English project of class 12th on secularism

English project of class 12th on secularism

1. ENGLISH PROJECT ON SECULARISM IN INDIA BY: NISTHAH AGARWAL CLASS XII-G 1

2. SECULARISM IN INDIA

3. WHAT DOES SECULARISM MEAN? SECULAR= NETURAL & IMPERTIAL 3

4. 1. Introduction Defining secularism has been a tough task as there has been no fixed definition used in theory or in practice. Broadly, secularism has been defined as a system of belief that essentially rejects religion or at least forwards the notion that religion should be separated from politics; affairs of the state. The idea aims at creating a social system which accommodates people of all religion, that they live peacefully. It does not allow discrimination in the hands of state on the basis of people’s religious beliefs. Secularism is understood differently in diverse Indian political structure. There exists a variety of stands among policy makers, the judiciary and the election campaign politics. Sometimes, the ideas of secularism practiced even go beyond the constitutional vision which creates tensions. To understand Indian secularism, we will have to evaluate the relationship between state and religion in all spheres of political life of a citizen.

5. "The state does not owe loyalty to any particular religion as such; it is not irreligious or anti religious, it gives equal freedom to all religions." 5

6. SECULARISM AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION The word secularism was not included in the Indian Constitution, neither did the founding fathers explicitly defined the term. It was only in the 42nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution in 1975 that the term was incorporated into the Preamble of our Constitution. The Constituent Assembly had a vision which aimed at securing the citizen of India justice, equality and liberty. While these three political remains at the core of the Constitution, fraternity remains the basic aim, assuring unity and integrity of the nation with dignity. Religious harmony is one such aims that goes along with the idea of fraternity and most particularly in the Indian context. 6

7. preamble of India 7

8. C onclusion 8 The idea of secularism cannot be abstracted from the historical context of the practice of secularism. It has to be evaluated vis-a-vis the ideas which are formulated in other contexts as well as recognizing the Indian way of secularism in practice and theory. The idea of secularism embedded in the Constitution is quite close to what Chandhoke writes; the practices of democracy and the core political values of equality, freedom and rights. Secularism doesn’t need to be followed; we can simply give allegiance to the provisions of the Constitution.

9. 9 "THE FACT REMAINS THAT SECULARISM IS INHERENT IN THE INDIAN SYSTEM, IN THE INDIAN ETHOS AND CULTURE, INDIA CANNOT BUT BE SECULAR“ Pranab Mukherjee

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