Hinduism in Madagascar
The history of Hinduism in Madagascar began with the arrival of primarily Gujarati from the Saurashtra region of India as far back as 1870, at which time Madagascar was a French colony known as Malagache. These were predominantly Muslim (Khojas, Ismailis and Daoudi Bohras), but a small number were Hindus.[1]
Current status
The International Religious Freedom Report 2006 reported that there is a small Hindu presence in Madagascar.[2] Many of them are business owners, or IT professionals who have lived in the country for generations. The majority speak Hindi or Gujarati, although some other Indian languages are spoken. Nowadays, younger generations speak at least three languages, including French or English, Gujarati and Malagasy.
External links
References
- ↑ NRI Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "International Religious Freedom Report 2006" Archived 2012-01-21 at WebCite at the U.S. Department of State
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.