Are people from India Hindu or Indian and is Hindu a race or a religion?

Answer 1

People from India are known as Indians. Indians adhere to various faiths - Hinduism (which forms about 80% of total population), Islam (12-13%), Christianity (2-3%), Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism/ Parsis, Judaism and others. These people belong to various races - North Indians mainly to Indo-Aryan race, South Indians mainly mix with Indo-Aryan and Dravidian race, North Easterners to mixed Mongoloid and Australoid race and so on. Population wise, India is the world's largest democratic and secular nation, which means it has different religions and races under one roof, accomodated under the secular law of the land. It's an amazing country whose current head of the ruling party is a Catholic woman. Truly are a great nation! Thanks for asking.Hinduism: An amazing fact about Hinduism is that it is considered as both - a religion as well as an indigenous cultural group. According to the Supreme court of India, it is a way of life, rather than a religion. But for ease of understanding, it is generally considered to be a religion, with people of different races adhering to it.