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.


India --Population--Congresses.

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