Hinduism in India: Difference between revisions

The [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] was seen as the [[Roots of Hinduism|rise of Hinduism]], though there have been numerous of [[Vedas|sacred books and texts]] calling [[Hinduism]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]] from [[Pre-historic]] times (or [[Puranic chronology|Puranic times]]).

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The Hindu percentage decreased steadily from 84.1 per cent% in 1951 to 79.8 per cent% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Mayank|date=2020-01-23|title=Hindus ‘Dying Out’ & Muslim Population ‘Exploding’? Fact Vs Myth|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/hindu-muslim-population-growth-figures-population-explosion-legislation-npr-facts-myths|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-09|website=[[TheQuint]]|language=en}}</ref> When India achieved independence in 1947, Hindus formed 85 per cent% of the total population, though [[British India|pre-Partition British India]] had 73 per cent% of [[Hindus]] and 24 per cent% of [[Muslims]].{{Sfn|Doniger|2014c|pp=178-198}}

Among the community, it is estimated that [[Forward caste]]s comprise 26 per cent%, [[Other Backward Class]]es comprise 43 per cent%, Scheduled Castes ([[Dalit]]s) comprises 22 per cent% and Scheduled Tribes ([[Adivasi]]s) comprise 9 per cent%.<ref name="Sachar 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.teindia.nic.in/Files/Reports/CCR/Sachar%20Committee%20Report.pdf|title=Sachar Committee Report (2004–2005)|last=Sachar|first=Rajinder|author-link=Rajinder Sachar|year=2006|publisher=Government of India|access-date=27 September 2008|page=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402143832/http://www.teindia.nic.in/Files/Reports/CCR/Sachar%20Committee%20Report.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to the [[Pew Research Center|Pew research center]], by 2050 India will have largest population of [[Hindus]] in the world. The world [[Hindu rate of growth|Hindu population]] will closely reach 1.4 billion around that time, of which 1.3 billion Hindus (93 per cent% of the world's Hindus) will continue to live in India and will constitute 77 per cent% of the country's population, down from 80 per cent% in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-02|title=Projected Changes in the Global Hindu Population|url=https://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=By 2050, India to have world's largest populations of Hindus and Muslims|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/21/by-2050-india-to-have-worlds-largest-populations-of-hindus-and-muslims/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Pew Research Center|language=en-US}}</ref>

The All India Hindu Convention demanded that India should be declared a "Hindu state" officially. Other pro-Hindu and patriotic organisations throughout India and abroad are striving to establish Hindu Rashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/declare-india-a-hindu-rashtra-hindu-convention-resolution/story-Nu4lUVWtQZ9ETPQ9BfuYVM.html|title=Declare India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Hindu convention resolution|date=17 June 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Saint Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Chhavni Ayodhya wrote a letter to India's President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] listing his seven demands, one of which is to declare India a Hindu state.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} Copies of the letter have been forwarded{{When|date=April 2021}} to [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], home minister [[Amit Shah]], chief minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] and district magistrate of Ayodhya.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title='Declare India a Hindu Rashtra': Ayodhya Mahant Writes Letter to President, Threatens to End Life If 7 Demands Not Met|url=https://www.india.com/viral/declare-india-a-hindu-rashtra-ayodhya-mahant-writes-letter-to-president-requests-euthanasia-if-7-demands-not-met-4235554/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> The Indian constitution states that the declaration of a Hindu rashtra would require a 15-judge Supreme Court bench to overrule the basic structure limitation on the Parliament's power to amend the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/narendra-modi-govt-6324468/|title=Minorities, too, are fed up with this facade of secularism|date=21 March 2020|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> However, the "Project Hindu Rashtra bill" has been stopped before the 2024 election for various reasons.{{Clarify|date=April 2021}} Earlier,{{When|date=April 2021}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Uttar Pradesh's BJP]] MLA [[Surendra Singh Nagar|Surendra Singh]] also gave a hint that, by 2024, India will be officially declared as Hindu Nation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-29|title=‘Project Hindu Rashtra’ must be stopped well before 2024: P Chidambaram|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/project-hindu-rashtra-must-be-stopped-well-before-2024-p-chidambaram/1806403/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-14|title=India will become 'Hindu rashtra' by 2024, says Uttar Pradesh's BJP MLA Surendra Singh - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/india-will-become-hindu-rashtra-by-2024-says-uttar-pradeshs-bjp-mla-surendra-singh-4302275.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Firstpost}}</ref>