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The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion.

This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.


India is a secular state. It never favours any particular religion nor it is ruled by any particular group. Equal respect is given to every religion. However, at times it may intervene if there is any domination or any such ill practice by one religion on the others. This interference is only done to ensure equal treatment to all the groups.


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1

List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighbourhood.

This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?


 2

Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practise infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.

 3

Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.

 5

Read the paragraph under the heading ‘What is Secularism?’ and comment on it.