 As the birthplace of many religions, most prominently Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, India accepts followers of Indic-origin religions who are persecuted in their home states as refugees, most notably victims of the Partition of India and the 1971 Bangladesh genocide.Most "legal refugees" (not synonymous with "illegal immigrants") are Indic-religion minorities who fled prosecution from other countries after the India gained its independence in 1947.Illegal immigrants to India are not included in this definition.