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Punjab is well known for its food, music, dance, dynamic people, the Green Revolution and, above all, the heart of Sikhism. Of late, though, another phenomenon has been causing some ferment in religious circles. It is the rise of Pentecostalism. The Charismatic movement that has become the fastest-growing branch of Christianity the world over is surging through Punjab’s towns and villages in such a tidal wave that everyone else is sitting up and taking notice.

A handful of big pastors are the stars of this new groundswell. ‘Apostle’ Ankur Yoseph Narula is the biggest among them. Born to a Hindu Khatri family

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