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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lodha (Braj) of India

The Lodha (Braj) of India, numbering approximately 33,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous tribal people of eastern India, recognized by the Government of India as a Scheduled Tribe and also classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) because of their historical isolation and socioeconomic challenges. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Braj is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Braj (bra)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 33,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048360

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Braj
Language Family: Indo-European

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Braj Bhasha Speakers

Media Resources in Braj:

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Bible Resources in Braj:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lodha (Braj) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Lodha (Braj):
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Lodha (Braj) of India

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Lodha (Braj Bhasha) Across Countries (ROP3 - 118804) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Lodha (Braj)PG048360Lodha (Braj)India33,000Engaged yet UnreachedBrajHinduism

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