Religious demography of India : myths and realities /
edited by Lancy Lobo and Jayesh Shah.
- Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2018
- 188 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
Papers presented at a National Seminar on the 'Religious Demography of India' organized by Centre for Culture and Development, Vadodara during November 27-28, 2015.
Demography of religious groups in India: evidence versus myths / Leela Visaria -- Transition in Hindi and Muslim population growth rates: myth and reality / R.B. Bhagat -- Religion-based identity politics in India since 1946 / M.S. Gill -- Census and colonialism: tracing the roots of religious demographic anxiety / V. Sebastian -- Demography, minorities and communalism / Ambrose Pinto -- Muslim demography and democracy / J.S. Bandukwala -- Demographic profile of Parsi population in India: some concerns / U.V. Somayajulu -- Kandhamal riot: role of demographic composition, manipulation of identity and communal polarization / Himanshu Sekhar Mishra.
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Religious adherents-- India--Congresses. Religion and politics--India--Congresses.