Italian Hindu Union

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The Italian Hindu Union (Italian : Unione Induista Italiana, UII) is an association representing Hinduism in Italy.

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The UII was founded in 1996, under the leadership of Swami Yogananda Giri and the cooperation of the Indian Embassy in Rome. [1]

In 2007 the association, which represents a large chunk of Italy's 115,000 Hindus, [2] signed an agreement with the Italian government, in accordance with article 8 of the Italian Constitution (which regulates the relations with religious minorities), and the agreement became law in 2012. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "L'Unione Induista Italiana e i centri affiliati | Le Religioni in Italia". Cesnur.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20071129184319/http://www.db.caritas.glauco.it/caritastest/informiamoci/Riviste_e_pubblicazioni/Sussidi2007/Libri/dossierimmigrazione2007/materiale/panorama_multireligioso.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2019-07-23.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Governo Italiano - Le intese con le confessioni religiose". Presidenza.governo.it. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. "*** Normattiva ***" (in Italian). Normattiva.it. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2019-07-23.