Caste explains Hindu neglect that risks aborigines converting to rival faiths.

Evidence

While these Americans and Britons avoided any suggestion that someone, drawn by a positive characteristic of the religion, might willingly accept Islam, others argued that, if there had been a good reason for South Asians to convert, it reflected less the value of Islam than the deficits of Hinduism, specifically caste prejudice and the proscription of widow remarriage. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 89 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mass Dalit conversions to other religions provoked Hindu supremacist groups into integration efforts; Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially.; Shuddhi reconversion to Hinduism was undercut by caste unwillingness to mingle with converts (+7 more)

Related

• Colonial observers attributed conversions to Hindu deficiencies rather than Islam’s appeal. (similarity 0.84)
• Caste is inconsistent with conversion because no caste admits outsiders. (similarity 0.81)
• Anthropometric surveys were weaponized to prove converts came from lower Hindu castes. (similarity 0.80)
• While these Americans and Britons avoided any suggestion that someone, drawn by a positive characteristic of the religion, might willingly accept Islam, others argued that, if there had been a… (similarity 0.80)
• Christian missionaries in India tended to have the most success among the very groups they alleged Muslims to have converted the lowest ranking castes and most impoverished classes. (similarity 0.79)
• Missionaries converted mostly the castes Muslims supposedly seized (similarity 0.79)
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity (similarity 0.79)
• Caste preservation outweighs Hindu duty toward fallen humanity (similarity 0.78)
• Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Shuddhi reconversion to Hinduism was undercut by caste unwillingness to mingle with converts #corroborates (0.85)
• Colonial observers attributed conversions to Hindu deficiencies rather than Islam’s appeal. #corroborates (0.75) — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 89
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity #corroborates (0.60)
• Caste Untouchability persisted inside non-Hindu religions #qualifies (0.45)