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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Religion in India&#039;&#039;&#039; is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. The [[Indian subcontinent]] is the birthplace of four of the [[Major religious groups|world&#039;s major religions]]: namely [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], and [[Sikhism]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Olivelle |first1=Patrick |title=Moksha {{!}} Indian religion |journal=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/moksha-Indian-religion |access-date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Constitution of India]], declares India to be a secular state with no [[state religion]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Religious diversity and [[Religious toleration|religious tolerance]] are established by the [[Law of India|law]]; the [[Constitution of India]] defines [[freedom of religion]] a [[Fundamental Rights in India|fundamental right]] and holds India to be a [[secular state]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Basu|first=Durga Das|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India|publisher=LexisNexis|year=2013|isbn=978-81-803-8918-4|edition=21|page=124|author-link=Durga Das Basu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, At a same time, &quot;The [[India|Republic of India]] privileges [[Hinduism]] as state sponsored religion&quot; through constitutionally, legislatively and culturally.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/why-india-is-not-a-secular-state/239584&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://scroll.in/article/951661/is-there-a-hindu-bias-in-indias-secular-constitution-a-2005-academic-paper-suggests-as-much&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Religion in India&#039;&#039;&#039; is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. The [[Indian subcontinent]] is the birthplace of four of the [[Major religious groups|world&#039;s major religions]]: namely [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], and [[Sikhism]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Olivelle |first1=Patrick |title=Moksha {{!}} Indian religion |journal=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/moksha-Indian-religion |access-date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Constitution of India]], declares India to be a secular state with no [[state religion]].&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;legislative.gov.in&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Religious diversity and [[Religious toleration|religious tolerance]] are established by the [[Law of India|law]]; the [[Constitution of India]] defines [[freedom of religion]] a [[Fundamental Rights in India|fundamental right]] and holds India to be a [[secular state]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Basu|first=Durga Das|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India|publisher=LexisNexis|year=2013|isbn=978-81-803-8918-4|edition=21|page=124|author-link=Durga Das Basu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, At a same time, &quot;The [[India|Republic of India]] privileges [[Hinduism]] as state sponsored religion&quot; through constitutionally, legislatively and culturally.&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;outlookindia.com&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/why-india-is-not-a-secular-state/239584&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;scroll.in&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;https://scroll.in/article/951661/is-there-a-hindu-bias-in-indias-secular-constitution-a-2005-academic-paper-suggests-as-much&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the [[Demographics of India|population of India]] practices [[Hinduism]], 14.2% adheres to [[Islam]], 2.3% adheres to [[Christianity]], 1.7% adheres to [[Sikhism]], 0.7% adheres to [[Buddhism]], and 0.4% adheres to [[Jainism]]. [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Bon|Yungdrung Bon]], the [[Baháʼí Faith]], [[Sanamahism]], and [[Judaism]] also have a history in India, and each has at least several thousand adherents in India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Religion in India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Religion in India {{!}} 654 easy search |url=http://654.pl/lp/wiki/view_html.php?sq=JAVA&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;q=Religion_in_India |website=654.pl |access-date=6 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the [[Demographics of India|population of India]] practices [[Hinduism]], 14.2% adheres to [[Islam]], 2.3% adheres to [[Christianity]], 1.7% adheres to [[Sikhism]], 0.7% adheres to [[Buddhism]], and 0.4% adheres to [[Jainism]]. [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Bon|Yungdrung Bon]], the [[Baháʼí Faith]], [[Sanamahism]], and [[Judaism]] also have a history in India, and each has at least several thousand adherents in India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Religion in India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Religion in India {{!}} 654 easy search |url=http://654.pl/lp/wiki/view_html.php?sq=JAVA&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;q=Religion_in_India |website=654.pl |access-date=6 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Constitution of india.jpg|thumb|Preamble of the Indian Constitution]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Constitution of india.jpg|thumb|Preamble of the Indian Constitution]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[Constitution of India]], declares India to be a secular state with no state religion.&amp;lt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;https://&lt;/del&gt;legislative.gov.in/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;constitution-of-india&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt; However, At a same time, &quot;the [[India|Republic of India]] privileges [[Hinduism]] as state sponsored religion&quot; through constitutionally, legislatively and culturally.&amp;lt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;https://www.&lt;/del&gt;outlookindia.com/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;website/story/why-india-is-not-a-secular-state/239584&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;https://&lt;/del&gt;scroll.in/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;article/951661/is-there-a-hindu-bias-in-indias-secular-constitution-a-2005-academic-paper-suggests-as-much&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt; [[India]] is a [[secular state]] by the [[Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India]] enacted in 1976, asserting [[Preamble to the Constitution of India]] as [[secular]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;42amend&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976 |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend42.htm |publisher=Government of India |access-date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328040620/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend42.htm |archive-date=28 March 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; by [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]] who was pressured by [[Indira Gandhi]], during the leadup to [[the Emergency (India)|the Emergency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[Constitution of India]], declares India to be a secular state with no state religion.&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;legislative.gov.in&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;/&amp;gt; However, At a same time, &quot;the [[India|Republic of India]] privileges [[Hinduism]] as state sponsored religion&quot; through constitutionally, legislatively and culturally.&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;outlookindia.com&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;scroll.in&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;/&amp;gt; [[India]] is a [[secular state]] by the [[Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India]] enacted in 1976, asserting [[Preamble to the Constitution of India]] as [[secular]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;42amend&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976 |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend42.htm |publisher=Government of India |access-date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328040620/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend42.htm |archive-date=28 March 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; by [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]] who was pressured by [[Indira Gandhi]], during the leadup to [[the Emergency (India)|the Emergency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, the [[Supreme Court of India]] in the 1994 case &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[S. R. Bommai v. Union of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; established the fact that India had been [[secular]] since the formation of the republic on 26 January 1950.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;https://indiankanoon.org/doc/60799/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=238573f48275b685fc4286d86fb7f8d791b95b89-1605159943-0-AUH3bFyciTLUFhD1SxBDxmdiWyx30gRbc9sKNMEp2AVFRikpp9Yj04upKlxDKg_g67cgonAuoofwtbmSbe7LiFvmdvh1UpVsGEiqmE8NRpW9IZOEaFfi0nC_hORolA9ehgyy8bJ19HFLaV5jtvnCBm9aDQBTp_-rkgKXSxmi5tSu9XKBw1fOvLunDzLkIS1P5Hnoz1yZ6hRi3oBb7brYxYqdXJe-3q0-BNsLFbEaLkO_yaPSbwXcAdvByLdw3yqOivpiMoL6XXvbtnp3IQBCNCtUP6oABTxAbcofz2vMJei_V6_RBiFUFq0DniR6cd7PxtJ-IdP6T6u5yk3b1T-owvbOVfS74wnCJe-ke8RIQXBt {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Secularism in India is understood to mean not a separation of religion from state, but a state that supports or participates in a neutral manner in the affairs of all religious groups and as well as [[atheism]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.drishtiias.com/to-the-points/paper1/secularism-1|title=Secularism}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, the [[Supreme Court of India]] in the 1994 case &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[S. R. Bommai v. Union of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; established the fact that India had been [[secular]] since the formation of the republic on 26 January 1950.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;https://indiankanoon.org/doc/60799/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=238573f48275b685fc4286d86fb7f8d791b95b89-1605159943-0-AUH3bFyciTLUFhD1SxBDxmdiWyx30gRbc9sKNMEp2AVFRikpp9Yj04upKlxDKg_g67cgonAuoofwtbmSbe7LiFvmdvh1UpVsGEiqmE8NRpW9IZOEaFfi0nC_hORolA9ehgyy8bJ19HFLaV5jtvnCBm9aDQBTp_-rkgKXSxmi5tSu9XKBw1fOvLunDzLkIS1P5Hnoz1yZ6hRi3oBb7brYxYqdXJe-3q0-BNsLFbEaLkO_yaPSbwXcAdvByLdw3yqOivpiMoL6XXvbtnp3IQBCNCtUP6oABTxAbcofz2vMJei_V6_RBiFUFq0DniR6cd7PxtJ-IdP6T6u5yk3b1T-owvbOVfS74wnCJe-ke8RIQXBt {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Secularism in India is understood to mean not a separation of religion from state, but a state that supports or participates in a neutral manner in the affairs of all religious groups and as well as [[atheism]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.drishtiias.com/to-the-points/paper1/secularism-1|title=Secularism}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l316&quot;&gt;Line 316:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 316:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[India]] just after independence and partition in 1947 had over 330 million inhabitants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;freepressjournal.in&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/nantoo-banerjee-india-2022-population-and-economy-off-the-track|title=India 2022: Population and economy off the track|website=Free Press Journal}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to statistics, just after the partition of the nation, [[India]] had an overwhelming [[Hindu]] majority of 85% with a significant minority of 9.1% of [[Muslim]]s scattered throughout the nation, and other religious minorities such as the followers of [[Christian]], [[Sikh]], [[Buddhist]], [[Jain]], and [[animist]] religions, together constituting 5.9% of the country&amp;#039;s population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sciencespo.fr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://hindu-muslim-communal-riots-india-i-1947-1986.html/|title=Hindu-Muslim Communal Riots in India I (1947-1986) &amp;amp;#124; Sciences Po Violence de masse et Résistance - Réseau de recherche|date=6 January 2016|website=hindu-muslim-communal-riots-india-i-1947-1986.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.co.uk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/partition1947_01.shtml|title=BBC - History - British History in depth: The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[India]] just after independence and partition in 1947 had over 330 million inhabitants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;freepressjournal.in&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/nantoo-banerjee-india-2022-population-and-economy-off-the-track|title=India 2022: Population and economy off the track|website=Free Press Journal}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to statistics, just after the partition of the nation, [[India]] had an overwhelming [[Hindu]] majority of 85% with a significant minority of 9.1% of [[Muslim]]s scattered throughout the nation, and other religious minorities such as the followers of [[Christian]], [[Sikh]], [[Buddhist]], [[Jain]], and [[animist]] religions, together constituting 5.9% of the country&amp;#039;s population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sciencespo.fr&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://hindu-muslim-communal-riots-india-i-1947-1986.html/|title=Hindu-Muslim Communal Riots in India I (1947-1986) &amp;amp;#124; Sciences Po Violence de masse et Résistance - Réseau de recherche|date=6 January 2016|website=hindu-muslim-communal-riots-india-i-1947-1986.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.co.uk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/partition1947_01.shtml|title=BBC - History - British History in depth: The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|+ &#039;&#039;India Religious diversity as per (1947)&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org|title=JSTOR Home}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;freepressjournal.in&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;sciencespo.fr&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bbc.co.uk&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|+ &#039;&#039;India Religious diversity as per (1947)&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;freepressjournal.in&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;sciencespo.fr&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bbc.co.uk&quot;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org|title=JSTOR Home}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;! Religion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;! Religion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l355&quot;&gt;Line 355:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 355:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Jama Masjid - In the Noon.jpg|thumb|[[Jama Masjid, Delhi]] ]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Jama Masjid - In the Noon.jpg|thumb|[[Jama Masjid, Delhi]] ]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Islam]] is a [[monotheism|monotheistic]] religion centered on the belief in one God and following the example of [[Muhammad]]; it is the largest minority religion in India. About 14.2% of the country&#039;s population or approx. 172.2 million people identify as adherents of Islam (2011 census).&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;censusindia.gov.in&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Muslim-population-growth-slows/article10336665.ece|title=Muslim population growth slows|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-has-79-8-percent-hindus-14-2-percent-muslims-2011-census-data-on-religion-2407708.html|title=India has 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% Muslims, says 2011 census data on religion|date=2015-08-26|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Muslim population growth slows |work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece|access-date=2016-10-18|date=2016-10-18|last1=S|first1=Rukmini|last2=Singh|first2=Vijaita}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Out of 172.2 million Muslims in India as per 2011 census, it was found that more than 100 million of them are from low caste converts specially [[Dalits]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://idsn.org/millions-dalit-muslims-face-caste-discrimination/|title=Millions of Dalit Muslims face caste discrimination|date=30 June 2016|website=International Dalit Solidarity Network}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://idsn.org/india-official-dalit-population-exceeds-200-million/|title=India: Official Dalit population exceeds 200 million|date=29 May 2013|website=International Dalit Solidarity Network}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Islamic Invasion during Medieval Era has obtained the religion a significant population of adherents. The religion is regarded as &quot;Minority religion&quot; and the adherents are given &quot;Special privileges&quot;. It makes India the country with the largest Muslim population outside [[Islam by country|Muslim-majority]] countries. Muslims are a majority in states [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Lakshadweep]],&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;web123&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.webindia123.com/religion/indiafacts.htm |title=Religion in India |access-date=2007-04-18 |work=Religion, webindia123.com |publisher=Suni Systems (P) Ltd }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and live in high concentrations in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], and [[Kerala]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;web123&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;COI_2001&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title= Census of India 2001: Data on Religion |url= http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm |access-date= 2007-12-31 |publisher= Office of the Registrar General, India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There has been no particular census conducted in India with regards to sects, but sources suggest the largest denomination is [[Sunni Islam]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;state.gov&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|title=India|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24470.htm|access-date=2022-02-21|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with a substantial minority of [[Shiite Muslims]] and [[Ahmadi Muslims]]. Indian sources like [[Times of India]] and [[Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|DNA]] reported the Indian Shiite population in mid-2005–2006 to be between 25% and 31% of entire Muslim population of India, which accounts them in numbers between 40 and 50 million.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;timesofindia.indiatimes.com&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-06/lucknow/27799200_1_model-nikahnama-new-nikahnama-shia-personal-law-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811081425/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-06/lucknow/27799200_1_model-nikahnama-new-nikahnama-shia-personal-law-board|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Shia women too can initiate divorce| newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2006| access-date=2010-06-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_talaq-rights-proposed-for-shia-women_1062327 |title=Talaq rights proposed for Shia women| publisher=Daily News and Analysis, www.dnaindia.com |date=5 November 2006| access-date=2010-06-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;state.gov&quot;/&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url= http://twocircles.net/2009oct08/india_third_global_muslim_population_1_57_bn.html|title= India Third in Global Muslim Population|date= 8 October 2009| publisher=Twocircles.net |access-date=2010-07-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Islam]] is a [[monotheism|monotheistic]] religion centered on the belief in one God and following the example of [[Muhammad]]; it is the largest minority religion in India. About 14.2% of the country&#039;s population or approx. 172.2 million people identify as adherents of Islam (2011 census).&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;censusindia.gov.in&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Muslim-population-growth-slows/article10336665.ece|title=Muslim population growth slows|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-has-79-8-percent-hindus-14-2-percent-muslims-2011-census-data-on-religion-2407708.html|title=India has 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% Muslims, says 2011 census data on religion|date=2015-08-26|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Muslim population growth slows |work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2011-data-on-population-by-religious-communities/article7579161.ece|access-date=2016-10-18|date=2016-10-18|last1=S|first1=Rukmini|last2=Singh|first2=Vijaita}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Out of 172.2 million Muslims in India as per 2011 census, it was found that more than 100 million of them are from low caste converts specially [[Dalits]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://idsn.org/millions-dalit-muslims-face-caste-discrimination/|title=Millions of Dalit Muslims face caste discrimination|date=30 June 2016|website=International Dalit Solidarity Network}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://idsn.org/india-official-dalit-population-exceeds-200-million/|title=India: Official Dalit population exceeds 200 million|date=29 May 2013|website=International Dalit Solidarity Network}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Islamic Invasion during Medieval Era has obtained the religion a significant population of adherents. The religion is regarded as &quot;Minority religion&quot; and the adherents are given &quot;Special privileges&quot;. It makes India the country with the largest Muslim population outside [[Islam by country|Muslim-majority]] countries. Muslims are a majority in states [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Lakshadweep]],&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;web123&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.webindia123.com/religion/indiafacts.htm |title=Religion in India |access-date=2007-04-18 |work=Religion, webindia123.com |publisher=Suni Systems (P) Ltd }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and live in high concentrations in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], and [[Kerala]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;web123&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;COI_2001&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title= Census of India 2001: Data on Religion |url= http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm |access-date= 2007-12-31 |publisher= Office of the Registrar General, India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There has been no particular census conducted in India with regards to sects, but sources suggest the largest denomination is [[Sunni Islam]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;state.gov&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|title=India|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24470.htm|access-date=2022-02-21|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with a substantial minority of [[Shiite Muslims]] and [[Ahmadi Muslims]]. Indian sources like [[Times of India]] and [[Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|DNA]] reported the Indian Shiite population in mid-2005–2006 to be between 25% and 31% of entire Muslim population of India, which accounts them in numbers between 40 and 50 million.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;state.gov&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;timesofindia.indiatimes.com&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-06/lucknow/27799200_1_model-nikahnama-new-nikahnama-shia-personal-law-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811081425/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-06/lucknow/27799200_1_model-nikahnama-new-nikahnama-shia-personal-law-board|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Shia women too can initiate divorce| newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2006| access-date=2010-06-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_talaq-rights-proposed-for-shia-women_1062327 |title=Talaq rights proposed for Shia women| publisher=Daily News and Analysis, www.dnaindia.com |date=5 November 2006| access-date=2010-06-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url= http://twocircles.net/2009oct08/india_third_global_muslim_population_1_57_bn.html|title= India Third in Global Muslim Population|date= 8 October 2009| publisher=Twocircles.net |access-date=2010-07-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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