Godbole, Madhav  <br/><br/>
Secularism  India at a crossroads 
/ Madhav Godbole  
 - 1st ed. 
 - New Delhi  Rupa  C2016 
 - xi, 429 p.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index 
<br/><br/> 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.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788129137623 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Secularism India; Minority Syndrome; Unsecular Society
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322.10954  / GOD