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Understanding Secularism — Social Science STD 8 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceUnderstanding Secularism3 Marks
Question
What do you understand from the statement ‘freedom to interpret religious teachings differently’ in context with the practice of untouchability?
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Answer

Untouchability refers to the social practice of excluding a minority group (untouchables) by regarding them as “ritually polluted” and segregating them from the mainstream by social custom.
According to the Indian constitution everyone has the freedom to interpret religious teachings in their own way. Similarly the Dalits who are called untouchables have the freedom to interpret religion in their own way. The Indian constitution has abolished ‘Untouchability’.

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