Religious Conversion For The Sake Of Marriage: Issues And Challenges With Special Reference To Anti-Conversion Laws In India
Rahul Singh Chauhan, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai
ABSTRACT
Religious Conversion is often linked to an offense in India as we all are aware about the religious sentiments in India or the love towards their own religion. There are many instances, when we come across terms like honour killing or Love Jihad. The most highlighted issue which nowadays is in the limelight is religious conversion for the sake of marriage. Religious conversion is acceptable in India to an extent but conversion only to fulfil the marital status cannot be justified.
The major portion of this paper emphasizes on the religious conversion done for the sake of marriage. This paper does a critical analysis and I would like to put my views on the issues and the problems which the married couple faces after their marriage is solemnized. To know what law says about this issue, this paper will examine the anti-conversion laws in India.
Keywords: Religious Conversion, anti-conversion laws, marriage.
