Table of Contents
CONTENTS:- Acknowledgement 11 Editors 13 Foreword 17 Introduction 23 SECTION - A Overview 1. Indian Society and the Secular 39 • Definitions • Colonial Readings of Indian Religions • Historical Perspectives of Religions in India • Islam in India • The History of India in the Last Thousand Years • Caste and Conversion • The World of Today. 2. Secularism in India: Past and Future 65 • Introduction • Factors and Actors Affecting the Secularism • Role of Media • Role of Politics • BJP in Southern India • Conclusion • The Future of Secularism. 3. Secularism: Concept and Indian Scenario 81 • Introduction • Diverse Meanings • The Beginnings • Secularisation • Secularism-Western or Modern • Indian Context • Secularism in India • Freedom Movement and Secular Values • Secularism: Freedom Movement • Constituent Assembly: Indian Constitution • Indian State • Communalism • Indian Political Scene • Conclusion: Challenges to Secularism. SECTION - B Concept and Genesis 4. Secularism, Secularisation and Modernity: A Sociologi