Complex sentence: The Chitpavan or Chitpawan, part of the Konkanastha Brahmins (i.e. "Brahmins native to the Konkan"), are a Brahmin community of Konkan, the coastal region of western India, predominantly Hindu, but with a sizeable & significant Christian minority, principally Protestant.
Split into simpler sentences: The Chitpavan or Chitpawan, part of the Konkanastha Brahmins (i.e. "Brahmins native to the Konkan"), are a Brahmin community of Konkan, the coastal region of western India. The community is predominantly Hindu, but with a sizeable & significant Christian minority, principally Protestant.