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What are the features of constitutional secularism adopted by India? How the party politics in India poses a threat to the idea of constitutional secularism? 10 marks

Mentor’s comment-
  • https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-future-of-indian-secularism/article32329223.ece
  • In the intro, briefly define the secularism.
  • In the body, mention the essential features such as how Constitution doesn’t shun the religion but treat all religions equally, keeping equal distance from all religions and interfering only to ensure the constitutional commitment is not violated. In the next part mention the role of politics and how politicians exploit the religion to their advantage and the threat it poses to the idea.
  • Conclude by mentioning the need to protect the ideal of secularism enshrined in the Constitution from assaults.

Comments

8 responses to “What are the features of constitutional secularism adopted by India? How the party politics in India poses a threat to the idea of constitutional secularism? 10 marks”

  1. Balaraju M Avatar
    Balaraju M

    Hi Civils Daily, Thank you for your CD digest.

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Balaraju M
      Scan your answer sheet properly, it is blurred.

  2. Taran Avatar
    Taran

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Taran
      Rephrase your introduction.
      Try to diversify your answer.
      Write about the Secularism during freedom struggle, you can write that Indian freedom movement was characterized by secular tradition and ethos right from the start.
      Need to add more points in the challenges to secularism, you can write-
      – Misusing for Electoral benefits
      -Victimization of Communities
      -Requires Continuous Civic Participation
      Way ahead is missing, you can write that there is need to shift focus from a politically-led Secularism project to a socially-driven movement for justice. Second, a shift of emphasis from inter-religious to intra-religious issues, without completely ignoring inter-religious issues
      Plan the structure before writing.
      Work on concluding remarks.
      Read comprehensively to enrich your content.
      Work hard, you will improve.

  3. Dakshina Moorthy Avatar
    Dakshina Moorthy

    Please review

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Dakhsina
      Good introduction.
      Explain why is Indian secularism unique, you can give points like-
      -Critical respect for all religions.
      -Principled Distance from all religions .
      Try to cover different aspects to fetch better marks.
      Write about the Secularism during freedom struggle, you can write that Indian freedom movement was characterized by secular tradition and ethos right from the start.
      Threats to secularism are well explained.
      Need to add more points in way forward, you can write that there is need to shift focus from a politically-led Secularism project to a socially-driven movement for justice.
      Good conclusion.
      Keep working hard !

  4. Unnati Chauhan Avatar
    Unnati Chauhan

    Payment id : #0000237030

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Unnati
      Good introduction.
      You have explained the Indian secularism in a decent manner,keep it up.
      Threats are also well explained.
      Content wise good attempt.
      Good conclusion.
      But need to work on presentation.
      Avoid grammatical errors and work on handwriting, write neat and legible.
      Leave proper space after the paragraphs.
      Overall a decent attempt.
      Persistence is the key to success, keep writing !