Minorities in India

India is a multi-lingual and a multi-religious country. Indian society is pluralistic in character from the religious and other points of view. Though the majority of the people living in this land are Hindus (82.41%), people belonging to other religious communities such as Muslims (11.67%), Christians (2.32%), Sikhs (2%), Buddhists (0.77%), Jains (0.41%) and others (0.43%) are also living along with the Hindus by enjoying on par similar rights and opportunities.

Constitutional Status

  • No Definition: The concept of “minority” has not been properly defined anywhere in the Indian Constitution. But “minority status” has been conferred on many groups.
  • Article 29: Any ....
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