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HUBLI: German missionaries, with the knowledge of Bible and the life of Christ, entered India to propagate the religion against all odds.
Rev Ferdinand Kittel is one among such luminaries like Herman Mogling, ReJohn Layor, Y Muller, Godfrey, George Urth and Fredrick Zigler.
Mogling came to India in 1853 and undertook exhaustive studies learning the Kannada language, customs and local music. After serving as deputy to Herman Mogling, Kittel was sent to Dharwad. Noticing the dearth of literature on religion in the local language, while propagating ‘Suvarte’, Kittel wrote and released ‘Kathamale’ in 1862.  read more »