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Secularism

Bihar Board · Class 11 · Political Science

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Topics in Secularism

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Meaning and Importance of Secularism

  • Secularism is a doctrine that opposes all forms of inter-religious and intra-religious domination
  • It promotes freedom within religions and equality between and within religions
  • Examples of religious discrimination: 1984 Sikh massacres, Kashmiri Pandit exodus, 2002 Gujarat riots
2

Western Model of Secularism

  • Based on mutual exclusion - complete separation of religion and state
  • State cannot have religious rationale for policies or use religious classification
  • Religion is treated as a private matter, not subject to state intervention
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Indian Model of Secularism - Features and Distinctiveness

  • Developed in context of deep religious diversity predating Western influence
  • Equal focus on both inter-religious and intra-religious domination
  • Protects both individual religious freedom and minority community rights
4

Nehru's Vision of Secularism

  • Defined secularism as 'equal protection by state to all religions'
  • State should protect all religions but not favor any particular one
  • Did not mean hostility to religion, unlike Ataturk's Turkey

Key Concepts

A normative doctrine that opposes allWhen members of one religious communityDiscrimination and oppression that occurs withinA state directly governed by religiousEmphasizes strict separation between religion

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