Secularism

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Secularism organizes relations among the state, religious communities and citizens so that religious liberty and equal citizenship can coexist. In the Indian context it is commonly discussed through principled state engagement rather than a rigid wall of separation: the state may protect freedom, prevent discrimination, support equal treatment or intervene for social reform, subject to constitutional limits. Study freedom of conscience, individual and group rights, minority protection, non-establishment, impartiality and reform. Distinguish secularism from irreligion, equal respect from uncritical accommodation, and neutrality from inaction in the face of exclusion.