Religion in India: Campaign to expand recognised faiths in census

India’s Indigenous tribes are campaigning to have their religious beliefs recognised in the upcoming census. There are 104 million Indigenous people in India. Many of them worship nature, and do not identify with any of the six religions listed in the census. But an influential Hindu nationalist organisation is opposing their efforts. Al Jazeera's Elizabeth Puranam reports from Jharkhand state, India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #India #Religion
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