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attempting to classify Golwalkar's or Savarkar's Hindu nationalism within the typology of 'generic fascism', Nazism, racism and ethnic or cultural nationalism is the unavailability of an appropriate theoretical orientation and vocabulary for varieties of revolutionary conservatism and far-right-wing ethnic and religious absolutist movements in 'Third World' countries".
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Independent India's constitution banned discrimination on the basis of caste, and, in an attempt to correct historical injustices and provide a level playing field to the traditionally disadvantaged, the authorities announced quotas in government jobs and educational institutions for scheduled castes
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of Sri Lanka and has been given special privileges in the Sri Lankan constitution such as the government is bound for protection and fostering of Buddhist Dharma throughout the nation. However, the constitution also provides for freedom of religion and right to equality among all its citizens. In
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Quote: "It is also argued that the distinctively Indian aspects of Hindu nationalism, and the RSS's disavowal of the seizure of state power in preference for long-term cultural labour in civil society, suggests a strong distance from both German Nazism and Italian Fascism. Part of the problem in
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along with an influx of Muslims from Persia and Central Asia, which resulted in spread of both Shia and Sunni Islam in parts of northwestern region of South Asia. Subsequently, under the influence of Muslim rulers of the Islamic sultanates and the Mughal Empire, Islam spread in South Asia. About
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has been declining as a result of urbanisation and affirmative action programs. A subject of much scholarship by sociologists and anthropologists, the Hindu caste system is sometimes used as an analogical basis for the study of caste-like social divisions existing outside Hinduism and India. In
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and people belonging to certain castes. Social unrest during the 1920s led to a change in this policy. Caste was no longer used by the colonial authority to functionally organize civil society. This reflected changes in administrative practices, understandings of expertise, and the rise of new
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in India. The British Raj furthered this development, making rigid caste organisation a central mechanism of administration. Between 1860 and 1920, the British incorporated the Indian caste system into their system of governance, granting administrative jobs and senior appointments only to
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constitute most of the rest. The Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, and Christians are concentrated in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, while the Muslims are concentrated in Afghanistan (99%), Bangladesh (91%), Pakistan (96%) and Maldives (100%).
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is believed to have travelled to Kerala soon after the death of Jesus and converted some people, while the first mosque to be built in India was built during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's lifetime in Kerala. Islam also established itself in
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However, the term Khalistan was first coined by Dr V.S. Bhatti to denote an independent Sikh state in March 1940. Dr Bhatti made the case for a separate Sikh state in a pamphlet entitled 'Khalistan' in response to the Muslim League's Lahore
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Q. Is it clear which "foreign hand" is driving this entire nexus? A. Evidence gathered by the police and other agencies points to the ISI as the key perpetrator of extremism in Punjab. (Amarinder Singh Indian Punjab Chief
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of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims living here. Islam is the dominant religion in half of the South Asian countries (Pakistan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Afghanistan). It is the
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the archival evidence presented by Marzia Casolari conclusively shows how much the proponents of Hindutva admired European fascism; liberally borrowed from it and this influence continues even today.
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Hindutva, especially in their early stages, exemplify a process of ideological borrowing from both European fascism and a fabrication of " Vedic Hinduism " that defies the binarism of local/global.
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at between 110,000–200,000, with the majority residing in India (50,000–60,000), Iran (15,000–25,000), and North America (21,000). The religion is thought to be declining due to restrictions on
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into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan (which later became Pakistan and Bangladesh), and many died during the creation of the new countries. Tensions further increased with
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The Sikh insurgency petered out in the 1990s. He told state leaders his country would not support anyone trying to reignite the movement for an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan.
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Alberts, Irving, T., . D. R. M. (2013). Intercultural Exchange in Southeast Asia: History and Society in the Early Modern World (International Library of Historical Studies). I.B. Tauris.
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Religion in British India in the 1871–1872 Census (data includes modern-day India, Bangladesh, most of Pakistan (including Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan), Kashmir, and coastal Myanmar))
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At the late 12th and 13th centuries, there was some effort to reunite Eastern and Western Christianity. There were also numerous missionary efforts from Europe to Asia, primarily by
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in 1950; however, the system continues to be practiced in parts of India. There are 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes in India, each related to a specific occupation.
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of the second millennium BCE, but was first recorded in the mid sixth century BCE. For the following one thousand years it was the official religion of successive
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The core beliefs and practices of Sikhism, articulated in the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh scriptures, include faith and meditation in the name of the one creator (
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a certain percentage of government jobs for the lower castes. In 1948, negative discrimination on the basis of caste was banned by law and further enshrined in the
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was nearing its end. In 1940, the first explicit call for Khalistan was made in a pamphlet titled "Khalistan". With financial and political support of the
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Masjit during the time of Prophet Nabi Muhammed Sale Allahu Alayhi Wasalam,Divy Bhasakar,Gujarati News Paper, Thursday, column 'Rahe Roshan',24 May,page 4
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Can God Save My Village?: A Theological Study of Identity among the Tribal People of North-East India with a Special Reference to the Kukis of Manipur
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Van Dyke, Virginia (2009), "The Khalistan Movement in Punjab, India, and the Post-Militancy Era: Structural Change and New Political Compulsions",
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society into rigid social groups. Its roots lie in South Asia's ancient history and it still exists; however, the economic significance of the
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Frykenberg, Robert (2008). "Hindutva as a Political Religion: An Historical Perspective". In R. Griffin; R. Mallett and J. Tortorice (eds.).
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S. A. A. Rizvi, "A socio-intellectual History of Isna Ashari Shi'is in India", Volo. 1, pp. 138, Mar'ifat Publishing House, Canberra (1986).
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The caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the
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Around the same time, a pamphlet of about forty pages, entitled 'Khalistan', and authored by medical doctor, V.S. Bhatti, also appeared.
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https://www.gordonconwell.edu/center-for-global-christianity/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Status-of-Global-Christianity-2021.pdf
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reached the frontier of India by land. Al-Hakim ibn Jabalah al-Abdi, who attacked Makran in the year 649 AD, was an early partisan of
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Talbot, Ian (2016), A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-21659-2
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Jalal, Ayesha; Bose, Sugata (1998), Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy (1st ed.), Sang-e-Meel Publications
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after Independence, while Bangladesh made Islam the state religion (though while maintaining secularism in the Constitution).
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The agendas of Hindutva though strong on the issues of self - identity and self - definition, have tended to be separatist.
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is sometimes classified as a part of Mahayana Buddhism, but some scholars consider it to be a different branch altogether.
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Fair, C. Christine (2005). "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements".
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A History of the Islamic World, 600–1800: Empire, Dynastic Formations, and Heterogeneities in Pre-Modern Islamic West-Asia
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began converting Mongols around the 7th century, and Nestorian Christianity was probably introduced into China during the
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that predicts the ultimate triumph of Ahura Mazda over evil. Opinions vary among scholars as to whether the religion is
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Zoroastrians exalt an uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom as the universe's supreme being, commonly referred to as
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There is some support within India and the Sikh diaspora, with yearly demonstrations in protest of those killed during
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living there, forming about one-third of the region's population. Islam first spread along the coastal regions of the
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helped Catholicism establish itself in Goa, while British missionaries spread Christianity through the rest of India.
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affirmed "we'll help you and make it the capital of Khalistan" and claimed Bhutto wanted revenge over Bangladesh.
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Hindutva is a political ideology that does not necessarily represent the view of the majority of Hindus in India.
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Chetan Bhatt; Parita Mukta (May 2000). "Hindutva in the West: Mapping the Antinomies of Diaspora Nationalism".
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in 1950. According to the 2011 Census there are 8.4 million Buddhists in India (0.70% of the total population).
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Eaton, Richard (1985), "Approaches to the Study of Conversion to Islam in India", in Richard C. Martin (ed.),
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and, to an extent, India. The South Asian Muslim caste system includes hierarchical classifications of
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Jainism is one of the oldest religions still practiced today. It has two major ancient sub-traditions,
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The practice of Buddhism lost influence in India around the 7th century CE, after the collapse of the
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On the Indian subcontinent, Islam first appeared in the southwestern tip of the peninsula, in today's
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The call for a Sikh homeland was first made in the 1930s, addressed to the quickly dissolving empire.
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emerged in this era, bringing a message of equality and creating military resistance to Muslim rule.
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serving as a focal point of many ceremonies and rituals. Zoroastrian places of worship are known as
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in 327. By the 4th century, Christianity became the dominant religion in all Asian provinces of the
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de Zwart, Frank (July 2000), "The Logic of Affirmative Action: Caste, Class and Quotas in India",
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on the eastern coast also claim that they converted to Islam in Muhammad's lifetime. According to
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Crossing the Lines of Caste: Visvamitra and the Construction of Brahmin Power in Hindu Mythology
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European scholarly institutions. After the 1920s, the colonial administration began a policy of
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Imperial Identity in Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern Central Asia
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The Nation's Tortured Body: Violence, Representation, and the Formation of a Sikh "Diaspora"
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi, located in Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, is a Buddhist shrine in India.
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Gregory, Derek; Johnston, Ron; Pratt, Geraldine; Watts, Michael; Whatmore, Sarah (2011),
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The Sacred in Twentieth-Century Politics: Essays in Honour of Professor Stanley G. Payne
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Pew Research Center – Global Religious Landscape 2010 – religious composition by country
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Zoroastrianism holds that within this cosmic dichotomy humans have the choice between
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The Construction of Minorities: Cases for Comparison Across Time and Around the World
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Globalization and Religious Nationalism in India: The Search for Ontological Security
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has grown in the post-colonial era. Pakistan converted from a secular republic to an
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were a category within the Hispanic sector but the social order was otherwise fluid.
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The proposed flag of Khalistan is often used as a symbol of the Khalistan movement.
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The Church in history. Vol. 2. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.
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Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age
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Bianchini, Stefano; Chaturvedi, Sanjay; Ivekovic, Rada; Samaddar, Ranabir (2004).
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Kinnvall, Catarina (2007-01-24). "Situating Sikh and Hindu Nationalism in India".
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of the universe as well as the highest moral good. Emanating from Ahura Mazda is
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Culture and Belonging in Divided Societies: Contestation and Symbolic Landscapes
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arising from concepts other than "pure" and "impure", which are integral to the
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and died fighting for Ali. According to popular tradition, Islam was brought to
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and among the largest in the world with about 25–30million adherents (known as
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Religious tensions increased with the independence of British India, as it was
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MacLean, Derryl N. (1989), Religion and Society in Arab Sind, pp. 126, BRILL,
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is also home to a fast-growing community of converts. Major festivals include
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around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded
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Ahmadiyyas are considered a sect of Islam in India. Other minorities are 0.4
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in the classical sense", adhering to a concept of homogenised majority and
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in the medieval era began to change the religious character of the region.
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The paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste is the division of India's
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Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History
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The central beliefs and practices of Zoroastrianism are contained in the
3541: 3522: 3191: 3084: 2817: 2797: 2793: 2786: 1230: 1190: 1175: 1061: 1001: 945: 710: 679: 416: 396: 7860:"You can't get Khalistan through military movement: Jagat Singh Chouhan" 6313: 6311: 4940:. It developed as a result of relations among foreign conquerors, local 4887:, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. 2704:(325). The first nations to adopt Christianity as a state religion were 9139: 9029: 8921: 8900: 8322: 7445: 7401: 6121: 6089: 6017: 5993: 5973:"How Christianity spread in British India: Crusade of the Clapham Sect" 5913: 5897: 5285: 5228: 5137: 4696: 4544: 4493: 3573: 3426: 3327: 3289: 3267: 3138: 3134: 3057: 2966: 2958: 2885: 2869: 2865: 2774: 2701: 1170: 702: 517: 400: 354: 17: 8377:(1st ed.), Tucson: University of Arizona PressB, pp. 107–123 7724: 6936: 6934: 5315:, the movement flourished in the Indian state of Punjab – which has a 2792:
At present, Christianity continues to be the majority religion in the
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even before the birth of Muhammad. Native legends say that a group of
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represented the Muslim nationalists. One such popular debate was the
5090:) is a political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of 4700: 4664: 4625: 3944: 3712: 3664:. Zoroaster's religious philosophy divided the early Iranian gods of 3506: 3387: 3379: 3181: 3177: 3165: 3161: 3011: 2881: 2853: 2849: 2841: 2759: 1463: 1332: 1195: 1165: 661: 633: 629: 621: 617: 529: 29: 8153: 8008: 7437: 6105: 6065:"Muqtedar Khan on Why Religious Nationalism Is Poisoning South Asia" 5215: 4738: 142:
came to South Asia because they were fleeing religious persecution.
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came to power. Since 1947, South Asia has been largely governed by
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played a significant role in the spread of Islam during this time.
112: 64: 56: 28:, over 27 million Sikhs, 35 million Christians and over 25 million 7925:"India gives Trudeau list of suspected Sikh separatists in Canada" 9374: 9369: 7889: 7887: 7885: 6710: 6212:"10 Countries With the Largest Muslim Populations, 2010 and 2050" 5625:"10 Countries With the Largest Muslim Populations, 2010 and 2050" 5289: 5240: 5129: 4990: 4688: 4391: 3824: 3661: 3527: 3502: 3259: 3237: 3122: 3017: 2924: 2917: 2889: 2845: 2801: 2705: 2607: 1215: 940: 913: 675: 653: 600: 521: 420: 220: 159: 84: 68: 60: 33: 25: 8848: 8457:
The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
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The call for a separate Sikh state began during the 1930s, when
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Imperial unity and Christian divisions: The Church 450–680 A.D.
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into which an individual is born within a particular system of
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From a historical perspective, Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed of the
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s in Indian Subcontinent. Historicaly, the Barwada Mosque in
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Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast.
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is currently the only pro-Khalistan party recognised by the
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As of 2021, there are nearly 383 million Christians in Asia.
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A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas
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Weisman, Steven R. "A Top Indian General is Assassinated",
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Gupta, Shekhar; Subramanian, Nirupaman (15 December 1993).
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Brown, Garrett W; McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair (2018),
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status is defined by descent from converts to Islam and by
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claimed that the recent extremism is backed by Pakistan's
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missionaries. In the 16th century, Spain began to convert
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India since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics
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Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
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Religious population as a percentage of total population
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Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
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by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 as an order to protect the
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islands, situated just to the west of Malabar Coast, by
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and tribes, the lowest in the caste hierarchy, in 1950.
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in the mid seventh century CE, Zoroastrianism declined
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Magazine, Smithsonian; Zacharia, Lynn Johnson, Paul.
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took responsibility for the assassination of General
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and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within
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of India tortured and executed two of the Sikh gurus—
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significantly protected and revived Hinduism in the
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one-third of the world's Muslims are from South Asia
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Debates on Muslim Caste in North India and Pakistan
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Muslim Backward Classes: A Sociological Perspective
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Kumar(Gujarati Magazine), Ahmadabad,July 2012,P 444
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(2002), 7857: 7424:Prabhat Patnaik (1993). "Fascism of our times". 7308: 6279:. Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid. Archived from 5366:, who was killed in a bomb blast by a member of 5304:have been proposed as the capital of Khalistan. 365:being from South Asia. Hinduism is the dominant 7423: 7375:"Hindutva as a variant of right-wing extremism" 7366: 7123: 6681:"C −1 Population by religious community – 2011" 3668:into emanations of the natural world, known as 3190:. The last large state to support Buddhism—the 3040:The religion developed and evolved in times of 1286:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 686:region around 636 CE or 643 AD long before any 8630: 7464: 6370:"Oldest Indian mosque: Trail leads to Gujarat" 6340:"Oldest Indian mosque: Trail leads to Gujarat" 5686:"Buddhism - Definition, Founder & Origins" 572:and preached Islam. According to that legend, 8885: 8519:, Macmillan Reference USA, pp. 634–641, 8261:Asher, Catherine B.; Talbot, Cynthia (2006), 8128: 7776:Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age 7470: 7312:Indigeneity: Construction and Re/presentation 7245: 5948:"RSS open to re-conversion of Goan Catholics" 5801:"Jews and Parsis: Pain, struggle and success" 5407:, however, as of now, it has no seats in the 4439: 3576:with other religions and traditions, such as 3505:Zarathustra—commonly known by his Greek name 3082:, with members expressing the qualities of a 2816:. It has significant minority populations in 2672:and taking roots in the major cities such as 2630: 1433: 576:was built by the mandate of the last King of 118:Christianity and Islam made an appearance in 5902:Journal of the Statistical Society of London 5734:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 5709: 5557: 3720:into Ahriman (), Mazda's direct adversary. 3587:Originating from Zoroaster's reforms of the 3004:), which can be expressed musically through 247:Christianity grew to some extent during the 8808: 8408:. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 178–200. 8260: 6183: 5825:"The Changing Face of Sufism in South Asia" 5596: 5364:assassination of Chief Minister Beant Singh 5247: 5189:represented nationalist Muslims, while the 5098:. The political ideology was formulated by 5075: 4847:instance of social classification based on 4748:weaving bamboo baskets in a 1916 book. The 3016:(). Baptised Sikhs are obliged to wear the 584:during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet 580:, who accepted Islam and received the name 8892: 8878: 8606: 8401: 7458: 7110:, Oxford University Press, pp. 381–, 6854: 6567:The Global Religious Landscape: Christians 6554: 6478: 6242:"World's second oldest mosque is in India" 6187:South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today 5600:South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today 5177:into two categories during the era of the 4446: 4432: 3288:, whom historians date to the 9th century 2637: 2623: 1440: 1426: 775: 427:. The Epic and Early Puranic period, from 8444: 7400: 7390: 7346:Fascism in India: Faces, Fangs, and Facts 6033:"The Mutual Genocide of Indian Partition" 6030: 5526:Classification of religions: Geographical 5136:. Some have also described Hindutva as a 3376:is its most common and strongest prayer. 3180:and East Asia. The Buddhist tradition of 701:of Sindh had come under the influence of 453:Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent 359:largest population of Hindus in the world 300: 293:has grown since the 2014 election of the 152:Islamic invasion and rule over South Asia 8770: 8710: 8581: 8550: 8449:(1st ed.), Sang-e-Meel Publications 8375:Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies 8300: 7623: 6913: 6889: 6742: 6604: 6590:"CIA – The World Factbook – Afghanistan" 5898:"The Census of British India of 1871–72" 5214: 5015: 4737: 4616: 3475: 3313:. The three main pillars of Jainism are 3243: 3105: 3032: 318: 8730: 8650: 8493: 8060:Van Dyke, The Khalistan Movement (2009) 7315:. Nova Science Publishers. p. 85. 7296: 6925: 6862:"Census of Population and Housing 2011" 6654: 6481:Non-Muslims in the Early Islamic Empire 6441:Al Baldiah wal nahaiyah vol: 7 page 141 6326: 5991: 5656:"How South Asia Will Save Global Islam" 5387:(ISI) and "Khalistani sympathisers" in 5181:: nationalist Muslims (individuals who 3613:amid persecution and forced conversions 3591:, Zoroastrianism may have roots in the 2652:has its roots in the very inception of 9549: 8899: 8828: 8809:Talbot, Ian; Singh, Gurharpal (2009), 8795:(1st ed.), Blackwell Publishers, 8561: 8473: 8349: 8336: 8129:Bhattacharyya, Anirudh (5 June 2017). 7819:Partitions: Reshaping States and Minds 7687: 7372: 7172:, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 1–, 7129: 7030: 6730:from the original on 28 September 2007 6716: 6632: 6582: 6398: 6087: 4923:Caste system among South Asian Muslims 3660:, which forms the core of Zoroastrian 3262:( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an 2684:, who established Christianity in the 532:, almost as soon as it started in the 407:(ca. 1500-500 BCE) across present-day 373:and is the second-largest religion in 20:had the world's largest population of 8873: 8790: 8731:Sathaye, Adheesh A. 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Tauris. pp. 1–2, 7–10. 5201: 5169:and Professor Shamsul Islam of the 5003:system is social stratification in 4916:Social stratification among Muslims 3133:). It is based on the teachings of 2969:who succeeded him. The tenth guru, 1281:Members Church of God International 353:, forming just under two-thirds of 13: 8388:, University of California Press, 8337:Delage, Remy (29 September 2014), 7836:from the original on 30 March 2023 7793:from the original on 30 March 2023 7751:from the original on 30 March 2023 7644:from the original on 30 March 2023 7136:. Langham Monographs. p. 35. 6512:Jo Van Steenbergen (2020). "2.1". 6411:from the original on 24 April 2019 4957:) and local lower-caste converts ( 4679:. As of the 2012 census, 70.2% of 3210:. There has also been a growth in 1462: 705:and some even participated in the 516:is the second-largest religion in 433: 357:'s population. South Asia has the 145: 14: 9568: 8239:from the original on 26 June 2022 8208:from the original on 27 June 2022 8172:from the original on 20 July 2019 7905:from the original on 4 March 2021 7605:from the original on 31 July 2022 7349:. Manak Publications. p. 4. 7169:The Dictionary of Human Geography 6713:and 0.23% irreligious population. 6244:. Bahrain tribune. Archived from 6031:Dalrymple, William (2015-06-22). 5578:from the original on 10 June 2016 5515: 5434: 5231:seeking to create a homeland for 3757:Religion in South Asian countries 3684:(the visible material realm) and 3462: 588:(c. 570–632). On a similar note, 106: 9028: 8359:, University of Michigan Press, 8219: 8122: 8092: 8080:from the original on 6 July 2020 8065: 8023: 7950: 7510:Gujarat, the Making of a Tragedy 7480:. Lexington Books. p. 133. 7246:Sweetman, W.; Malik, A. (2016). 7199:Oxford English Dictionary Online 7042: 5323:said that during his talks with 5207:This section is an excerpt from 5187:All India Azad Muslim Conference 5160:Muslim nationalism in South Asia 5158:This section is an excerpt from 5039: 5026:This section is an excerpt from 4921:This section is an excerpt from 4831:This section is an excerpt from 4730:This section is an excerpt from 4657:This section is an excerpt from 4643:This section is an excerpt from 4609:This section is an excerpt from 4595:This section is an excerpt from 4581:This section is an excerpt from 4567:This section is an excerpt from 4411: 4261: 4234:This section is an excerpt from 4176: 4128: 4078: 4035: 3983: 3932: 3882: 3838: 3619:. Many Zoroastrians fled to the 3468:This section is an excerpt from 3334:Jain monks take five main vows: 3309:guiding every time cycle of the 3236:This section is an excerpt from 3098:This section is an excerpt from 3066:they refused to convert to Islam 2916:This section is an excerpt from 2606: 2425:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1538:Democratic Republic of the Congo 1407: 745:This section is an excerpt from 505:This section is an excerpt from 311:This section is an excerpt from 241: Religion not known (0.22%) 102:Religion in India § History 9516:Indian Institutes of Technology 9498:Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes 9427:South Asian Football Federation 8654:Islam in South Asia in Practice 8382:Eaton, Richard Maxwell (1993), 8037:. 28 March 2012. Archived from 7959:Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 7809: 7766: 7681: 7617: 7586: 7452: 7373:Leidig, Eviane (17 July 2020). 7201:, Oxford University Press, 2011 7087:"What is India's caste system?" 7079: 7061: 7036: 6991: 6942:"What is India's caste system?" 6818: 6790: 6768: 6703: 6571: 6560: 6539: 6530: 6505: 6463: 6435: 6423: 6392: 6362: 6332: 6269: 6153: 6128: 6081: 6057: 6024: 5985: 5964: 5940: 5920: 5890: 5865: 5841: 5817: 5792: 5767: 5742: 5703: 5678: 4724: 4527:Religion in Afghanistan (2012) 4463:Religion in Afghanistan (2012) 2961:(1469–1539), the faith's first 733: 666:the first mosques in South Asia 648:, Gujarat built before 623 CE, 361:, with about 99% of all global 175: 8815:, Cambridge University Press, 8657:, Princeton University Press, 8637:, Cambridge University Press, 8431:, Cambridge University Press, 8287:, Cambridge University Press, 8267:, Cambridge University Press, 8253: 7688:Canton, Naomi (10 June 2022). 7574:Ahmed, Ishtiaq (27 May 2016). 7477:Gandhi, Freedom, and Self-rule 6399:Sharma, Indu (22 March 2018). 6218:. 2 April 2015. Archived from 5647: 5617: 5590: 5551: 5542: 5489: 5464: 5401:Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) 5276:, while larger claims include 5183:opposed the partition of India 5011:(dynasty, family, or lineage). 4228: 3526:(). Opposed to Ahura Mazda is 1291:The New Church (Swedenborgian) 1236:Nondenominational Christianity 347:largest religion in South Asia 1: 7668:Pennsylvania State University 7513:. Penguin Books. p. 20. 7392:10.1080/0031322X.2020.1759861 6165:Association for Asian Studies 5427: 5336:militant insurgency in Punjab 4871:in India as enforced through 4869:affirmative action programmes 4863:and the establishment of the 4716:in the world according to a 4561: 3044:, gaining converts from both 520:, with more than 650 million 487:have significantly protected 457:spread of Islam in South Asia 428: 262: 135:soon after Muhammad's death. 8651:Metcalf, Barbara D. (2009), 8460:, Harvard University Press, 8427:The Muslims of British India 7002:. 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8604: 8599: 8579: 8574: 8559: 8548: 8543: 8530: 8525: 8510: 8505:978-8131734650 8504: 8491: 8486: 8471: 8466: 8451: 8442: 8437: 8420: 8414: 8399: 8394: 8379: 8370: 8365: 8347: 8334: 8309:(3): 235–249, 8298: 8293: 8278: 8273: 8257: 8255: 8252: 8249: 8248: 8235:, 2022-06-26, 8218: 8187: 8152: 8121: 8091: 8064: 8062:, p. 990. 8052: 8022: 8007: 7992: 7949: 7916: 7881: 7850: 7828: 7808: 7785: 7765: 7743: 7723: 7711: 7680: 7655: 7636: 7616: 7585: 7563: 7542:(3): 407–441. 7526: 7519: 7496: 7486: 7463: 7451: 7432:(3/4): 69–77. 7416: 7385:(3): 215–237. 7365: 7355: 7331: 7321: 7301: 7299:, p. 324. 7289: 7269: 7262: 7238: 7231: 7211: 7194:"Hindutva, n." 7184: 7178: 7158: 7142: 7122: 7116: 7096: 7078: 7060: 7053: 7035: 7023: 7008: 6990: 6978: 6976:, p. 392. 6963: 6930: 6928:, p. 214. 6926:Sathaye (2015) 6918: 6916:, p. 103. 6906: 6894: 6879: 6853: 6817: 6789: 6767: 6741: 6715: 6702: 6672: 6653: 6631: 6603: 6581: 6570: 6559: 6547: 6538: 6529: 6523:978-1000093070 6522: 6504: 6498:978-1108449618 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J., 5514: 5488: 5463: 5432: 5431: 5429: 5426: 5425: 5424: 5417: 5414: 5213: 5205: 5203: 5200: 5175:Colonial India 5164: 5156: 5154: 5151: 5032: 5024: 5022: 5019: 5017: 5014: 4967:backward-caste 4927: 4919: 4917: 4914: 4837: 4829: 4827: 4824: 4736: 4728: 4726: 4723: 4709:State religion 4663: 4655: 4653: 4650: 4641: 4639: 4636: 4615: 4607: 4605: 4602: 4593: 4591: 4588: 4579: 4577: 4574: 4565: 4563: 4560: 4549: 4539: 4529: 4525: 4524: 4523: 4518: 4517: 4514: 4511: 4509: 4508:Other religion 4505: 4504: 4501: 4498: 4496: 4490: 4489: 4486: 4483: 4481: 4475: 4474: 4471: 4469: 4465: 4464: 4458: 4457: 4454: 4453: 4451: 4450: 4443: 4436: 4428: 4425: 4424: 4422: 4421: 4406: 4403: 4402: 4400: 4399: 4394: 4389: 4384: 4378: 4375: 4374: 4370: 4369: 4367: 4366: 4361: 4355: 4352: 4351: 4347: 4346: 4344: 4343: 4342: 4341: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4316: 4311: 4305: 4302: 4301: 4297: 4296: 4290: 4289: 4285: 4284: 4272:Mazar-i-Sharif 4266: 4258: 4257: 4251: 4250: 4249:of articles on 4240: 4232: 4230: 4227: 4224: 4223: 4220: 4217: 4214: 4211: 4206: 4201: 4196: 4191: 4186: 4172: 4171: 4168: 4165: 4162: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4141: 4138: 4124: 4123: 4120: 4117: 4114: 4111: 4106: 4101: 4096: 4091: 4088: 4074: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4065: 4062: 4057: 4054: 4051: 4048: 4045: 4031: 4030: 4027: 4024: 4019: 4016: 4011: 4006: 4001: 3996: 3993: 3979: 3978: 3975: 3972: 3969: 3966: 3963: 3958: 3953: 3948: 3942: 3928: 3927: 3924: 3921: 3918: 3915: 3910: 3905: 3900: 3895: 3892: 3878: 3877: 3874: 3871: 3868: 3865: 3860: 3857: 3854: 3851: 3848: 3834: 3833: 3832:Year reported 3830: 3827: 3822: 3817: 3812: 3807: 3804: 3798: 3797: 3794: 3791: 3758: 3755: 3691:Amesha Spentas 3593:Avestan period 3495:Zoroastrianism 3474: 3470:Zoroastrianism 3466: 3464: 3463:Zoroastrianism 3461: 3373:Namokar Mantra 3331:(asceticism). 3242: 3234: 3232: 3229: 3208:B. 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Ambedkar 3170:Southeast Asia 3135:Gautama Buddha 3117:is an ancient 3104: 3096: 3094: 3091: 2941:region of the 2922: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2645: 2644: 2642: 2641: 2634: 2627: 2619: 2616: 2615: 2602: 2601: 2598: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2542: 2536: 2531: 2530: 2527: 2526: 2523: 2522: 2517: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2462: 2457: 2451: 2446: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2438: 2437: 2432: 2427: 2422: 2417: 2412: 2407: 2402: 2397: 2392: 2387: 2382: 2377: 2372: 2367: 2362: 2357: 2352: 2347: 2342: 2337: 2332: 2327: 2321: 2316: 2315: 2312: 2311: 2308: 2307: 2306: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2290: 2283:United Kingdom 2280: 2275: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2240: 2235: 2230: 2225: 2220: 2215: 2210: 2205: 2200: 2195: 2190: 2185: 2180: 2175: 2170: 2165: 2160: 2155: 2150: 2145: 2140: 2135: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2100: 2095: 2090: 2085: 2080: 2075: 2070: 2064: 2059: 2058: 2055: 2054: 2051: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2026: 2021: 2016: 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1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1250: 1249: 1247:Restorationist 1243: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1239: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1156: 1149: 1142: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1124: 1123: 1118: 1103: 1102: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1085: 1079: 1078: 1077: 1074: 1073: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1022:Church Fathers 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 993: 990: 989: 984: 978: 977: 976: 973: 972: 969: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 932: 931: 926: 921: 911: 905: 900: 899: 896: 895: 892: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 855: 852: 851: 848: 842: 841: 840: 837: 836: 833: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 801: 798: 797: 792: 786: 785: 784: 781: 780: 772: 771: 765: 764: 751: 743: 735: 732: 543:second largest 511: 503: 501: 498: 485:Gorkha dynasty 481:Jaffna Kingdom 473:Maratha Empire 447:Following the 409:Northern India 317: 309: 307: 304: 302: 299: 264: 261: 237: 231: 225: 215: 205: 195: 185: 181: 180: 179: 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Hindus
Muslims
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Jains
Zoroastrians
Christians
Indian religions
Indian subcontinent
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Sindh
Balochistan
Punjab region
Arab caliphates
one-third of the world's Muslims are from South Asia
Religion in India § History
Buddhism
Kerala
Saint Thomas
Sindh
Umayyad invasions
Zoroastrians
Islamic invasion and rule over South Asia
Sufism
Sikhism
Nepal
Mughal Empire

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