Why It’s Not Easy to be Atheist in India
By Ashley Cleek ? December 10, 2012
At a coffee shop in central Mumbai, seven men sit around a table. This is one of a dozen regional groups of atheists in India. Most of them started on Facebook and slowly moved outdoors. The monthly meetings here in Mumbai are small, but every time new people come.
One guy named Vikram is new to the group. He says this is the first time he has been around even this many people who are atheists like him.
“When I came to this meet, I was in fact skeptical about what is exactly going to happen,” Vikram says looking around the table. “It is really very pleasant for me to meet people. I am surprised that there is a forum like this. I am pretty glad I came to this meeting today and you won’t call me arrogant for not believing in God.”
The men around the table nod their approval. They say it’s lonely being an atheist in India. They’re alienated by friends and family. Vikram says he has even been physically threatened.
http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/atheist-india/
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