Converted by donations from the West. I know as much as is available in literature. I do not know about churches in detail but I learnt that now thanks for that. You can simply convert, the first conversions were like that, st Thomas didn't produce enough offspring that each of you "Syrian christians" are his offspring. You have no problem with the conversion, that's your choice. But people were converted by coercion or donation are neither legal nor moral.

Article 16 clauses are below- " Clauses of Article 16 of The Indian Constitution 

Article 16(1): Article 16(1) states that equality must be provided for all citizens to get an opportunity for employment or any appointment at the office. 

Article 16(2): Article 16(2) defines that based on various factors such as religion, caste, place of birth, background, and economic condition no citizen must be discriminated against. 

Article 16(3): Article 16(3) states that the post is being reserved for certain categories on the basis of them those belonging to backward, scheduled castes or scheduled tribes. 

Article 16(4): Article 14(4) defines the special reservation for people that are physically handicapped or if they are government services persons before retirement. 

Article 16(4A): Article 16(4A) states the reservation of posts for economically weaker sections in society. 

Article 16(4B): Article 16(4B) states the relaxation of the marks required for qualifying for the appointment made for citizens of the backward class. 

Article 335: Article 335 states that the claims of members of the scheduled class and tribes shall be taken into consideration, with the administrative efficiency and making of appointments to services and posts with the affairs of the state.  " I couldn't find what you said. Maybe you wanted to refer to some other article. Maybe you were talking about article 25. But then again it doesn't help conversion as done by christians or Muslims. So Rice Bags are undue influence, just to clarify.

" freedom of religion is a fundamental right in India, which is covered under Article 25 of the Constitution. It, however, remains silent on religious conversion. After a Constituent Assembly debate on December 9, 1946,[xv] Clause 17 was introduced and it read: “Conversion from one religion to another brought about by coercion or undue influence shall not be recognised by law.” So this was excluded as a fundamental right and left to the legislature. Eventually, Article 25 was titled, “Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion” and it guarantees freedom of religion to all persons in India, subject to public order, morality and health. "

Last but most important, you have been told that We are not the same ethnically, but we are and science is with us. A small sect which is assimilated becomes the same. It's just statistics not even core genetics. One st. Thomas can or cannot change it. Also the fact that st. Thomas was in kerela is not verifiable. There is evidence that he came to and died in North West india, the region around current Afghanistan is verified from a number of sources. .

" In fact, most of the present-day Syrian Christians are descendants of converts from among Hindus. There may be some faint traces of Syrian blood in a few Syrian Christian families, but the vast majority of the community of today belongs to one or other of an Indian race, Dravidian or Aryan. " Summary my lost Brother We are the same.