Western dictionaries define secularism as the absence of religion but Indian secularism does not mean religiousness. It means the profusion of religions. ~ Shashi Tharoor Introduction The Indian model of secularism is positive in its approach. The state is required to maintain equidistance from all religions. The state approaches all religions equally. Indian secularism is fundamentally different from Western secularism. The western concept on the other hand denotes the compl