British media’s Hinduphobia, focus on cows, curry and caste leading to prejudice against Indians in UK: Survey
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"Cows, curry and caste," that is how British media perceives Indians and Hindus, revealed a survey. In the United Kingdom, a survey of British Indians and Hindus found that most members of the community face prejudice, due to their misrepresentation in the UK media's "colonial" focus on them.
Surprising survey findings
A nationwide survey by INSIGHT UK, an organisation that "aims to address the concerns of the BritishHindu and British Indian (BHI) communities," has revealed shocking data. Conducted between November 2022 and February 2023, it had 2,061 respondents.
It found that 59 per cent of survey participants reported that they had either witnessed prejudice or experienced it due to British media reports on Hindus and Hinduism.
About 70 per cent of survey respondents said that this is a result of negative perceptions of India and Indians created by the British media.
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89 per cent of survey participants felt that the British media "lacksimpartiality when it comes to reporting on matters pertaining to theHindu community." A further 91 per cent felt that reporting on India is not balanced.
The least trustworthy India, Hindu-related news sources as per the survey
The survey found "a particular distrust" of the British BroadcastingCorporation (BBC), with more than 90 per cent of those surveyed saying that they "perceive the BBC as the most unreliable source ofinformation concerning Hinduism and India."
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Coming up second as the most-unreliable news source on these topics is The Guardian. As per the survey report, the two publications also boast the "highest number of complaints raisedagainst them by BHI community members." Here BHI refers to BritishHindu and British Indian (BHI) communities.
The numbers are alarming given the sheer number of BHI members in the UK. As per the 2021 census, inEngland and Wales alone there are 1.03 million Hindus and 1.86 million Indians.
(With inputs from agencies)
