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Hindus at the edge: Self-awareness among adult children of interfaith marriages in Chennai, South India

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Mines, M. Hindus at the edge: Self-awareness among adult children of interfaith marriages in Chennai, South India. Hindu Studies 2, 223–248 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-998-0015-3

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