This video explores Chennai's history, showcasing Fort St. George (the oldest British building in India), the Madras High Court, and the Kapaleeshwarar Temple (a 7th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple). It then contrasts the long history of Hinduism in India with the arrival and spread of Christianity via the Apostle Thomas, who is believed to have preached in the region around 52 AD. Fort St. George (1644): Marked the beginning of British colonial presence in Chennai. Saint mary's is also the oldest Anglican church in all of Asia, popularly known as the Westminster Abbey of the East, [MUSIC] This incredible building is known as the Madras High courts, one of the oldest court buildings in India built in 1892. building Hindu philosophy, the reality we live in is thought to be a projection of the minds called Maya using a variety of religious disciplines. The goal is to achieve maksha, the ultimate breaking free from the mind and becoming one with the great cosmos. In short, Hinduism is dedicated to escaping the tough realities of life. [MUSIC] a new worldview perspective entered India with the who lived in the mountains between the tigris and the Euphrates rivers. He also ministered in the court of King Gondofaris, ruler of most of modern Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Clearly, the man once known as doubting Thomas, no longer had doubts as he preached the gospel to entire kingdoms / / / / / sdsdkkdsd