They are known to have forcefully converted Hindus to Christianity.
Gandhi makes this point clear in his examination and criticism of some of the methods employed by Christian missionaries to convert Hindus.
Certain historians are of the view that the tax was aimed at forcibly converting Hindus to Islam.
They were also accused of converting Hindus to Buddhists.
Hindu critics have argued that efforts to convert Hindus to Ambedkarite Buddhism are political stunts rather than sincere commitments to social reform.
These Sufi orders were particularly important in converting Hindus to Islam.
Lahiri is not out to convert Hindus here, nor is she indulging in sarcasm at the expense of sincere belief.
The forcibly converted Hindus were coerced to give written declaration that they have converted to Islam on their own free will.
Aurangzeb tried hard to convert Hindus into Muslims and instituted various policies in that direction, of which taxing the non-Muslims was only one example.
The perception that the company was trying to convert Hindus and Muslims to Christianity is often cited as one of the causes of the revolt.