Freedom of religion in India information

Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 25-28 of the Constitution of India.^[1] Modern India came into existence in 1947 and the Indian constitution's preamble was amended in 1976 to state that India is a secular state.^[2] Supreme Court of India ruled that India was already a secular state from the time it adopted its constitution, what actually was done through this amendment is to state explicitly what was earlier contained implicitly under article 25 to 28.^[3] Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religion peacefully. However, there have been numerous incidents of religious intolerance that resulted in riots and violence, notably, the 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre in Delhi, 1990 Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir, 1992-93 Bombay Riots in Mumbai, the 2008 Anti-Christian riots in Odisha. Some perpetrators of the 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre in Delhi have not been brought to justice despite widespread condemnation.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Religion in India (2011 census)^[8]

Hinduism (79.80%)

Islam (14.23%)

Christianity (2.30%)

Sikhism (1.72%)

Buddhism (0.70%)

Jainism (0.36%)

Others (0.89%)

India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion, it being the birthplace of four major world religions: Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Even though Hindus form 80 percent of the population, India also has region-specific religious practices: for instance, Jammu and Kashmir has a Muslim majority, Punjab has a Sikh majority, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram have Christian majorities and the states such as Maharashtra, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka have large concentrations of Jains .The Indian Himalayan States such as Sikkim and Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh and the state of Maharashtra and the Darjeeling District of West Bengal have large concentrations of Buddhist population. The country has significant Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrian populations. Islam is the largest minority religion in India, and the Indian Muslims form the third largest Muslim population in the world, accounting for over 14 percent of the nation's population.

Rajni Kothari, founder of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies has written, "India is a country built on the foundations of a civilisation that is fundamentally tolerant."^[9]

^ article 15 of India Constitution
^ "THE CONSTITUTION (FORTY-SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976". indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ https://www.lawctopus.com/academike/preamble-constitution-india/https://www.lawctopus.com/academike/preamble-constitution-india/ ^{[dead link]}
^ Brass, Paul R. (2005). The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India. University of Washington Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-295-98506-0.
^ * "India: Communal Violence and the Denial of Justice". Human Rights Watch. 1996. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
^ "India: No Justice for Sikh Genocide Bloodshed". Human Rights Watch. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^ "Thousands call for justice for victims of 1984 Sikh massacres - Amnesty International India". Amnesty International India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^ "Census of India : C-1 Population By Religious Community". Archived from the original on 27 August 2015.
^ Rajni Kothari (1998). Communalism in Indian Politics. Rainbow Publishers. pp. 134. ISBN 978-81-86962-00-8. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[1] rticle 15 of India Constitution

[2] "THE CONSTITUTION (FORTY-SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976". indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[3] ttps://www.lawctopus.com/academike/preamble-constitution-india/https://www.lawctopus.com/academike/preamble-constitution-india/ ^{[dead link]}

[4] Brass, Paul R. (2005). The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India. University of Washington Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-295-98506-0.

[5] * "India: Communal Violence and the Denial of Justice". Human Rights Watch. 1996. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

[6] "India: No Justice for Sikh Genocide Bloodshed". Human Rights Watch. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[7] "Thousands call for justice for victims of 1984 Sikh massacres - Amnesty International India". Amnesty International India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[8] "Census of India : C-1 Population By Religious Community". Archived from the original on 27 August 2015.

[9] Rajni Kothari (1998). Communalism in Indian Politics. Rainbow Publishers. pp. 134. ISBN 978-81-86962-00-8. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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