Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
63. Do You have to be Indian to be a Hindu?
Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
Collin Sibley [+]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Collin Sibley is a graduate student in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Description
The rise of Hindu nationalism in contemporary Indian politics has made the question of the relationship between Indian and Hindu especially politically charged. However, by any definition someone does not have to be Indian to be Hindu. There are many Hindus who are not Indian by nationality, and there are major Hindu communities in many places outside the borders of modern-day India.