J Sai Deepak writes: How missionary work in Bharat birthed 'caste' and 'Dravidian' identity
As the literature will further reveal, “Indology”, as we know it today, has its foundations in Christian evangelical motives since it was important for the missionaries to understand the social lay of the land of Bharat to harvest souls and convert the “natives” to the “one true faith”.
Source: indianexpress.com