‘Hindu’, ‘Muslim’ & ‘ Minority’ as mentioned in Indian constitution.

There was no Mention of ‘Minority’ in Indian constitution before 1976 and no ‘Christian’ at all in it. 

The Reality of HINDU, MUSLIM, MINORITY etc. in Indian Constitution.

~~ Upananda Brahmachari.

The word ‘Hindu’ is used 6 (Six) times in Indian constitution and the word ‘Hindustani’ used Once. ‘Hindu’ with its cluster identity is clearly mentioned in Constitution including Sikh, Jaina and Buddhist. But, the ‘Muslim’ is used once in the body of Constitution and there is mention of Christian and Arya Samaj so far in Indian Constitution. The word ‘minority was not in the original constitution but included in Constitution far later in 1976 and the ‘Minority’ is used three times there. See details below:

Art. 25. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.—

(2) (b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.

Explanation II.—In sub-clause (b) of clause (2), the reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the reference to Hindu religious institutions shall be construed accordingly.

There is no mention of Arya Samaj or  in Indian constitution. But, ‘Hindu ‘ with its Cluster identity is clearly mentioned in Constitution including Sikh, Jaina and Buddhist. The word Hindu is used 6 (Six) times in Indian constitution and Hindustani used Once.  See the relevant points in Article/paras and amendment wise.

Art. 290A. Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds.—A sum of forty-six lakhs and fifty thousand rupees shall be charged on, and paid out of, the Consolidated Fund of the State of Kerala every year to the Travancore Devaswom Fund; and a sum of thirteen lakhs and fifty thousand rupees shall be charged on, and paid out of, the Consolidated Fund of the State of 2 [Tamil Nadu] every year to the Devaswom Fund established in that State for the maintenance of Hindu temples and shrines in the territories transferred to that State on the 1st day of November, 1956, from the State of Travancore-Cochin.] Ref: 1. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 19 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956)

Art. 351.  Directive for development of the Hindi language.—It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages.

MUSLIM is mentioned once (1)  as in  7^th Schedule.

7^th Schedule (Art. 246)  List – I (Union List) 63. The institutions known at the commencement of this Constitution as the Benares Hindu University, the Aligarh Muslim University and the 1 [Delhi University; the University established in pursuance of article 371E;] any other institution declared by Parliament by law to be an institution of national importance.

No Mention of ‘CHRISTIAN’ and ‘ARYA or ARYA SAMAJ’ in Constitution is found in Indian Constitution whatsover. 

The word MINORITY is mentioned 3 times only  (The word Minority was included after 1976 through 42^nd Amendment, but the word minority was not in original constitution) as found in Right to Equality Art. 15 as 1 [(5) Nothing in this article or in sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of article 19 shall prevent the State from making any special provision, by law, for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of article 30.]  Vide 93^th Constitutional amendment in 2005.

(b) any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of article 30, which in the case of reservation would be in addition to the existing reservations and subject to a maximum of ten per cent. of the total seats in each category. Vide 103^th Constitutional amendment in 2019.

350A. Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage.—It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups; and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities. Vide 42^th Constitutional amendment in 1976.

‘Hindu’, ‘Hindustani’ and consequently, Hindustan are very much recognized identity in the Holy constitution of India. Nobody can challenge the word ‘Hindu’ or ‘Hindustani’ through its constitutional pursuit.

Whatever cause may be in the backdrop, AIMIM, Arya samaj or DMK all should be treated as offenders if they try to discard and humiliate the very identity of Hindu, Hindustan and Hindustani.

Then, whoever may be in AIMIM, Arya Samaj, DMK or anywhere he belongs and whatever the cause may be, who like to oppose the word Hindu, Hindustan or Hindustani, must be dragged under subversive charges as both ‘Hindu’ and ‘Hindustani’ is recognized in Indian constitution as valid identity.

(Source: http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/COI-updated.pdf as on 1st April 2019].