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Do We Really Need Religion?

                                         First of all let me wish all Indians on this planet a very happy Independence Day. It’s the day for every one of us to be proud of our nation. And I am sure all of us are proud of our nation. When I look at India , I can find people of various religions, sects etc. and each one is proud of his own way. But it’s very difficult to find an Indian in India .                                         Religion can be roughly defined as a particular system of faith and worship. But very few try to understand why religion was introduced. It was basically introduced to insert law and order in the world where ancient humans were living as nomads. It implied certain restrictions and certain conducts which people were made to follow and thus contributed for the establishment of a civilized society. It never allowed people to forget that some divine power is always watching and guarding them and punish them if they do anything wrong. It also helped to keep peo