Write a short paragraph of one page on "yes, India a secular state"

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 india is a secular state. by inserting the word secular in the preamble of the constitution by 42nd amendment, india is declared secular stae. there are so many features in the constitution of india that makes it a secular state.

no state religion - there is no state religion in india,that means that no religion has beeen attached importance by the stae. no religion has been given special rights and no religion has been given any special help by the state.the state does not propagate any religion in any way.the stae policy cannot be based on any religion

state remains aloof from religion- the state has no religion of his own and it has kept itself aloof from all the religious activities.the state is niether religious , nor irreligious and nor anti-religious. it means that state itself does not take interest in any religion.

all religions are equal - all religions are equal in the eyes of the state. no religion enjoys special rights. nobody is discriminated on the basis of religion. the people of all the religions enjoy equal rights.

freedom of religion - the constitution grants religious freedom to alll people. every individual can keep faith in any religion . he follows his religious costoms, traditions, and other principles. each individual can very freely worship his religious god. the goverment cannot in any way interfere in the religious affairs of the people.

no religious education in goverment educational institutions - article 28 provides that no religious education shall be provided in any educational institution wholly or partly maintained by the state.

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