Secularism India at a crossroads / Madhav Godbole

By:

Godbole, Madhav

Language: English Publication details: New Delhi Rupa C2016Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 429 p. 24 cmISBN:

9788129137623

Subject(s):

Secularism India; Minority Syndrome; Unsecular Society

DDC classification:

322.10954 GOD

Summary: For the first time since Independence, India is at a crossroads of secular and Hindu Rashtra (nation) ideologies. The Constitution of India is ambivalent about secularism, pandering to the demands of both the majority and minority communities. The founding fathers could not even agree on calling the Constitution ‘secular’. The word ‘secular’ became a part of the Preamble only during the ‘Emergency’. There is no consensus yet on its definition. In the process, secularism, though declared by the Supreme Court as a part of the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution, has lost all credibility.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	322.10954 GOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	701575
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	322.10954 GOD;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	701576

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For the first time since Independence, India is at a crossroads of secular and Hindu Rashtra (nation) ideologies. The Constitution of India is ambivalent about secularism, pandering to the demands of both the majority and minority communities. The founding fathers could not even agree on calling the Constitution ‘secular’. The word ‘secular’ became a part of the Preamble only during the ‘Emergency’. There is no consensus yet on its definition. In the process, secularism, though declared by the Supreme Court as a part of the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution, has lost all credibility.

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