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[[Hinduism]] is a minor religion in [[Croatia]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Hare Krishna people in Croatia.jpg|thumb|People singing ‘Hare Krishna’ in Zareb, Croatia]]<br />
The Hindu Community in Croatia is small in size. A Croat-Indian Society was established in June 1994 and has been active in organizing social and cultural events, including classical dance performances, animation films based on Indian history, and various documentaries on India’s traditions. An Agreement of Cooperation was signed between the Diplomatic Academy of Croatia and the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs']] [[Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service|Institute of Foreign Service]]. The [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] (ISKON) is officially recognized in Croatia and has nine centres.<ref>https://iskconnews.org/40-years-of-iskcon-in-croatia-celebrated-with-9th-ratha-yatra-in-zagreb/</ref> These centres are located in [[Osijek]], [[Pula]], [[Rijeka]], [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Varaždin]], [[Vodice, Croatia|Vodice]], [[Zadar]], and Zagreb, which has two. <ref> https://centres.iskcon.org/centre-region/croatia/ </ref> In 2007, the Croatian government gave {{convert|500|m2|sqft}} of land in Zagreb for Hare Krishna humanitarian work.<br />
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==Academic interest==<br />
Croatian scholars have long been interested in [[Indology]]. The [[Carmelites|Carmelite]] friar Ivan Filip Vesdin, also known as Paulinus a Sancto Bartolomaeo, visited the Court of the Maharaja in [[Travancore]] from 1776 and 1789. He was an early influence in the growth of Indology in Croatia and wrote several books on Indian culture and [[Indo-European languages]], including a book on Sanskrit grammar, the first its kind in Europe.<ref> https://indolog.ffzg.unizg.hr/wp-content/uploads/vol12_art10_JAUKPINHAK.pdf </ref> The [[University of Zagreb]] established their [[Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb|Department of Indology]] in 1962, with 50-60 students studying annually. It is now called the Department of Indology and Far East Studies. The university partners with the [[Croatia–India relations|Indian Embassy]] to hold events, including their annual Hindi Day. In 2002, 29 leading Sanskrit scholars from around the world attended the Third Dubrovnik International Conference to discuss [[Indian epic poetry#Sanskrit epics|Sanskrit epics]] and [[Puranas]]. The [[Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] has published proceedings from each conference in English<ref> https://dicsep.org/ </ref>.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070309180825/http://www.indianembassy.hr/bilateral-relationship.htm INDIA - CROATIA BILATERAL RELATIONS]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927104527/http://akincanaforum.eponym.com/blog/_WebPages/ISKCONBrod.html VEDIC CULTURAL CENTRE, ISKCON Slavonski Brod, Croatia]<br />
*[http://www.vina.cc/stories/MISSION/2004/2/religious.status.croatia.html OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS STATUS FINALLY GRANTED TO ISKCON IN CROATIA]<br />
*[http://www.poweryogapilates.com/ Nava Power Yoga Assoc. of Croatia]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630112718/http://www.yoga-in-daily-life.org/articles/show.asp?id=20060605001 Swamiji's Croatian Tour 2006]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Hinduism in Estonia]]<br />
*[[Hinduism in Martinique]]<br />
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{{Hinduism in Europe}}<br />
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