Question

6. 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.​

Answer 1

Answer:

India is a secular country. ... The Indian state only intervenes if some wrong religious or superstition creates problem for children (infanticide) or for women (sati) for lower castes. If the people of the same religion i.e. the Hindus are denied the right to enter a place of worship then the state can intervene.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

India is a land of complex ideas. It is difficult to understand what it really wants. There are many ideals in the Constitution but practices are quite different from them. In many cases we see laws explain a concept in a different way. But people interpret it differently. Law itself in some cases acts differently. As for example, in secular state law has nothing to say in any of the practices of the religion but when the dominance of upper castes in religion was brought to question the law took favour of the lower castes. This interference of the State creates confusion.