Sudhir KumarAIR 42 · CSE 2017 · 397 wordsTheir whole copy
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India is a multi-religious community where plethora of religions and sects live mutually peacefully. However, not all religions are on same level of socio-economic development.
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HINDUS Hindus are among the most socio-economic developed community in India, but this view fails when practices like scavenging, untouchability, Dalit oppression are taken into account.
Hindus have lowest sex ratio among all major religions, signifying the value attached to male child and patriarchal authority.
Women in Hinduism are considerably better off. Hindus occupy a proportional share in administrative jobs, land holdings etc.
The level of women education is low and incidences of female foeticides are rampant.
Thus though Hindus occupy a dominant position when seen inter-religion but within Hindus, there is great hierarchy.
MUSLIMS Muslims comprise 14% of all population. Their average fertility rate of 3.1 is greatest among all but it is decreasing very fast.
According to Sachhar Committee report, Muslims are most marginalized section both employment wise and status-wise. Status of education is low.
Women freedoms are very low in Muslims and there is considerable control over them. But female sex ratio is better than in Hindus, thus foeticide is not as rampant or not at all. Though Islam is an egalitarian religion, but Indian Muslims have caste based divisions as due to centuries of inter-living.
Muslims are marginalized in almost all spheres and it is very difficult to start a business.
SIKHS Sikhism is considered a very peaceful and egalitarian religion based on humanitarian values.
It comprises 4% of all and is confined to only Punjab, Delhi, Haryana.
Sikhism gives equal opportunities for women to work. But female foeticide is rampant here too as mainly agricultural based so desire of male child as successor.
Sikhs have high rate of education and are successful in all spheres and even outside country. NRI boom have given a boost to their economy, though have also brought its problems with it.
CHRISTIANITY
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Christianity comprises around 3% of India's population and is found more in Southern and North eastern states. There are also tribal Christians.
Christianity is an egalitarian religion having highest indicators in sex-ratio, girl education, women labour force participation.
Though caste system is present here too, but it is not pronounced.
Though it is found that some fringe and extremist elements are trying to establish majoritarian rule, yet India remains truly a happy, multi religious nation with various shades of cultures.