आसिंधु सिंधुपर्यंता यस्य भारतभूमिका |
पितृभूः पुण्यभूश्चैव स वै हिंदुरितिस्मृतः ||
AsindhusindhuparyantA yasya bhAratbhumika
Pitrubhuhupunyabhushaiva sa vai hinduritismrutah
From the Sindhu (Indus river) to the seas-- Those who considers this, the land of Bharat, as his Fatherland and Holyland, that person is alone known as a Hindu.
This is the Hindutva definition of a Hindu. This is a geographical and territorial definition.
By this definition a Christian in India cannot be a Hindu because, although his forefathers were Hindu and hence India is his Fatherland, his Holyland is Bethlehem and Jerusalem, so his Holyland is not a place in India.
By this definition a Muslim in India cannot be a Hindu because, although his forefathers were Hindu and hence India is his Fatherland, his Holyland is Mecca and Medina, so his Holyland is not a place in India.
By this definition a Sikh, a Jain or a Buddhist anywhere in the world of Indian-origin can call himself as a Hindu, with Sikhism, Jainism or Buddhism being his panth because his Fatherland is India and his Holyland is a place in India.
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