Baba Padmanji, a Marathi writer, came to faith after a long inward struggle that he later set down in his own autobiography — a book counted among the first works of Marathi Christian literature. He was baptised in 1854 and spent his life writing for ordinary readers in his own tongue.
His autobiography Once Hindu, Now Christian (Arunodaya) — public domain; retold, not reproduced.
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