List of converts to Hinduism from Islam

This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Islam.

Name Notes Refs.
Bukka I King of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted. [1][2]
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi Son of Mahatma Gandhi; converted to Islam and later reconverted to Hinduism [3][4]
Chander Mohan Politician who converted to Islam upon marriage, later converted back to Hinduism after divorce [5]
Anwar Shaikh Author [6]
Haridas Thakura Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Hare Krishna movement [7][8]
Nargis Bollywood actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt [9][10]
Harihara I King who converted to Islam, then reconverted [11][12]
Netaji Palkar Maratha Empire's noble and commander-in-chief of the army of Shivaji, King of the Maratha Empire [13][14][15][16]
Sarmad mystic, poet and sufi saint. [17]
Zubeida Begum Film actress, on whose life story the film Zubeidaa was based; converted to Hinduism upon marriage [18]

References

  1. The Mahatma and the Muslims, p.14, Y. G. Bhave, Northern Book Centre
  2. Dr. Ambedkar and Social Justice, p.125, M. G. Chitkara
  3. "Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28.
  4. Bhatia, Shyam. "Gandhi's letters to son may trigger storm". The Tribune.
  5. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090729/haryana.htm#1 Chand Mohammed is Chander Mohan again
  6. Hindu response to the demographic challengeKoenraad Elst
  7. Indiaʼs Spiritual Renaissance: The Life and Times of Lord Chaitanya, Steven Rosen, Folk Books, 1988
  8. Caitanya caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja: a translation and commentary Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, 1999
  9. "Nargis fell in love with Sunil Dutt after his courageous and heroic act when fire broke out on the sets of Mother India". Photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  10. India Today
  11. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, James G. Lochtefeld, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002, p. 274
  12. Memoirs of Egotism. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 352.
  13. Chhatrapati Shivaji, Bhawan Singh Rana
  14. "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Chhatrapati Shivaji
  15. "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Converting Cultures: Religion, Ideology and Transformations of Modernity
  16. "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Surprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern India
  17. The politics of Ayodhya & Hindu-Muslim relations, K. R. Malkani, Har-Anand Publications, 1993, p. 88
  18. Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India – July 11, 2003
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