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India is a multi-religious and culturally varied society. India is a land of religions, language and customs. Many religions are flourished here from long time, which have their own beliefs and traditions. The number of invasions and incursions from Aryans to Mughals added to religions, linguistic and cultural pluralism. British colonialism also contributed to its religious and cultural multiplicity. Thus Indian society became more and more complex with every invasions and incursions. No other society of the world is as multi-cultural and multi-religious like Indian society. There are the Aryans, the non-Aryans; the Dravidians, the Huns, the Afghans and the Mughals have all merged into Indian soil. Indian society is well known for wisdom and great thoughts. Secularism is an important aspect of Indian society for these it is also well-known in the world. In India secularism means that all religions can peacefully coexist without any discrimination. Indian constitution included the word ‘secularism’ in the 42nd amendment act in the year 1976. The Preamble to the constitution asserted that India is a ‘secular’ nation. The meaning of a secular state is that it does not prioritize any one religion for the country and its people.
Keywords:
secularism, concepts, features, history of secularism, philosophy, India
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"THE CONCEPT OF SECULARISM: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.1214 - 1217, October-2022, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2210205.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2210205
Registration ID:204432
Published In: Volume 7 Issue 10, October-2022
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Page No: 1214 - 1217
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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