India's Muslim Population Outpacing Hindus

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published September 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Hindu activists are in an uproar over the first detailed census of Indians based on religion. The survey reveals the Muslim population is growing much faster than the Hindu majority. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

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