The Continuing Decline Of Hindus In Kerala

[V.Balasubramani]

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[h=1]The Continuing Decline Of Hindus In Kerala[/h]By Dr J.K. Bajaj

Kerala—like Assam, West Bengal, Purnia and Santhal Pargana region of Bihar and Jharkhand, parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Mewat of Haryana and Rajasthan, and many of the States in the northeast—has seen a drastic change in its religious demography in the Census period, beginning from 1901. The share of Indian Religionists in Kerala, who are almost all Hindus, has declined from nearly 69 percent in 1901 to 55 percent in 2011, marking a loss of 14 percentage points in 11 decades.

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Unlike in the other regions mentioned above, in Kerala, both Christians and Muslims have considerable presence and both have gained in their share in this period. Of the loss of 14 percentage points suffered by the Indian Religionists, 9.6 percentage points have accrued to the Muslims and 4.3 to the Christians. Christians had in fact gained 7 percentage points between 1901 and 1961; after that they have lost about 3 percentage points, with the rapid rise in the share of Muslims in the recent decades.


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[V.Balasubramani]

Well, what could be the root cause.......??

Is it because of procreation....?

or

Is it because of single child policy, Hindus populatin decline..?

or

Self-proselytism (Religious freedom)

or

there may be other reasons like migration, etc

or

In the comments. I also read that Kerala slowly becoming a mini-pakistan, sort of.

 

[vgane]

Both the Congress and Communists sidelined the Hindus...They have played into the division of Hindus by caste...There is a golden opportunity for BJP to capitalize on this discontent! But nobody in Kerala is taking the party seriously!!