Nov 29, 2018
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India is the largest secular democracy in the world, but religion still plays an important role in its society and its politics. While 80% of its population is Hindu, it also has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan. Although Hindu-Muslim tensions have always existed in the region, recent years have seen the rising influence of fervent Hindu nationalism, or "Hindutva," which has a central position in Indian politics. We speak with Zubin Madon, an Indian writer at HuffPost, The Nation, and our own Atheist Republic. Born into a Parsi Zoroastrian family in Mumbai, Zubin was ordained as a priest at age 12, and then eventually became an atheist. This was a super compelling conversation that we learned so much from. You don't want to miss this.
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LINKS:
Zubin on Twitter: @ZMadon
Zubin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zmadon
Zubin at HuffPost: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/zubin-madon
Indian PM Narendra Modi's claims about Hinduism and science: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/28/indian-prime-minister-genetic-science-existed-ancient-times