{"id":191620,"date":"2022-06-21T20:54:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=191620"},"modified":"2022-06-21T20:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:25:12","slug":"the-head-and-heart-of-secularism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-head-and-heart-of-secularism\/","title":{"rendered":"The head and heart of secularism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News:<\/strong> Whether a particular religious practice offends the principles of secularism is often debated in India.<\/p>\n

The French model of secularism<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It is clear of all religious considerations<\/strong>. It debars the public officials to demonstrate their religious affiliation, does not permit the wearing of Cross or, if worn, cannot be shown and prohibits the\u00a0wearing of the hijab,<\/em> in public places.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Secularism Model<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In India, the model of Secularism is different from the laicite<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>in France. It is decided on case by case, whether a particular practice is against the core principles of secularism, or not.<\/p>\n

In India, the decisions are often taken based on heart, compassion and tolerance.<\/p>\n

Issues of Indian Model of Secularism<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In reality, every policy needs one steadfast instrument<\/strong> for its implementation. But, in India, multiple instruments<\/strong> are employed to implement secularism.<\/p>\n

Decoding the Indian Secularism<\/strong><\/p>\n

In India, it is the tenets of citizenship that should guide the state policy on secularism.<\/p>\n

Case of banning of cow slaughter<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Directive Principles of our Constitution (DPSP) <\/strong>recommended for banning cow slaughter because it does not \u201charm\u201d citizenship<\/strong>, it doesn\u2019t degrade public space, it doesn\u2019t inhibit acquiring educational<\/strong> and health facilities,<\/strong> it doesn\u2019t impair the functioning of public institutions<\/strong> and eating beef is not compulsory<\/strong> for Muslims\u00a0and it was also not acceptable<\/strong> to Hindus.<\/p>\n

In fact, there are various countries which have banned the slaughter of different kinds of animals for food, even without getting into the question of religion.<\/p>\n

Others cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Various regulations are made on the use of loudspeakers<\/strong> in mosques and temples because these are an invasion of public space and a health hazard as they contribute to noise pollution.<\/p>\n

Regulations have been made on carrying out the religious ceremony<\/strong> because it curtails public space, and causes problems to other persons using those spaces.<\/p>\n

The CPCB regulates the immersion of idols<\/strong> in rivers, say of Goddess Durga or Lord Ganesh are supposed to be of eco-friendly material because they can lead to water pollution.<\/p>\n

Case of Burqa and Hijab<\/strong><\/p>\n

The objections are being made on the wearing of the\u00a0Burqa<\/strong> and Hijab <\/strong>in the public spaces. Without going into whether wearing them is essential to Islam or not, such practice impair the functioning of public institutions<\/strong> like it restrict vision, mobility and communication. It promotes barriers in socialisation<\/strong> and cooperation<\/strong> between men and women as equal citizens of India<\/p>\n

They entail the issue of \u201charm\u201d. There whether its is \u201cessential\u201d to a religion, or not should not matter.<\/p>\n

Way Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision on secularism in India should be based on citizenship considerations alone. Instead of choosing between the heart [Indian Model]<\/strong> and the head <\/strong>[France Model].<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on an article \u201cThe head and heart of secularism\u201d published in the Business Standard on 21st<\/sup> June 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News: Whether a particular religious practice offends the principles of secularism is often debated in India. The French model of secularism It is clear of all religious considerations. It debars the public officials to demonstrate their religious affiliation, does not permit the wearing of Cross or, if worn, cannot be shown and prohibits the\u00a0wearing of… Continue reading The head and heart of secularism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,263],"class_list":["post-191620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191620\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}