RT Article T1 Inclusive view of religion: And rural discourse in Uttar Pradesh JF Economic & political weekly VO 31 IS 23 SP 1411 OP 1416 A1 Lieten, G. K. LA English YR 1996 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1629459925 AB Some Indian and western intellectuals question the value of secularism for India. With an empirical study in Muzaffarnagar district (Uttar Pradesh), a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, a rightwing Hindu party), G. Lieten refutes this argument. He shows that most of the villagers in this district support the idea of India as a secular nation. (DÜI-Sen) K1 Landbevölkerung K1 Laizismus K1 Hindu K1 Muslim K1 Indien