Many Hindus were converted by Portuguese, French, and British missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, during colonial times. People from all castes became nominal Christians, some preachers attracting the Brahmans, others the Untouchables.
उपनिवेशी समय में कैथोलिक और प्रोटॆस्टॆंट धर्म के पुर्तगाली, फ्रांसीसी, और ब्रिटिश मिशनरियों ने अनेक हिंदुओं को धर्मांतरित किया ।