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  2. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Hindi literature (Hindi: हिंदी साहित्य, romanized: hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awadhi and Marwari.

  3. Secularism in India - Wikipedia

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    The secular values were enshrined in the constitution of India. India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru is credited with the formation of the secular republic in the modern history of the country. [1] [2] With the Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976, [3] the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that India ...

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A great enlightened one or seer including ancient gurus/teachers/writers and speakers/poets/singers of sacred literature, especially the Vedas. Manas Root for Indo-European words such as mind Mandir Temple. Manidvipa Abode of the supreme goddess in Shaktism. Mantra A religious syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language.

  5. Secular state - Wikipedia

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    A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. [1] A secular state claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion , and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen based on their religious ...

  6. Hindu nationalism - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Nepal was declared a secular state after the Maoist led 1996–2006 Nepalese Civil War and the following 2006 Nepalese revolution led to the abolition of monarchy of Nepal. Before becoming a secular republic, Kingdom of Nepal was the world's only country to have Hinduism as its state religion.

  7. Secularism - Wikipedia

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    State supremacy is a secular principle that supports obedience to the rule of law over religious diktat or canon law, while internal constraint is a secular principle that opposes governmental control over one's personal life. Under political secularism, the government can enforce how people act but not what they believe.

  8. Category:Indian literature - Wikipedia

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  9. India as a Secular State - Wikipedia

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    India as a Secular State is a book written by Donald Eugene Smith and published by Princeton University Press in 1963. [ 1 ] The book was described as a "classic" by the lawyer and historian A. G. Noorani in 2010, [ 2 ] and as a "seminal work" on Hindu nationalism by the historian Ainslie Embree . [ 3 ]