According to records, they were made outcastes by India's Sen Dynasty in the 11th and 12th centuries along with other uprooted Bengali Hindu communities. They fled to southern swamps until the British arrived.
The bulk of this people group lives either in India's state of West Bengal, or Bangladesh, but there are smaller pockets of them in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Most of them are farmers, fishermen, boatmen, or carpenters. Others work as wage laborers. This caste has remained socially immobile for years. Many still live below the poverty line in desperate need of gainful employment, economic restoration, and socio-political acceptance.
Their faith is in Hindu gods and idols rather than the living Savior and Creator. The Namasudras practice folk Hinduism, venerating their ancestors and family gods.
Believers can help the Namasudra people with practical economic needs like helping them to build their own co-ops to sell their products.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Namasudra people in Sri Lanka teachable and understanding hearts.
Pray that a strong movement of the Holy Spirit will bring entire Namasudra families into a rich experience of God's blessing.
Pray for Namasudra families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.
Pray for teams of believers to do sustained, focused prayer for the Lord to open the hearts of Namasudra family leaders to experience God's blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.
Scripture Prayers for the Namassej (Hindu traditions) in Sri Lanka.
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17756/CE
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17756/IN
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2012/10/18
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2006/09/24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namasudra
http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe2370.pdf
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Namassej (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Namassej (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation | NAY-muh-sez |
Alternate Names | Canana; Chanao; Chandal; Chandel; Chanral; Chattri; Khanda-Khatriya; Nama; Namassut; Namasud; Namo; Verhudti; नमास्सेज |
Population this Country | 600 |
Population all Countries | 4,522,000 |
Total Countries | 5 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17756 |
ROP3 Code | 113215 |
Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||||||
Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Total States | 6 |
Eastern 300 | |
Central 200 | |
Western 50 | |
Sabaragamuwa 20 | |
Uva 20 | |
Northern 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
100.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest Sri Lanka census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Bengali (600 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Bengali (600 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 Create International All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |