Indian Constitution Preamble - Lecture 5 | Nature of the State: Secular | UPSC, SSC, NDA, Railways In Lecture 5, we explore the third pillar of the nature of the Indian State: Secularism. We move beyond the simple dictionary definition to understand the legal and constitutional nuances that make Indian Secularism unique. Learn about the "Positive View" of secularism and how the Supreme Court protects this fundamental value as a "Basic Structure" of our democracy. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to the Keyword: Secular 1:00 The 42nd Amendment & Secularism in the Preamble 2:31 Western (European) vs. Indian Secularism 3:55 European Context: Strict Wall of Separation (Negative View) 8:38 Indian Context: Equal Promotion of All Religions (Positive View) 10:43 Does the State have its own Religion? 12:59 What is a Theocratic State? (Examples) 15:57 Principle of Distance: When does the State Intervene? 16:49 Case Studies: Sabarimala & Triple Talaq 18:36 Sarva Dharma Sambhava: The Philosophical Foundation 19:29 S.R. Bommai Case (1994): Secularism as Basic Structure 21:17 What is the Basic Structure Doctrine? (Kesavananda Bharati Case) 25:00 Summary & Preview: Democratic & Republic Follow Wins Educare for the complete series: 🔔 Subscribe: [ / @winseducare ] 📚 Lecture 1 (Basics): [ • Indian Constitution Preamble - Lec. 1 | Ba... ] 📚 Lecture 2 (Enforceability): [ • Indian Constitution Preamble - Lec. 2 | En... ] 📚 Lecture 3 (Sovereignty): [ • Indian Constitution Preamble - Lec. 3 | Na... ] 📚 Lecture 4 (Socialist): [ • Indian Constitution Preamble - Lec. 4 | Na... ] Keywords: #IndianPolity #Preamble #Secularism #UPSC #SRBommaiCase #BasicStructure #IndianConstitution #SSCCGL #NDA #WinsEducare #SabarimalaCase #TripleTalaq #Civics #PolityLectures © Wins Educare - Building Foundation for Excellence