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The Banjania of India

The Banjania of India, numbering approximately 35,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as an occupational Hindu community of the Nat in Gujarat, named for their traditional gymnastics performed to the drum (baja), historically entertaining rulers as acrobats and musicians. They now depend mainly on small trade and wage labor.
They are an Indigenous people in the Gujarati people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Gujarati is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Banjania are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Banjania 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.

No longer Unreached

The Banjania are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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readRomans 3:10-11

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But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

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readJohn 1:7

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