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The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
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India is socially and culturally one of the most diverse countries of the world. Explain.

Answer

  1. No doubt India is socially and culturally one of the most diverse countries of the world. With a population of about 1029 million people, these billion-plus people speak about 1,632 different languages and dialects.
  2. In terms of religion, about 80.5% of the population are Hindus, who in turn are regionally specific, plural in beliefs and practices, and divided by castes and languages.
  3. About 13.4% of the population are Muslims, which makes India the world’s third largest Muslim country after Indonesia and Pakistan.
  4. The other major religious communities are Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.9%), Buddhists (0.8%) and Jains (0.4%). Because of India’s huge population, these small percentages can also add up to large absolute numbers.

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