Comment on the importance and challenges to secularism in Indian society.

Secularism in simple terms means separation of state from religion. It is enshrined in the preamble of Indian constitution.

In Kesavananda Giri case, secularism was announced as basic feature of constitution and so state is not normally not allowed to intervene in religious matters in India.

But India is being a multi-religious as well as deeply religious society secularism is difficult to enforce but has always been part of Indian culture.

Being a social problem, mostly political solution cannot mine secularism in India.

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Challenges

a) one line between state & religion inhol

1. Is selectively permeable as

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which leads to problems in social sphere where communities feel they are being specifically banged.

b) growing intolerance in society.

c) opposition from religious leaders (gain protestors, triple Jealag defenders)

d) imposition of secular values from above amounts to coercion & funnel alienates people.

e) petitionation of religion (vote bank)

Thus, there is a need to inculcate secular values from below by