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== Demographics == |
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!State |
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!Population |
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|[[Jharkhand]] |
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|4,223,500 |
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|[[West Bengal]] |
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|2,512,331 |
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|[[Bihar]] |
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|1,349,460 |
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|[[Chhattisgarh]] |
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|768,910 |
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|[[Odisha]] |
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|478,317 |
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| colspan="2" |'''Total''' |
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|{{Circa|7,800,000 to 9,300,000}} |
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! colspan="3" |Source: [[2011 Census of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-01|title=Fewer minor faiths in India now, finds Census; number of their adherents up|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-religion-census-fewer-minor-faiths-in-india-now-finds-census-number-of-their-adherents-up-2946824/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Religious status == |
== Religious status == |
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Revision as of 03:31, 15 January 2023
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Religious status
As a result of Western colonialism and imperialism in Asia, several attempts of indoctrination and forced conversion were carried out by western Christian missionaries in colonial India, which went on for a century, and have caused sectarian conflict in the tribal areas of the Chota Nagpur region. The arrival of the first German Protestant missionaries in 1845 was followed by Roman Catholic missionaries; conflict between Christian and Non-Christian tribals became evident in 1947–1948, when British colonial rulers left India.[1]
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has suggested that Sarna religion be accorded independent category in the religion code of the Census of India.[2] Several tribal organisations and Christian missionaries are demanding a distinct census code for Sarnaism.[3][4] The then Indian Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram, had, however, claimed in 2015,"There is no denial of the fact that tribals are Hindus."[5] The comment led to protests from 300 tribals, over 100 of whom were arrested by the police to clear the way for Oram, who was going to inaugurate a fair.[6] Adivasi Sarna Mahasabha leader and former MLA Dev Kumar Dhan said that followers of the Sarna religion were not happy with the statement made by Oram and added, "If Jainism, having a population of hardly 60 lakh, can have a separate religion code in the Census forms, why can't Sarnas? This tribal religion have more than 10 crore followers spread over the Fifth Scheduled states like Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharastra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha. Instead of taking steps to ensure a separate religion code, he is saying Sarnas are Hindus".[7]
In 2020, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM), which was in power in Jharkhand at that time, passed a unanimous assembly resolution on 'Sarna Code' for the inclusion of Sarna as separate religion in 2021 census, and sent to central government for approval.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Tribals torn apart by religion, The Hindu. 014.
- ^ "ST panel for independent religion status to Sarna". The Times of India. 6 February 2011.
- ^ Kiro, Santosh K. (2013). "Delhi demo for Sarna identity". The Telegraph.
- ^ Mukherjee, Pranab (30 March 2013). "Tribals to rally for inclusion of Sarna religion in census". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
- ^ All tribals are Hindus, no need for Sarna code: RSS, Times of India, 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Minister faces ire for Sarna row".
- ^ "Minister faces ire for Sarna row".
- ^ "Jharkhand Assembly passes resolution on Sarna Code". The Hindu. 12 November 2020.
- ^ Bisoee, Animesh (25 September 2021). "Tribals from nine states seek Sarna code in 2021 census". The Telegraph.
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Bibliography
Books
- Sachchidananda, A.K. (1980). Elite and Development. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Co. ASIN B000MBN8J2.
- Minahan, James (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An encyclopedia. Ethnic Groups of the World. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1598846591.
- Niketan, Kishor Vidya (1988). The Spectrum of Tribal Religion in Bihar: A study of continuity & change among the Oraon of Chotanagpur.
- Hembram, Phatik Chandra (1988). Sari-Sarna (Santhal religion). Mittal Publications. ISBN 8170990440.
Journal articles
- Srivastava, Malini (2007). "The Sacred Complex of Munda Tribe" (PDF). Anthropologist. 9 (4): 327–330. doi:10.1080/09720073.2007.11891020. S2CID 73737689.