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Truthseekers International is a Christ-Centered Reconciliation Movement Committed to Spiritual and Social Freedom for India's Oppressed.

Truthseekers International exists to promote reconciliation between the low castes of India, the OBCs and Untouchables. TSI brings groups of Westerners to India to wash the feet of those at the bottom of Indian society, to bring them dignity and proclaim to them the arrival of an alternate society, an alternate reality--the kingdom of Jesus.

A great Indian man, [|Mahatma Jotiba Phule], prophesied that "disciples of the Bali Raja (Sacrificed King) of the West, that is, Jesus Christ, will come to this country to liberate the Shudras (OBCs and Untouchables) from the deceit and slavery of the Brahmans (high castes)." Phule, along with his wife, [|Savitribai Phule], formed the original Society of Truthseekers in the latter half of the 19th century.

Truthseekers exists to see the kingdom of Jesus come to India. India has existed for millennia under "divinely" sanctioned slavery called caste, which divides and separates communities of people into a hierarchy of descending worth. The caste system prescribes a society of unequal people based on their birth and defines their station in life, including what jobs they must do and who they can eat with and marry.

At the bottom of this system are two large groups of communities, called OBCs (Other Backward Castes) and Untouchables. Truthseekers' vision is for reconciliation between these groups and the dignity and worth of these people to be affirmed and recognized. This new society, based on equality, love and justice, is a manifestation of the kingdom of God, and the goal of this movement.

Truthseekers is an international effort. The modern day movement was founded by Sunil Sardar, who is still in India working to bring the kingdom of God to his country. Our United States office handles the recruitment and logistics of bringing Westerners to India, as well as raises funds to support the work in India.

Sunil Article: Sunil Sardar is a native of the state of Maharashtra in central India. In his early years, Sunil was involved in the struggles of the common people which connected his heart with India’s lowered-caste and outcast peoples. He led a farmer’s protest in his region and fought for social justice and economic empowerment for the lowered castes. His wife, Pam, a schoolteacher from Indiana, met Sunil through a divine appointment and they were married in 1989. Throughout the 1990’s, Pam and Sunil planted over 400 churches throughout central India.

After years of research into India’s social and religious histories, Sunil grew to realize that India’s lowered castes are not primarily Hindu, as is assumed by most Indians, Christians, and the West. He learned that the lowered castes’ histories, cultures, and religious traditions connect them to an Almighty God, and ultimately, to Christ.

In 2003, God called Sunil and Pam to start a new work among India’s O.B.C.s*–to help them re-discover the One God of their forefathers, then complete the connection to the God of the Bible. Sunil and Pam named Truthseekers after The Society for the Seekers of Truth, founded in the 1800’s by [|Jyotirao Phule]a famous Indian social reformer who was a strong advocate for the lowered castes of India, and a believer in Christ. Sunil and Pam's modern Truthseekers movement is also inspired by the writings and the life of [|Bhimrao Ambedkar], author of India's constitution.


 * O.B.C. is a term coined by the Indian government. It means "Other Backward Castes" and is used to describe the lowest caste, representing more than 52% of the country.