List of converts to Hinduism from Islam
This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Islam.
Name | Notes | Refs. |
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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
- ↑ The Mahatma and the Muslims, p.14, Y. G. Bhave, Northern Book Centre
- ↑ Dr. Ambedkar and Social Justice, p.125, M. G. Chitkara
- ↑ "Watching 'Gandhi my Father' was painful: Tushar". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28.
- ↑ Bhatia, Shyam. "Gandhi's letters to son may trigger storm". The Tribune.
- ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090729/haryana.htm#1 Chand Mohammed is Chander Mohan again
- ↑ Hindu response to the demographic challenge – Koenraad Elst
- ↑ Indiaʼs Spiritual Renaissance: The Life and Times of Lord Chaitanya, Steven Rosen, Folk Books, 1988
- ↑ Caitanya caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja: a translation and commentary Dept. of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, 1999
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ India Today
- ↑ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, James G. Lochtefeld, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002, p. 274
- ↑ Memoirs of Egotism. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 352.
- ↑ Chhatrapati Shivaji, Bhawan Singh Rana
- ↑ "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Chhatrapati Shivaji
- ↑ "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Converting Cultures: Religion, Ideology and Transformations of Modernity
- ↑ "Netaji+Palkar"+conversion&hl=en&sa=X Surprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern India
- ↑ The politics of Ayodhya & Hindu-Muslim relations, K. R. Malkani, Har-Anand Publications, 1993, p. 88
- ↑ Zubeidaa’s secret Times of India – July 11, 2003
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