what is secularism? why is India called a secular state

 Secularism means showing due respect to all the religions.

  • India is called a secular state because there is no official religion of the state.
  • No discrimination is ever made against any individual because of his or her religion.
  •  All the citizens of India, forming different groups, sects, communities are free to practice any religion they like unless it is not detrimental to the peace, security and integrity of the country.
  • There is a rule of law before which everybody is equal irrespective of religion, caste, creed, colour and socio-economic background.              

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 secularism is wen citizens can follow any religion they want,no one can force them to follow any particular religion,therefore india is secular as mentioned before.

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 Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries;

  • the principle that the state has no religion and there is no state religion;
  • persons elected to its legislative, nominated to official functions or in the administration(s) and person nominated in the judiciary cannot hold religious beliefs in their function but have to keep their religious beliefs exclusively for their private life
  • persons holding a religious office cannot be elected or nominated to public office.
  • western European secular states also define secularism as the freedom to worship, or to hold any religious belief or philosophical and ethical reference frame of thought.

India is called a secular state because it accepts this terms

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secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries

The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares that India is a secular country. The term secularism refers to the governmental practice of indifference towards religion. Secular politics attempt to prevent religious philosophies or bodies from influencing governmental policies. The philosophy that the Indian constitution upholds is a kind of secular humanism made relevant through a historical development of the ideology within the context of religious pluralism in India.

The Constitution of India prohibits discrimination against members of a particular religion, race, caste,  or place of birth.

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India is called secular because its citizens have complete freedom to follow and

practise any religion of their own choice.

(ii) Democracy means that India has a government where people enjoy equal political

rights, elect their rulers who are accountable

(iii) Head of the state ie India’s President (Rashtrapati) is elected and is not hereditary

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Secularism means showing due respect to all the religions. India is called a secular country because:

-It has people who follow different religions and all religions are given equal respect.

- No religion is given the status of state religion and equal respect is given to all beliefs, faiths and practices.

-Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion.

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