to be very important centuries in the history of the Christian church in India. Missionaries from different western countries came to India to spread the gospel of Lord Jesus Christ and to work for the uplift of the neglected, downtrodden and suppressed people, who had been suffering oppression in the hands of a few who were exploiting them for centuries. The missionaries who first came to India for evangelizing the country did gospel work in addition to great social service by means of starting hospitals, orphanages and destitute homes, special institutions for blind, deaf, dumb, physically handicapped and mentally retarded persons who were uncared for by the society for generations together, The early missionaries evinced so much interest in social work and community development service because one of the great commandments of Lord. Jesus Christ was that the suffering masses must be taken care of and anything done to anyone of the least of thy brethren is done to Him.

Congregation – Conception – Pastoral work – Charism – Evangelism – Retarded – Medical Mission – Yeomen Service

"SPECIAL SERVICES OF MADURAI CONGRAGATION OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN (1999-2000) : A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 5, page no.612-619, May-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701495.pdf

"SPECIAL SERVICES OF MADURAI CONGRAGATION OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN (1999-2000) : A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 5, page no. pp612-619, May-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701495.pdf