Sriya Iyer on the Economics of Religion in India
Ideas of India
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The Rise of Hinduism in India
Hinduism was always a religion based on conduct, and not one necessarily anchored around belief riht. But this is completely changed now, right? I mean, now it has become a matter of faith, not just conduct. A second change has been that hinduism has started getting some major focal points, like a bramik religion. And i think the nature of hindoism as we see it to day is quite different. Its related really to the ange in india's politics as well as its economics, in that sense.
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