Who is hindu Meaning of Hindu

Who is hindu Meaning of Hindu: - Initially, the term Hindu was used for the inhabitants of India. The word Hindustan signifies this. This word is given by foreigners. It originated from the word Sindhu. The foreign invaders who initially came to Punjab named the residents and this country. The Persians used to call 'S' as 'H'. That is why they started calling the people living in the east of Indus as Hindustan and the eastern part of Indus as Hindustan. Gradually, India started calling Hindustan and all the people of the country as Hindus. During the Muslim rule, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and other castes were also considered as Hindus. Now who is the Hindu: - Now the following two types of people are considered Hindu - (1) Hindu by birth: - The following persons are considered Hindus by birth - (A) The children of the Hindu mother-father --- Such children whose mother-father are both Hindus, are considered Hindu. Even if such children are religious or unrighteous. (B) Those who have been reared in Hindu way ---- Such children are also considered Hindus, one of whose mother or father is a Hindu and was reared in Hindu way. Four classes of people are considered by birth in Hindus - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. (2) Hindu by conversion: Those people who have converted to their religion and accepted Hinduism or who were Hindu earlier, but later shifted to another religion, but now have accepted Hinduism again. Some important decisions have been given by the Supreme Court of India on conversion to Hinduism. In the case of Parumal v. Punnuswamy, AIR 1971 Su Ko Parumal who was a Hindu, married a Christian woman named Annapajam to Hindu custom. There was an agreement between the two at the time of marriage. In case of dispute regarding property, the dispute will be settled by Mitakshara law. After marriage, a boy named Punnuswamy was born, but relations of husband and wife deteriorated. Son Punnuswamy pleaded for partition in the joint estate of father Parumal. Parumal argued that since her marriage was void Annapajam was a Christian. Therefore Punnuswamy was an illegitimate son and in Mitakshara law, the illegitimate son has no right in the consent of the father. The Supreme Court ruled that the marriage between the two was valid as the marriage was solemnized by Hindu customs. Also after marriage he left Christianity. Therefore it would be presumed that she had become a Hindu before marriage. The court further determined that when a person has either accepted Hinduism or has taken up the practice, that person will be a Hindu provided he is accepted as a Hindu. It does not require any purification rituals.