New Delhi (Fides Service) - Despite spreading fundamentalism which often attacks Indian Christians, the mayor of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit recently praised Christian contribution to social harmony made by the Bible Society Mission of India. The publishing house has printed and distributed the Bible in India for the past 50 years. Speaking at celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Bible Society Mission of India, the mayor underlined that "the distribution of the Bible contributes to the wellbeing of humanity." The Bible Society Mission of India has its roots in the British Bible Society founded in Calcutta in 1811. In those early years the Bible Society produced the whole Bible in 59 Indian dialects and the New Testament in 234 dialects. The present Bible Society Mission of India was established in 1953 and it continues the work translating Sacred Scripture with the help of Protestant and Catholic Bible scholars. (Fides Service 17/2/2003 EM lines 10 Words: 154)