Unapologetic Hindu

What are Essential Religious Practices (ERPs)? The doctrine of ERPs governs which religious practises are to be protected under Articles 25 and 26 of the Indian Constitution. The concept of ERPs first came into being with the case: The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras v Shri Lakshmindar Tirtha Swamiyar of Shri Shirur Mutt (1954) wherein the Supreme Court had initially rejected the arguments of the Advocate General of Madras, who had suggested that the constitutional protection of religious practices be extended only to ERPs. However, by the time the judgement on the case Durgah Committee, Ajmer v Syed Hussain Ali (1961) was pronounced by the Supreme Court, the court opined that religious practices may sometimes include those that spring from ‘superstition’ or ‘unessential accretion’ and, hence, may not merit constitutional protection. Hinduism: Numerous Governing Texts Monotheistic religions often have one book that commands them as to how they may worship. Hindus, howe

  Indian Polity Without any doubt, the ‘India’ we live in is more than just India i.e. the nation-state. As the Article 1 of the Indian Constitution precisely surmises: ‘India, that is Bharat’, India derives its colour from Bharat, i.e. the civilisation of this land, thus transcending mere politics and geographical lines. Bharat is based on the lines of the Hindu civilisation i.e. it follows the Hindu way of life, without any shadow of doubt. The very ideals of equality and discourse that have been cherished throughout  Bharatiya  History, and that now find importance in the Indian state, have been derived from the vast practices within this Hindu dharma. It follows, thus, without doubt that the Indian state, based upon the premise of Bharat, is entrenched with the ideals of the Hindu way of life. More than just saying this, let us discuss examples on how these ideals actively shape the Indian state today and find way into machineries that drive  policy-making  and justice. Entrenchmen