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OMED'S CONVERSION: BEGINNING OF BAPTIST WORK AMONG HILL TRIBES OF NORTH EAST INDIA (1868 A.D.)\nOmed, a member of the Garo tribe of the present Meghalaya, was the first important convert among the Baptists from among the hill tribes of North-East India.", "time": { "start_year": 1863, "start_month": null, "start_date": null, "end_year": 1863, "end_month": null, "end_date": null, "time_display": "Before 1863" }, "meta": { "people": [ "Omed" ], "places": [ "Meghalaya", "North-East India" ], "event": "Omed became the first important Baptist convert from the hill tribes of North-East India.", "tags": [ "Religion", "Conversion" ] } }, { "chunk_index": 2, "chapter_name": "119. 1868. 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