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Current status

Secularism in India, thus, does not mean separation of religion from state. Instead, secularism in India means a state that is neutral to all religious groups. Religious laws in personal domain, particularly for Muslim Indians, supersede parliamentary laws in India; and currently, in some situations such as religious indoctrination schools the state partially finances certain religious schools. These differences have led a number of scholars^[1]^[2]^[3] to declare that India is not a secular state, as the word secularism is widely understood in the West and elsewhere; rather it is a strategy for political goals in a nation with a complex history, and one that achieves the opposite of its stated intentions. The attempt to have a Uniform Civil Code has long been discussed as a means to realize a secular Indian state. This has created tension between supporters of secularism and supporters of Hindu nationalism. Hindu nationalists use the Uniform Civil Code platform to agitate their base, even though there has been no actual implementation.^[4]

Issues

Goa

Goa is the only state in India which has Uniform Civil Code.^[5] This system is derived from Portuguese colonization and is maintained until today.^[6] The Goa Civil Code, also called the Goa Family Law, is the set of civil laws that governs the residents of the Indian state of Goa. In India, as a whole, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. Goa is an exception to that rule, in that a single secular code/law governs all Goans, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliation. It suggests the possibility to establish uniform civil code within a country having rich religious diversity like India.^[6] There are still problems in terms of actual implementation in everyday life.^[7]

^ Cite error: The named reference ddace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Madan, T. N. (1987), Secularism in Its Place, Journal of Asian Studies, 46 (4): 747–759
^ Nandy A, A Billion Gandhis, Outlook India, 21 June 2004
^ Ghosh, Partha (2018). The politics of personal law in South Asia: Identity, nationalism and the uniform civil code. London: Routledge. pp. 1–42. ISBN 978-1138551657.
^ Fernandes, Aureliano (2000). "Political Transition in Post-Colonial Societies. Goa in Perspective". Lusotopie. 7 (1): 341–358.
^ ^a ^b Vohra, Rytim; Maya (2014). "EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE IN INDIA" (PDF). International Journal of Law and Legal Jurisprudence Studies. 2: 245–256.
^ Desouza, Shaila (May 2004). "A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF WOMEN IN GOA" (PDF). National Commission for Women.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[ddace-1] Cite error: The named reference ddace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[madan-2] Madan, T. N. (1987), Secularism in Its Place, Journal of Asian Studies, 46 (4): 747–759

[3] Nandy A, A Billion Gandhis, Outlook India, 21 June 2004

[4] Ghosh, Partha (2018). The politics of personal law in South Asia: Identity, nationalism and the uniform civil code. London: Routledge. pp. 1–42. ISBN 978-1138551657.

[5] Fernandes, Aureliano (2000). "Political Transition in Post-Colonial Societies. Goa in Perspective". Lusotopie. 7 (1): 341–358.

[:0-6] Vohra, Rytim; Maya (2014). "EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE IN INDIA" (PDF). International Journal of Law and Legal Jurisprudence Studies. 2: 245–256.

[7] Desouza, Shaila (May 2004). "A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF WOMEN IN GOA" (PDF). National Commission for Women.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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