• K.Hanoch Benjamin
• Dr M Harsha Preetham Dev Kumar

People belonging to the lower strata of society have always made several attempts to improve their social status. Religious conversion has been one such attempt. People convert from one religion to another when they feel that they are denied equal status and opportunities in their original faith and when the new religion offers equality and freedom. The dream of eternal salvation and equality with their co-religionist was also a factor behind the mass conversion of Dalits to Christianity in the 19th and 20th centuries. This research endeavour focuses on finding out whether the ‘untouchable castes’ could fulfil their dream of social change and improvement in their living conditions.

Christianity, Social status, Untouchables

"THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF DALIT CHRISTIANS IN GUNTUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.e650-e656, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112478.pdf

"THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF DALIT CHRISTIANS IN GUNTUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppe650-e656, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112478.pdf