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In western world the secular word stands for freedom of religion, equal citizenship to each citizen and separation of religion and state. Western states exercise their political authority in matter of law, accepting people’s right to pursue their own religion. The term secularism was introduced in India following it’s first amendment of the Constitution. The US model of secularism cannot serve the needs of India’s plural, traditional and undeveloped society. The current analysis is based on the literature search and anecdotal case studies of two major religions to see as to how Indian secularism differs from western world. It was also thought to fetch those important reasons, which make Indian secularism to be practiced in similar manner as done in western world. It was revealed that secularism practiced in India is different from western world. In west there is distinct separation between religion and state with freedom of religion and states practicing political authority in matters related with law. In India, there is no official state religion in comparison to US and west. The India’s Constitutional frame work allows significant state interference in religious issues, because of an overlap between state and religion. There are several reasons, which pose a difficulty in practicing secularism in its similar spirit as practiced in western world. The people of multiple religions, faiths, linguistics, cultures and casts live together in India, where unity remains a main goal. Indian traditions, political compulsions, social backwardness are the other confounding factors in practicing the west model of secularism.
Keywords:
Secularism, Indian Secularism, Articles and Indian Constitution
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"SECULARISM IN INDIA", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.2011 - 2013, June-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2206301.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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