The Contributions Of Jesuits Missionary On Social Reformation In Pudhucherry: Towards Congregation And Convents – A Study

Abstract

Fr. Kerdhu landed on the shore of Puducherry in 1732. He dedicated himself. He dedicated himself to the mission Carmel convent in Puducherry. Fr. Kerdhu fixed his mind only the spreading of the Good News and nothing more. He was sent to work in the Carnatic Mission in 1733. By then women could not go to schools for study. Due to the false interpretation of the Hindu scriptures and the inhuman practices of superstition they were denied interpretation of the Hindu Scriptures and the inhuman practices of superstition they were denied several rights. These injustices made Fr. Keerdhu accelerate his process of instituting a congregation of women to work for the liberation if these women. Fr. Kerdhu , rested in the Lord on 16 June 1779, at the age of 88. Then the convent and the members were taken care are by Fr. Michael Ansaldo and landed in Pudhucherry .