AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -With the Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976, the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that India is a secular nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Right to freedom of religion is well described in the Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28 of Indian constitution. before the State and no religion shall be given preference over the other. Citizens are free to preach, practice and propagate any religion of their choice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Provision for secularism ’Freedom of Conscience’, that is, all persons have equal right to freely profess, practise and propagate religion. Every religious group/ individual has the right to establish and maintain religious and charitable institutions and to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of secularism is not merely a positive attitude of religion tolerance. It is also a positive concept of equal treatment of all religions. As Article 25, 15(3), 29 reflect the state neutrality in the matters of religion. These are the restrictive dimensions of secularism.