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Neha Sahgal on the Pew Study “Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation”
Neha Sahgal on the Pew Study “Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation”
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52 minutes
Released:
Jan 6, 2022
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Neha Sahgal, Associate Director, Research, at the Pew Research Center speaks of Pew’s ground-breaking research on Indian public opinion on religion. The data shows that Indians maintain a commitment to religious tolerance while also living highly religiously segregated lives. The survey report explores these themes in greater detail along with Indians’ attitudes about caste, religious observance, and a variety of other social and political issues. Find out more about the report here and here.
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Released:
Jan 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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