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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,
1585:. 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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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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2049:. 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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2417:"Why painting of Ram in India's Constitution matters"
2353:"5,000 Hindus migrating to India every year, NA told"
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260:. India is one of the three countries in the world (
1937:, second edition, 2100a.d. Oxford University Press.
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2437:"Article 343(1) in the Constitution of India 1949"
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2155:Commissioner., India. Census (1 January 1893).
2465:"Article 48 in the Constitution of India 1949"
2077:Talbot, Ian; Singh, Gurharpal (23 July 2009).
2034:p. 176, V. Raghunathan, M. A. Eswaran, Penguin
1851:. Archived from the original on 19 August 1999
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1953:. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 189.
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1992:. University of Hawaii Press. p. 18.
1950:World Religions in America, Fourth Edition
2620:"Hinduism – Origins, Facts & Beliefs"
2083:. Cambridge University Press. p. 2.
1883:
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2581:"Key findings about religion in India"
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1985:
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2389:"Why India is Not a Secular State"
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1947:Neusner, Jacob (7 October 2009).
1781:from the original on 19 July 2021
1601:Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
625:Population by state and territory
404:and 7.2 million Muslims moved to
268:(48%) being the other two) where
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2632:"History of Hinduism in India"
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1741:"The Major Religions In India"
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1705:List of Hindu temples in India
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1710:Freedom of religion in India
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1989:South Asia: A Short History
1913:. Popular Prakashan, 2000.
1771:"Indian Culture – Religion"
1695:Hindus by district in India
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1884:N. Siegel, Paul (1986).
1715:Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
588:The latest round of the
3318:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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1700:Hinduism in South India
1451:Hinduism in West Bengal
1426:Hinduism in Maharashtra
378:1947 Partition of India
326:itself is derived from
3626:Hinduism in South Asia
2080:The Partition of India
1909:Hoiberg, Dale (2000).
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1579:Supreme Court of India
1497:Demand for Hindu state
1441:Hinduism in Tamil Nadu
684:Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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33:Hinduism in South Asia
1986:Tinker, Hugh (1966).
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1685:Caste system in India
1575:Vishwa Hindu Parishad
1513:Constitution of India
1466:Hinduism in Meghalaya
1436:Hinduism in Telangana
1431:Hinduism in Karnataka
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1690:Other Backward Class
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594:Total Fertility Rate
231:country's population
55:Srivari Brahmotsavam
3636:History of Hinduism
3580:Freedom of religion
3575:Secularism in India
3259:limited recognition
2944:South Indian Hindus
2917:Hindu-Muslim tribes
1888:. Zed Books, 1987.
1819:Pew Research Center
1803:. 18 December 2012.
1675:Hinduism by country
1476:Hinduism in Mizoram
1461:Hinduism in Manipur
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276:History of Hinduism
51:Venkateswara Temple
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3595:Religious thinkers
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2405:. 2 February 2020.
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2235:The Times of India
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2090:978-0-521-85661-4
1849:www.adherents.com
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1503:Hindu nationalism
1486:Hinduism in Delhi
1456:Hinduism in Assam
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2822:Uttaranchal
2767:Maharashtra
2551:2 September
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2140:28 December
2101:3 September
2062:7 September
1829:17 November
1614:Afghanistan
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239:last census
176:Mahabharata
138:West Bengal
112:101,000,000
108:Maharashtra
102:107,000,000
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3546:Donyi-Polo
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3476:Shia Islam
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3127:Kyrgyzstan
3107:Kazakhstan
3027:Bangladesh
3017:Azerbaijan
2853:Chandigarh
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320:philosophy
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152:68,000,000
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