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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > Khalistan movement
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > movements and organizations > Khalistan movement
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > regions > Khalistan movement
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > Khalistan movement

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Khalistan movement  

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  • The Sikh separatist agitation for a sovereign homeland in Punjab, India, found its ultimate expression in the Khalistan movement of the 1980s and 1990s. The Sikhs, a religious minority constituting approximately 2% of Indian society but a majority in the border state of Punjab in the northwest, nursed grievances centering on religious identity, economic and political discrimination, and social and cultural harassment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Khalistan Movement]

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