What are the different senses in which ‘secularism’ has been understood in India?

a) Secularism is hard to define clearly rather it is quite controversial. It is quite complex term in social and political theory.

b) The process of separation of religious and political authority is called secularisation.

c) Being secular can be defined as not being communal. So a secular person or state is one which does not favour any particular religion over others.

d) India is a secular State as it respects all the religions equally. The best example is that we have public holidays on the festivals of all religions.

e) In western sense, being secular means maintaining distance from religion where as in India being secular, means giving equal respect to all the religions.