Answer:
India
is a land of many religions and the country has faced acute communalism at the
time of partition. So, it was a challenge for Indian democracy to choose India
as a secular state.
Our Constitution declares, India as a secular state, i.e., state which
observes an attitude of neutrality and impartiality towards all religions.
Firstly there shall be no 'state religion' in India.
Secondly the state will not compel any citizen to pay any
taxes for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious
institutions.
Secularism is not just an ideology of some party or
people. It is the basis, one of the foundation of our country.
To avoid the threat of communalism and maintain the large diverse country
our Constitution has choosen secularism for us.
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