@article{oai:soka.repo.nii.ac.jp:02000149,
 author = {ナタラジャン, マヒマ and Mahima, Natrajan},
 issue = {45},
 journal = {創価大学大学院紀要 = The bulletin of the Graduate School, Soka University},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Is it possible to sustain secular character of a secular nation-state when the union government consciously weaponizes religion for its majoritarian and electoral politics? The present study explores how people positioned at the margins of a nation-state can reconceptualise the discourse of secularism to rebuild and sustain the secular nation-state. The study focuses on the significance of the inter-faith ritual organised by Shaheen Bagh protestors during their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed implementation of all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) as they jeopardise universalistic and secular idea of citizenship as defined in the Constitution of India.To counter the government’s assault on secularism, Shaheen Bagh protestors organised an inter-faith ritual to demonstrate equal and harmonious co-existence of different religions in a religiously diverse society like India. Religion is thus highlighted as a binding and harmonising force. The study also highlights that to build and sustain a secular nation-state a sound constitutional framework is important, but not sufficient. In a religiously diverse society like India, it is crucial to consciously build a secular value system within people so that the two movements: centre to the margins and margins to the centre (read: margins: bottom, centre: up)—can work in tandem to sustain the secular nation-state. Otherwise, both the nation and the state will be susceptible to the exploitation of religious sentiments for electoral or ideological gains.},
 pages = {321--337},
 title = {Inter-faith Rituals: Rebuilding the Secular Nation state from the Margins},
 year = {2024}
}