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Describe the indicators of secularism. In your opinion, is it being practiced in letter and spirit in present day Indian society?

  • UPSC 2006
  • Religion and Society in India

Indian secularism is not a wall of separation but a written settlement, so its indicators must be read off the Constitution rather than off a Western template. Rajeev Bhargava calls the arrangement principled distance: the state may engage, disengage or treat religions differently, but only for reasons grounded in freedom and equality. Derive the indicators…

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  • Indicators of the Indian secular order
  • The letter: substantially honoured
  • The spirit: three indicators fail
  • Conclusion

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