Paul Gawde and his wife have owned Food N Fill in Crawfordville for 12 years. They've made preparing Turkey and hams for people to pick up a Thanksgiving a tradition.
A mob vandalised the Sacred Heart Church that Devasia serves, after tensions between tribal communities of indigenous and Hindu faiths on one side and those who have converted to Christianity on the other
Brij Lal, a converted Christian, says his community does not hold Sunday prayers for fear of violence. Last December, Narayanpur, about 250 km from state capital of Raipur, had become the epicentre of violence between tribals and converted Christians or vishwasis (believers), which had a ripple effect in neighbouring Kondagaon, Antagarh and Chitrakote areas.