01088nam a2200157   450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200120007610000250008824500770011326000310019030000160022150000250023752006420026265000260090420251220121143.0251220b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780670092451  a200.954  aChandrachud, Abhinav  aRepublic of religion:bthe rise and fall of colonial secularism in India  aGurgaon:bPenguin;cc2020.  axxiv, 284p.  aBudhiraja Collection  aHow did India aspire to become a secular country? Given our colonial past, we derive many of our laws and institutions from England. We have a parliamentary democracy with a Westminster model of government. Our courts routinely use catchphrases like 'rule of law' or 'natural justice', which have their roots in London. However, during the period of colonial rule in India, and even thereafter, England was not a 'secular' country. The king or queen of England must mandatorily be a Protestant. The archbishop of Canterbury is still appointed by the government. Senior bishops still sit, by virtue of their office, in the House of Lords.  aReligion and politics