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Hinduism in South America

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activities are organized by the more enterprising people of Indian origin, in general they maintain a low profile. Considering the vast distance that separates the community from India, its interest in its country of origin is limited to major events, mainly derived from occasional browsing on the internet. But being invariably first generation migrants, many of them do occasionally visit India.
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On the whole, the Indian community in Venezuela is quite prosperous and has a per capita income that is above the national average that is itself as high as US$ 8,300 in terms of PPP. They take an active part in mobilising donations to help in alleviating distress at times of national calamities in
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There is also here a small number of professionals from other parts of India. Residence permits are not difficult to obtain in Peru. But citizenship is more complicated and only a small number of Indians have obtained it – not more than 10 out of a total of almost forty people. While a few cultural
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When the oil boom ended in 1982, followed by devaluation of the local currency, many of the non-resident Indians decided to seek their fortunes elsewhere. Currently, the Diaspora has been whittled down to half its former size. There are now only about 45 Indian families in Venezuela who are mainly
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movement, arrived in Guyana in 1910. Arya Samaj doctrine rejects the idea of caste and the exclusive role of Brahmins as religious leaders. The movement preaches monotheism and opposition to the use of images in worship as well as many traditional Hindu rituals. Approximately between 216,000 and
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Some members of the Indian community also attend their functions. Most of the non-resident Indians are well educated. However, given their small numbers, they have not formed themselves into an active representative body. But they remain in touch with one another and with the Indian Embassy in
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were businessmen who had gone there in the early 1960s. Later on, the community grew in number marginally until the early 80s, after which many of its members left due to the severe local economic crises and the prevailing terrorism. Those with relatives in other Latin countries joined them.
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The Indian community consisted of personnel from the petroleum and petrochemical sectors, as well as a large number of traders. Many of them had taken their families with them to Venezuela, whether from India or elsewhere. Most of the traders belonged to the
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Most members of the local Indian community are Sindhis. They are reasonably well-off, but very few can be regarded as prosperous. Their general level of education is low. Most of them speak only their mother tongue and Spanish, with a smattering of English.
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by special arrangement between the Dutch and British. The difference is that the Netherlands' more liberal policy toward Hinduism allowed the culture to develop stronger. Examples are the lack of a rigid caste system and the almost universal reading of
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In the recent past, the size of the community has remained stable. There is a small remnant of the original ‘native Indians’ in this country who still maintain their traditional culture and religious beliefs.
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All of them have adapted themselves very well to their country of residence and are generally held in high regard by the local people on account of their hard work, expertise and non-political nature.
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and organize social and cultural events to celebrate Indian festivals. There is little interaction between them and those who have settled down in other parts of the extensive country.
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According to the 2011 census, there are about 9,500 Hindus in Brazil constituting 0.005% of the population of Brazil. Most of the Brazilian Hindus are ethnic East
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and a bust of Gandhiji installed in one of the parks along the beach. There is a school named after him in Montevideo, a street and another school named after
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are businessmen, doctors, financial or business executives, and employees of multinational corporations. Most of them have retained their Indian citizenship.
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According to the 2012 census of Suriname, Hindus constitute 22.3% of the population. Hindus are mostly concentrated in Northern coastal regions of Suriname:
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Most of the Hindus in French Guiana are of Surinamese origin. According to the 2000 census 1.6% of the total population (3,200 out of 202,000) were Hindu.
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The Venezuelan Constitution guarantees equal rights without discrimination to all expatriate personnel. This has facilitated the Indian community's life.
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is considered to be the first wave of immigration. The second wave consisted of university professors who arrived in the 1960s and also in the 1970s.
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During the oil-related high-income years of the 1970s, there were around 400 non-resident Indians in the country. There are also several thousand of
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Caracas. Even though they have little time to engage in numerous cultural activities, they do get together to celebrate Indian festivals like
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form the second largest religion and in some regions and districts, Hindus form the majority. Though in recent times, due to influence of
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The Hindu Community in Chile comprises more than 1400 members. Among these, 400 people (90 families) lives in the Capital city Santiago.
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engaged in retail trade. There are also a small number of experts in high tech. industries such as telecommunications.
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Since the late 1940s, reform movements caught the attention of many Guyanese Hindus. The most important, the
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Another interesting feature is that many local people are interested in Indian religions and spirituality.
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in the 1920s. The others migrated there about 30 years ago — not only from India, but also from
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of various sizes can be found, according to the population. All main Hindu occasions are observed —
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that arrived from Suriname and Central America in 1960 to set up shop as traders in the city of
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community but there were also some people from Gujarat, Punjab and the southern Indian States.
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In areas where there are large percentage of Indo Guyanese residing together —
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Besides Punta Arenas, the Indian business community is also present in
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Most of the Hindus in Chile are Sindhis. There is a Hindu Temple in
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There were about 34,460 Hindus (0.08% of the country) in 2015. Many
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In the 2002 census, it was estimated that about 551 Hindus live in
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the number of Hindus converts have increased in other countries in
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As of 2020, there were about 930 Hindus in Chile according to the
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The story of Hinduism in Suriname is broadly parallel to that in
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In 2010, there were 580 Hindus in Venezuela according to the
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230,000 identified themselves as Hindus in the 2002 census.
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They have established an Indian Association in the northern
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and 1,300 non-resident Indians. Some of them still refer to
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Chile, Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2008-10-09).
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is found in several countries, but is strongest in the
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Index

Hinduism in Venezuela
Hinduism by country


Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast

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