#CDS#AFCAT#Lecturette#SSB#Trending#AMU#JAMIA Religious toleration is people allowing other people to think or practice other religions and beliefs.
In a country with a state religion, toleration means that the government allows other religions to be there.
India is known as one of the most diverse countries in the world in terms of language , culture , religion and people.
Population of over 1 billion, makes India one of the heavily populated country in the world.
The 2001 census indicated that all major religions are represented, with the majority following Hinduism:
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%. Despite its mix of different religious groups
and traditions, Indians have generally enjoyed a healthy, tolerant society, Practicing every religious festival with same zest .
The idea of secularism is one of the basic features of the Indian constitution. It does not have a state religion but promotes religious tolerance in its constitution.
All the laws of the country are required to be compatible with this constitution, and the system of government.
However, all societies are constantly in the process of change.
Recently cracks have begun to appear in the tolerance of the population, with religion as one of the divisive factors –and the authorities are turning a blind eye.
Owing partly to the continued hostilities between India and Pakistan on the basis of religion since the foundation of these two countries in 1947,
secularism is severely challenged in India. The division between the two religions has never healed.
The air of suspicion continues in India. Hindus consider that India was bifurcated due to the adamant attitude of Muslim leadership.
Even after 60 years of existence, the fissures are still evident, rather growing. With growth of terrorism in the country, the air of suspicion is still increasing.
Hinduism has been portrayed negatively by all the liberals and this has led to many destructive forces to utilise the chance in breaking India be it JNU,AMU or JamiaMiliaIslamia, students have been used as an instrument of destruction. Government has ensured that our tradition and values remain intact meanwhile also maintaining India’s democratic fabric.
What ensures that secularism remains the only viable rational option is that India is a multi-faith, multilingual country.
Abandonment of secularism can only lead to more conflict and suffering for its people. Ending this violence is the responsibility
of all the religious leaders ,the government and The Public as well.
They all need to work towards a peaceful solution.We all now need to return to religious teachings and methods of reconciliation, otherwise country will crumble.
No religion teaches hatred, separation or for that matter intolerance.
The survival of secularism in India depends on how successfully we set up systems of cooperation within ourselves. We need to remember India is always a country with UNITY IN DIVERSITY.
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