Re: [Assam] re: conversion & supreme court

[KJDeka]

In a message dated 9/12/03 8:43:40 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<<Many a time, we call some tribe as Hindu simply by default, simply because he is not a Christian, Muslim or Buddhist etc. In fact that is one definition of being a Hindu.>>

Whether tribals were Hindus or not has always been a question of controversy. Nevertheless, until 1901 (census) all communities like nagarvasi, gramvasi and vanavasi were listed as Hindus.

KJD.