Describe any five constitutional provisions that make India a Secular State.

(i) There is no official religion for the Indian State.

(ii) Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, that of Islam in Pakistan and Christianity in England, our Constitution does not give special status to any religion.

(iii) The Constitution provides to all individuals and communities freedom to proffer’s practice and propagate any religion, or not to follow any.

(iv) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.

(v) The Constitution allows the State to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities.