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By Subhamoy Das, About.com Guide to Hinduism since 1999

What is Hinduism?

Sunday April 25, 2004
Words like Hindu or Hinduism are ananchronisms. They do not exist in the Indian cultural lexicon. People have coined them to suit their needs in different points of history. Nowhere in the scriptures is there any reference to Hinduism...more
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