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The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion. This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.

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The Indian Constitution mandates that the Indian State be secular. This is according to the ideals of our Constitution, 

e.g :

1. The Constitution banned the ‘untouchability’. 

2. The Indian Muslim women are eligible for maintenance even though it is against Muslim Law. (Judgement was given by the Supreme Court in Shabano case) 

3. The government gives financial aid to religious educational institutions like Sisu Vidya Mandirs, RCM Schools and Urdu Schools etc. 

4. Similarly to ensure that laws relating to equal inheritance rights are respected. 

5. The government takes pearls and silk clothes to Ontimitta Ramalayam in Ekasilanagaram, Cuddapah on the celebration of Seetha Ramula Kalyanam. 

6. In the month of Ramzan the government gives permission to the Muslim employees to do Namaj and change their work timings. Thus our government is secular and interferes in the religious matters.



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