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Authored by Admin on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 17:20 - 2 CommentsComment posted “Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia”-a DVD Documentary on the cultural interface of religion and music- An eye opener to the Religio cultural identity of the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala. by Jacob.
This is extensive and detailed work. Well done.
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The Video is good but some of the contents are comments of the anchor such as the mentioning of Cana Thomman with out clarity. Nevertheless good effort and a good article. All the video parts are in youtube.
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