Sanatana Dharma and Plantation Hinduism (Second Edition Volume 1) - Explorations and Reflections of an Indian Guyanese Hindu - Ramesh Gampat

Christian Missionaries worked hard to convert immigrants. Their first order of business was to denigrate Hinduism, designate Hindus as heathen, and disparage their culture, food and even attire. Immigrants stubbornly resisted, led by the tiny educated elite, including Brhmaas whom we call Brahmins. Conversion was a failure at least up to the end of the 19th century but picked up a self-generating momentum thereafter. The result is that the share of Hindus in Guyana''s Indian population declined..