2. Secularism is the status
of a society in which the
state has got no official
religion and people of
different religions enjoy
the right of following
the rituals and customs
of the concerned religion
without violating the
rights of others
3. Secularism is the
concept that
government or other
entities should exist
separately from
religion and / or
religious beliefs.
4. It has been argued
that secularism is a
movement toward
modernization, and
away from
traditional religious
values.
5. In political terms, secularism is a
movement towards the separation
of religion and government (often
termed the separation of Church
and State).
This can refer to:
Reducing ties between a
government and a state religion
Replacing laws based on scripture
with civil laws
Eliminating discrimination on the
basis of religion add to democracy
13. The Indian State is secular and works in various
ways to prevent religious domination.
The Indian Constitution guarantees Fundamental
Rights that are based on these secular principles.
However, this is not to say that there is no
violation of these rights in Indian society. Indeed
it is precisely because such violations happen
frequently that we need a constitutional
mechanism to prevent them from happening.
The knowledge that such rights exist makes us
sensitive to their violations and enables
