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Which are the harmful superstitions in India?

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Asked by Vidyarthi, 09 Nov '07 12:08 pm
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There are too many superstitions in India and most of them are detrimental
Answered by Saj Sierra, 09 Nov '07 07:04 pm

 
  
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Last October, India's dalits the so-called "untouchables" from lower caste Hindu families celebrated the golden jubilee of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism. There seemed a great deal to celebrate. After all, Ambedkar, the icon of dalit dignity and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, had inserted anti-discrimination provisions and quota systems in the countrys law to promote dalit upliftment. Moreover on October 2, 1956, he formally broke the shackles of the Hindu caste system and embraced Buddhism, together with some 380,000 of his followers. Since then, legions of dalits have followed suit two and a half million in 2006 alone.

Ambedkar was a declared atheist and rationalist. His decision to take "diksha" and be reborn a Buddhist was made just two months before his death. It was an unfortunate, even disastrous and to a signficant career. By suggesting that the dalits need to adopt an alternative religious identity to fight for justice and equality, he ...more
Answered by GOPI KUMAR, 09 Nov '07 12:12 pm

 
  
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Superstitions r mostly related to relgions and ways of life.
you cannot count or put them in ascending or descending order bcos there r ever so many of them.....
Answered by serpentine, 09 Nov '07 12:11 pm

 
  
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Most of them
Answered by Seema, 09 Nov '07 12:11 pm

 
  
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All most all
Answered by jameel ahmed, 09 Nov '07 12:10 pm

 
  
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Beliving bhoot?
Answered by rupkanwar, 09 Nov '07 12:10 pm

 
  
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Most of them
Answered by Piyush Mathur, 09 Nov '07 12:09 pm

 
  
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Superstition in inida for country is superstitionof politicians that they keep afzal guru thinking muslims will not vopte for them but there are better mulsim indians than tehse politicians in fact and they are not bothered whether afzal is kept alive or dead
Answered by Dinesh C S, 10 Aug '09 08:12 am

 
  
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That every thing happens by god's wish.
Answered by ravi shanker behl, 09 Nov '07 12:10 pm

 
  
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We cant list it,,Becoz people are daily inventing and practising it very truely.
Answered by hitler, 09 Nov '07 12:10 pm

 
  
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