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India is a highly religious country where religion plays an important role in the lives of many people. There are several important religions in India. Two of the world's great religions (Buddhism and Hinduism) originated in India as well as several other smaller religions. India also has the largest Muslim community in the world. While there was a horrifying explosion of religious hatred at the independence of the country (1948-49) and there have been scattered terrorist attacks, the various religious communities have for the most part managed to live in exceptionl harmony. The country's Muslim minority has for the most part found the country's democratic institutions offered adequate protections. It is unclear how rising Islamic fundamentalism and resort to violence will affect India. I am not sure about the country's laws concerning religion and education. The country has a Hindu majority, but the state schools are secular. We do note meditations in schools. I'm not sure how common this was. I'm also not sure about Indian laws concerning schools operated by religious groups.
A reader writes, "The Indian state schools are secular. I am not sure if these meditations occur in state schools. There are, however, many private and religious schools in the country. Perhaps this is a Hindu school. Also some Christians in India have yoga meditation, so the school could be a Christian school."
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