Question

Give one reason why the makers of constitution wanted India to be a secular state

Answer 1

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Explanation:

India is a secular country. It simply means the Stae does not promote, support or go against any particular religion. Every individual is given the freedom to practice and profess any religion of his or her choice. We have minorities in our country. The Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, etc. constitute the minority population in the country. They are given special protection under the Indian constitution.

Answer 2

Answer:

India is a composite society even from Vedic times. People from all religions have come to this country and made their home. Except the British no ruler of India has left the country. Even the invaders from Mongolia, Tartars and Farganas have attacked this country and made their home India and culture Indian.

The Indo-Aryan and Persian languages gave birth to a new language Urdu. The Buddhist Rule in India made Buddhism spread in China, Japan and Far East. The Greek traveller Meghasthenes and Chinese traveller Huen Tsang gave extensive reports about the culture of India during Maurya Kings.

The Cholas of South spread their kingdom much beyond the shores of India. The Kalinga empire spread far and traded extensively with Bali, Java and Sumatra, which are part of present Indonesia.

The prosperity and architecture of India brought the Portugese, French and British, who established their colonies in India. Even Columbus searched a new route to India, and found America.

Thus people from all over the world are attracted by the 5000 years old civilisation of India. It is natural that the framers of Indian constitution consisting of a galaxy of experts from all over India with different cultural, religious and academic backgrounds framed a constitution based on best practices of major constitutions of the world like England, USA, Australia, USSR, Switzerland and Canada.

Thus India got a truly cosmopolitan constitution which was never based on a theocratic ideology. To the framers of the Constitution, the entire world was a family. It was the background of secular nature of Indian constitution where all people are free to practise their faith and the state is not aligned to any particular religion.