14 Facts About Camille Bulcke

Camille Bulcke was a Belgian Jesuit missionary in India who came to be known as "India's most renowned Christian Hindi scholar".

Camille Bulcke was born in Ramskapelle, a village in Knokke-Heist municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

Camille Bulcke undertook theological training in Kurseong, India, during which he was ordained priest.

In 1949, Camille Bulcke became the Head of the department of Sanskrit and Hindi of St Xavier's College, Ranchi.

Camille Bulcke felt much attracted by the 17th century's Hindi poet Tulsidas on whose writings he made his doctoral thesis.

Camille Bulcke rewrote the famous Blue Bird play in Hindi under the name Neel Panchhi.

Camille Bulcke was often invited to give conferences on Tulsidas and his devotional Rama-songs, which he did with much enthusiasm.

Camille Bulcke brought people in touch with the profound values of their own spiritual traditions, and, according to him, Tulsidas was an excellent introduction to the values of the Gospel.

Camille Bulcke came to Bihar and visited the church of Darbhanga, praising "the great land of divines and Mata Sita - the Mithila", and hence, he took on the name Bihari after acquiring Indian citizenship.

Camille Bulcke died in Delhi on 17 August 1982 due to gangrene.

The more Camille Bulcke studied the Ramcharitmanas, the deeper became his attachment to it.

Camille Bulcke found a striking resemblance between the ethical aspect of righteous conduct and values of life as portrayed by the author of the Ramcharitmanas and those propounded by Jesus Christ in his discourses.

Camille Bulcke's thesis was hailed by scholars all over India and his name came to be known even outside the Hindi world.

Camille Bulcke prepared a life of Christ based on the four gospels, Muktidata and translated the Bible into Hindi, as well as liturgical and devotional books.