Give 3 reasons to explain why India adopted Secularism.
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Answer:
India is a secular state. This implies that there is no single state religion propagated by the government. Every individual has the right to practice any religion. Everyone is free to practice whichever religion they want to. Every person has the right to practice, profess and propagate any religion. Nobody will be discriminated on this basis.
The Three objectives of secularism are:
1. One religious community cannot dominate the other.
2. Members of one religious community can not dominate other members of the same religious community.
3. The state does not enforce any religion nor does it take away the religious freedom of individuals
Explanation:
a world heritage site, are in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The 35 caves were carved into the vertical face of the Charanandri hills between the 5th and 10th centuries. The 12 Buddhist caves, 17 Hindu caves and 5 Jain caves, built in proximity, suggest religious co-existence and secular sentiments for diversity prevalent during pre-Islamic period of Indian history.[23][24]
Ashoka about 2200 years ago, Harsha about 1400 years ago accepted and patronised different religions.[3] The people in ancient India had freedom of religion, and the state granted citizenship to each individual regardless of whether someone's religion was Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism or any other.[25] Ellora cave temples built next to each other between 5th and 10th centuries, for example, shows a coexistence of religions and a spirit of acceptance of different faiths.[26][27]
There should not be honour of one's own (religious) sect and