CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW

UNIVERSITY,patna

ROUGHT DRAFT : LEGAL LANGUAGE

&COMMUNICATION SKILLS

TOPIC: SECULARISM

SUBMITTED TO:-

Mr. Pratyush kaushik

FACULTY of legal language
& communication skills
SubMITTED By:
AYUSH KUMAR
ROLL NO 1522

B.A. LLB, 1ST SEMESTER

 Introduction

Secularism is the principle of the separation of government institutions

and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institutions
and religious dignitaries. One manifestation of secularism is asserting
the right to be free from religious rule and teachings, or, in a state
declared to be neutral on matters of belief, from the imposition by
government of religious practices upon its people. Another manifestation
of secularism is the view that public activities and decisions, especially
political ones, should uninfluenced by religious beliefs and practices.

Secularism draws its intellectual roots from Greek and Roman

philosophers such as Epicurus and Marcus Aurelius; from Enlightenment
thinkers such as John Lock, Denis Diderot, Voltaire, and Thomas Paine;
and from more recent freethinkers and atheists such as Robert Ingersoll
and Bertrand Russell.
A secular society and polity does not mean abandoning religious. It
means the religious identity of an Indian has to give way to the primary
identity of a citizen. And the state has to guarantee the rights that come
with the identity, as the rights of citizenship.
I would like to begin by trying to explain what I mean by the term secular,
secularism and secularizing. When the term was first used in 1851,
secular had only one basis meaning. It described laws relating to morals
and social values as having been created by human society in order to
ensure the well-being and harmonious functioning of the society. What
this means is that the laws and social values that govern the society
should be observed as law in themselves and not because they carry
any divine sanctions. Secularism is therefore is not what it is sometimes
said to be a denial of religion but a curtailment of the control that
religious organisations have over social functioning.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE

 1. To discuss (in brief) the concept
Secularism.
2. To discuss the importance and impact of
secularism in society.
3. To discuss the history of secularism.

hypothesis
Secularism is not homogeneous, but is pluralistic.
It is tolerant. It widens the sphere of private decision-
making.
In secular society problem solving is approached
rationally, through examination of the facts. While the
secular society does not set any aim, it helps its members
realize their aim.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
For the project research, researcher will rely upon the doctrinal
and non-doctrinal methods of Research.

Tentative chapterisation
Chapter I
Introduction
(A) Nature
(B) Background
(C) Definition
Chapter II
Review of literature
Chapter III
History of secularism
Chapter IV
Secularism in india
Chapter V
Summary and conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 RETHINKING SECULARISM by Craig J. Calhoun
SECULARISM AND ITS CRITICS by Rajeev Bhargava
https://footnotesonsecularism.wordpress.com/briefintroduc
tion/
www.importantindia.com/10429/essay-on-secularism-in-
india/