The case for introducing the study of religion in India
The case for introducing the study of religion in India
Author(s): Arvind SharmaSubject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Religion and science , State/Government and Education, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: religious education in India; education about religion; religious pluralism; ethical vs. religious values; religion and nationalism; secularism;
Summary/Abstract: The author offers a brief report of introducing the study of religion in India since 1947. While doing so he refers to the Constitution of India, so-called Nehruvian Consensus, the Kothari Commission which made an important distinction between ‘religious education’ and ‘education about religion’, as well as several other bodies responsible for national policy on education, which gave a unique shape of Indian secularism.
Journal: ARGUMENT: Biannual Philosophical Journal
- Issue Year: VI/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-29
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English