Essay on the concept and problems of Minorities in India. The concept of “Minorities is used less stridently to suggest that the secularists have been catering to the minorities that there was “discrimination against Hindus and favoritism to minorities”.
Essay on the Religious Minorities in a Secular State. In India, Hindustan is the declared religion of the majority of the population, and Muslims, Christian, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis are important religious minorities.
To counter the challenges of communalism and casteism, the constitution of India prescribes protection and safeguard to the minorities, weaker sections and backward classes.
To evaluate the working of the various safeguards in the Constitution for the protection of religious minorities and to make recommendations to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of all the safeguards and laws a Minorities Commission was set up in January 1978.