The Jesuits are a Roman Catholic order known for establishing prestigious educational institutions (like St. Xavier's and Loyola colleges) across India.

Macaulay's Minute (1835) aimed to create a class of 'interpreters' who were Indian in appearance but English in intellect and morals. Missionary schools played a key role in producing this class.

George Uglow Pope was an Anglican missionary who translated the 'Tirukkural' and 'Tiruvachakam' into English, bringing global attention to Tamil literature.

Lord William Bentinck (1828-1835) shared the reforming zeal of the Utilitarians and Evangelicals, leading to social reforms like the banning of Sati.

Missionaries played a pioneering role in giving scripts (often Roman) to oral tribal languages (e.g., in the North East and Chotanagpur) to translate the Bible and educate the people.

The Clapham Sect was a group of evangelical Anglicans (including Wilberforce and Charles Grant) who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade and the opening of India to missionary activity.

Hermann Gundert, a German missionary (Basel Mission), is revered in Kerala for writing the first Malayalam-English dictionary and a grammar book.

Pandita Ramabai, a champion of women's rights and education, converted to Christianity in England in 1883.

Serampore College was founded in 1818 by Carey, Marshman, and Ward. It was granted a Royal Charter by the King of Denmark in 1827 to award degrees.

The Serampore Mission (Marshman) started 'Samachar Darpan' in 1818, which was the first Bengali weekly newspaper.