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Hindus

American  
[hin-duhs] / ˈhɪn dəs /

noun

  1. Maurice Gerschon 1891–1969, U.S. writer, born in Russia.


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About 9% of Bangladesh's 174 million people belong to religious minorities - mostly Hindus.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Alam also criticises Indian media coverage as alarmist, dismissing claims of systematic persecution of minority Hindus as "a massive disinformation campaign".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

He cited the success of 2022 blockbuster "The Kashmir Files", depicting in harrowing detail how several hundred thousand Hindus fled Muslim militants in Indian-administered Kashmir in 1989-90.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

That’s a behavior the majority of the country doesn’t condone and for which a small percentage of Hindus are responsible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Early one morning they hired a boat to row them into the Ganges River, a waterway sacred to Hindus.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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