This book is a fine print of Professor H.K. Barpujari's Endowment Lecture delivered by Frederick S. Downs of the United Theological College, Bangalore, in 1994 at NEHU, Shillong. The book has a preface, bibliography, and three chapters: i) The Historiographical Problem, ii) The Missionary Prospective, and iii) The Contextual Perspective.
 
The book is recommended to students of history, Christian studies, and tribal culture.