Medical Services Rendered by London Missionary Society in Tamil Nadu

Authors

  • J. Lilly Jeba Karunya Assistant Professor, Jayaraj Annapackaim College for Women, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Delphin Prema Dhanaseeli Associate Professor in History, Jayaraj Annapackaim College for Women, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/arss-2014.3.2.2748

Keywords:

Missionary, London Missionary Society, Medical Services, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

In Travancore, the missionaries of London Missionary Society (LMS) made a significant contribution through their medical services. A native agency for Medical Missions was as important and necessary as for any other department of missionary operations. The medical services rendered by the missionaries of LMS were a boon for the poor and the downtrodden in Travancore. Their Health Ministry slowly broke down the middle wall of partition between the high and the low, the pure and the polluted.

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09-09-2014

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Lilly Jeba Karunya, J., & Prema Dhanaseeli, D. (2014). Medical Services Rendered by London Missionary Society in Tamil Nadu. Asian Review of Social Sciences, 3(2), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.51983/arss-2014.3.2.2748

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2014): July-December 2014

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