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India's Secularism & Religious Harmony
India is the world's most religiously diverse democracy; 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.3% Christian, 1.7% Sikh
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1950 Comparative Religion
Key Facts
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India's Constitution (Art 25โ28): guarantees religious freedom; "Secular" added to Preamble in 1976
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Religions: Hinduism (79.8%), Islam (14.2%), Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.7%), Buddhism (0.7%), Jainism (0.4%)
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Sufi Islam, Bhakti movement, Sikh Langar, Jain Paryushan โ India's syncretic religious traditions
๐ Did you know? India has more Muslims than Pakistan (excluding Bangladesh), more Sikhs than anywhere else, more Jains than anywhere โ and all major world religions in one nation
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Comparative Religion
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
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1950
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India is the world's most religiously diverse democracy