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Quick Facts
Official name: Religion: Hindu, Muslim,
Republic of India Christian, Sikh, Buddhist,
Jain, others.
Year of Independence: Scheduled Castes:
1947 16.2% of population
Official Languages: Scheduled Tribes:
English, Hindi, Bengali, 8.2% of population
Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu,
Gujarati, Malayalam,
Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,
Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi,
Sanskrit
Background
• Secular State
- a state or country purports to be officially
neutral in matters of religion, supporting
neither religion nor irreligion.
Scheduled Caste - the official name given in India to the lowest caste, considered
‘untouchable” officially regarded as socially disadvantaged.
Scheduled Tribe - a tribe that is listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian
Constitution and recommended for special help in education and employment
• Tribal and Geographical Groupings
India’s Secularism
• 1. it has a commitment to multiple values - liberty and
equality.
ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
1. Continuity of traditions 1. Exploitation of the weak
2. Division of labor 2. Disunity and division of loyalties
3. Bonds of Brotherhood 3. Foreign Domination
4. Purity in lineage 4.Low self esteem
5. Unity in Diversity 5. Preferential Treatment
6. Instrument of Oppression
Political Socialization
• Political Socialization is a process
through which individuals become
aware of politics and develop political
values.
• Influence of Community
• The community socializes the individuals
hurriedly or with fewer paces depending
upon the socio-economic life of the context
Age wise group
Sex Wise Groupings
Religion Wise Groupings
Education Wise Groupings
Income Wise Groupings
• http://www.cprenet.com/uploads/archive/UJMSS_12-
1219.pdf
• https://www.opendemocracy.net/rajeev-bhargava/states-
religious-diversity-and-crisis-of-secularism-0
• http://www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/article/et
hnic-and-religious-conflicts-india
http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/nov2001/533.pdf?q=ethnic-
populations-of-india-as-seen-from-an-evolutionary
http://irjs.info/index.php/irjs/article/viewFile/9130/4630