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Gujarat – after the Riots

What are the implications for India of attempts to redefine Hinduism?

More than one thousand people died in the Gujarat riots in 2002, when Hindus retaliated after Muslims attacked Hindus on a train. Were the rioters emboldened by the growing strength of Hindu nationalism? What are the implications for India of attempts to redefine Hinduism, a religion practised by about one-sixth of mankind?

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