Indian society is basically a religious one. The partition of india was also based on religious divisions resting on two nation theory. Sec...
Indian society is basically a religious one. The partition of india was also based on religious divisions resting on two nation theory.
Secularism is defined as something concerned with the affairs of this world. It is opposed to any kind of theocratic culture. As a secular state, therefore, no religion in India has been given the status of state religion unlike in l'akastan and other theocratic states Indian Constitution has ensured freedom of religion to an individual under the provisions of Articles 25-30 To make matters more emphatic, the word 'secular' was incorporated in the preamble to the Constitution by way of the 2nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976. It is obvious to every right thinking citizens of India that the co-existence of various religions in India is the core of Indian polity Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava concept has guided the founding fathers of Indian Constitution.
Indian society is basically a religious one. The partition of India was also based on religious divisions resting on two nation theory. The then Indian leaders did not accept the two nation theory concept. As a result of this the Muslims were allowed to stay in India while all the Hindus in Pakistan were made to leave their hearths and homes. Therefore, the controversy about the secularism in India has its roots in the nature of its society Now the question arises as to why secularism has not been accepted by various religious leaders As the matter stands today, secularism has not caught the roots and flowered as a healthy way of social and political life. For the last over 68 years no political party seems to have taken unselfish and national view of secularism.
Today it is not difficult to describe secularism in India as a cult of minorityism Each and every political party has tried to create its vote bank in the name of secularism by supporting the minorities in India. For them secularism has always served as sheer political expediency. They have not allowed healthy growth of secularism in the country Minorities have never been allowed to merge with the main stream of nationalism.
Dalit class and minorities have been the main stay of one single party for about half a century Then in 1984, the brave race of the Sikhs were alienated. It is unwise to blame the majority community for the failure of true secularism in the country. In fact it is a lust for power on the part of every political leader that has lead to the tragic failure of genuine secularism Secularism is a very noble ideal enshrined in our Constitution In recent years certain section of media and government have turned Hindu baiters.
Hindutva is condenined in derisive terms with an intent to garner votes of other communities. So called liberal voices have, in fact, set in degenerating forces in society. Bharatmata and Vande Mataram are the symbols of saffronisation Denigrating the majority, the main stay of Indian society has become of second habit with English bred intellectuals and left parties to please the powers that be Secularism could have flowered in Indian soil only by integrating the minority in the national mainstream allowing their religion, culture and ways of social life to prosper It is unfortunate indeed that secularism is compromised in Indian society
Indian society is basically a religious one. The partition of India was also based on religious divisions resting on two nation theory. The then Indian leaders did not accept the two nation theory concept. As a result of this the Muslims were allowed to stay in India while all the Hindus in Pakistan were made to leave their hearths and homes. Therefore, the controversy about the secularism in India has its roots in the nature of its society Now the question arises as to why secularism has not been accepted by various religious leaders As the matter stands today, secularism has not caught the roots and flowered as a healthy way of social and political life. For the last over 68 years no political party seems to have taken unselfish and national view of secularism.
Today it is not difficult to describe secularism in India as a cult of minorityism Each and every political party has tried to create its vote bank in the name of secularism by supporting the minorities in India. For them secularism has always served as sheer political expediency. They have not allowed healthy growth of secularism in the country Minorities have never been allowed to merge with the main stream of nationalism.
Dalit class and minorities have been the main stay of one single party for about half a century Then in 1984, the brave race of the Sikhs were alienated. It is unwise to blame the majority community for the failure of true secularism in the country. In fact it is a lust for power on the part of every political leader that has lead to the tragic failure of genuine secularism Secularism is a very noble ideal enshrined in our Constitution In recent years certain section of media and government have turned Hindu baiters.
Hindutva is condenined in derisive terms with an intent to garner votes of other communities. So called liberal voices have, in fact, set in degenerating forces in society. Bharatmata and Vande Mataram are the symbols of saffronisation Denigrating the majority, the main stay of Indian society has become of second habit with English bred intellectuals and left parties to please the powers that be Secularism could have flowered in Indian soil only by integrating the minority in the national mainstream allowing their religion, culture and ways of social life to prosper It is unfortunate indeed that secularism is compromised in Indian society
