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population in India is projected to reach almost 1.3 billion by 2050, within a total population nearing 1.7 billion. Despite this growth, the community proportion within the nation's population is anticipated to decrease by 2.8 percent, declining from 79.5 percent in 2010 to 76.7 percent in 2050,
1574:. As far as citizens are concerned, only 7 out of 20 Indian Hindus are in favor of making India a Hindu Nation. Nearly two-thirds of Indian Hindus, constituting 64% of the population, believe that it is very important to be Hindu to be considered truly Indian or a citizen of India respectively.
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The Hindu population has tripled from 303,675,084 in 1951 to 966,257,353 in 2011, but the Hindu percentage share of total population has declined from 84.1% in 1951 to 79.8% in 2011. When India achieved independence in 1947, Hindus formed roughly 85% of the total population and pre-Partition
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Percentage of Hindus in each district. Data derived from 2011 census.
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The meek and the militant: religion and power across the world
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has been considered as the true guardian of people's rights.
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region. An estimated 7.3 million Hindus and Sikhs moved to
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2038:. Springer Science & Business Media. 2012. p. 6.
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India saw the rule of both Hindu and Muslim rulers from
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Also, Article 48 of Indian constitution prohibits the
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2406:"Why painting of Ram in India's Constitution matters"
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249:. India is one of the three countries in the world (
1926:, second edition, 2100a.d. Oxford University Press.
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2426:"Article 343(1) in the Constitution of India 1949"
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2144:Commissioner., India. Census (1 January 1893).
2454:"Article 48 in the Constitution of India 1949"
2066:Talbot, Ian; Singh, Gurharpal (23 July 2009).
2023:p. 176, V. Raghunathan, M. A. Eswaran, Penguin
1840:. Archived from the original on 19 August 1999
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1981:. University of Hawaii Press. p. 18.
1939:World Religions in America, Fourth Edition
2609:"Hinduism – Origins, Facts & Beliefs"
2072:. Cambridge University Press. p. 2.
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2181:Ispahani, Farahnaz (30 January 2020).
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427:Hindu population decline in South Asia
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1936:Neusner, Jacob (7 October 2009).
1770:from the original on 19 July 2021
1590:Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
614:Population by state and territory
393:and 7.2 million Muslims moved to
257:(48%) being the other two) where
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2621:"History of Hinduism in India"
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1730:"The Major Religions In India"
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1694:List of Hindu temples in India
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2111:. Pustak Mahal. p. 120.
1834:"Major Branches of Religions"
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579:National Family Health Survey
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3620:History of religion in India
3589:Ministry of Minority Affairs
1699:Freedom of religion in India
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1978:South Asia: A Short History
1902:. Popular Prakashan, 2000.
1760:"Indian Culture – Religion"
1684:Hindus by district in India
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1552:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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2014:Ganesha on the Dashboard
1873:N. Siegel, Paul (1986).
1704:Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
577:The latest round of the
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2888:Assamese-Bengali Hindus
1689:Hinduism in South India
1440:Hinduism in West Bengal
1415:Hinduism in Maharashtra
367:1947 Partition of India
315:itself is derived from
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2069:The Partition of India
1898:Hoiberg, Dale (2000).
1584:Indian nationality law
1568:Supreme Court of India
1486:Demand for Hindu state
1430:Hinduism in Tamil Nadu
673:Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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1975:Tinker, Hugh (1966).
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1674:Caste system in India
1564:Vishwa Hindu Parishad
1502:Constitution of India
1455:Hinduism in Meghalaya
1425:Hinduism in Telangana
1420:Hinduism in Karnataka
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1679:Other Backward Class
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220:country's population
44:Srivari Brahmotsavam
3625:History of Hinduism
3569:Freedom of religion
3564:Secularism in India
3248:limited recognition
2933:South Indian Hindus
2906:Hindu-Muslim tribes
1877:. Zed Books, 1987.
1808:Pew Research Center
1792:. 18 December 2012.
1664:Hinduism by country
1465:Hinduism in Mizoram
1450:Hinduism in Manipur
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383:Indian subcontinent
341:Vijayanagara Empire
271:History of Hinduism
265:History of Hinduism
218:. About 80% of the
40:Venkateswara Temple
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3584:Religious thinkers
3574:Religious violence
3557:Policy and history
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2394:. 2 February 2020.
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2224:The Times of India
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1409:Hinduism in states
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2672:Hinduism in India
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2118:978-81-223-1109-9
2079:978-0-521-85661-4
1838:www.adherents.com
1810:. 21 April 2015.
1669:Religion in India
1492:Hindu nationalism
1475:Hinduism in Delhi
1445:Hinduism in Assam
1372:Hindu ethnicities
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2811:Uttaranchal
2756:Maharashtra
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2129:28 December
2090:3 September
2051:7 September
1818:17 November
1603:Afghanistan
1560:Bajrang Dal
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1260:12,541,302
1220:27,743,338
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