Mention any three constitutional provisions that make India a secular state.

(i) There is no official religion in India. our Constitution does not give a special status as has been done in Sri Lanka (Buddhism), Pakistan (Islam) and England (Christianity).
(ii) The constitution provides to all individual and communities freedom to profess, preach and practice their own religion. It grants the right to establish and maintain their educational institutions.
(iii) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.
(iv) The Constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities. For example, it bans untouchability. The state could also help religious communities by giving aid to educational institutions run by them. Thus, in India secularism is not just an ideology of some parties or persons. This idea constitutes one of the foundations of our country.