Dialogue on Religion and Identity

Uncle, please forgive us. Forgive you for what?

We went to Christian homes, too. Oh, Christians? Is anyone here a Christian?

No, Uncle— Why do you need Christianity? There's a book— Uncle, in the apartment...

They come when the church people meet. I went.

Uncle! Don't hit me, please. Uncle, forgive us.

We... We— You say you came to meet them and change them, what business do you have with little children?

Are the children saying that now? That's it, children— The children say it now.

Why are you with little children? You should be changing the little children.

Do you change little children with chocolate, by giving them chocolate?

Uncle, I treated the children very well. I didn't say anything, Uncle.

I don't know, sir. What is it? Don't hit me, don't hit me, don't hit me.

Who? Don't hit me. Like this, my daughter...

Please don't hit me. You give children chocolate and then change what they say?

Uncle, forgive us. What do you want me to do with this hand—?

First, hide like that. Keep hiding. It's there, it's there, brother.

It's there in the middle. Did you hear? Did you come?

Uncle, I'm sorry. It's there first, it's there.

Which religion tells children to change their religion, saying, “These are the children of Galilee”?

I came to become a Christian, Uncle. “Vasal” means— Yes, Uncle, I came to meet the Christian uncle. We came to meet him.

One of our brothers is here to meet you— Hey, Auntie, you've been going around meeting people since morning.

Auntie, you have to go meet people one by one.

Why are you going from house to house? Why are you going around here and there?

Auntie, yes, you have to go meet people alone.

Why are you wandering around all day? Uncle— Have you been wandering around since morning?

I met them all. Do you know they're Christians?

I found out they were all Christians. What do you mean, Christians?

Hey, sister, why have you gone quiet? Christian…

What are you doing it for? Uncle, sir— Why are you writing “Christian”? Go on.

Uncle, sir— You write Christian as Christian, but you change Hindu from… Hindu from When you change it, you write it as Christian.

Did you go to Poinnandi? Do you change everything to Christian?

Do you change it to Christian? You change Hindu from… but as Christian Why do you change it?

Christian already a Christian Did you change it?