Marriage, Religion, Politics

My questions -

• What is the definition of Religion as per the Constitution?

• Why are polygamy and polyandry illegal (talking specifically of Hinduism via Hindu Marriage Act) inspite of mutual consent of the people involved. Isn't marriage supposed to be a way to solemnize and give a legal framework to the love and union of souls? How does involvement of multiple people change that fundamental basis of marriage?

• If I would like to legally marry two women with mutual consent of each other, what is the right and legal way to go ahead in India?

• Why is marriage linked to religion? In Islam, the concept of polygamy is legal but not in Hinduism. Does that mean the human beings are fundamentally different from each other and the law isn't the same for everyone? If the origin of such traditions lie in the will of the persons involved in the marriage, then why is it still illegal for Hindus? I followed this topic discussion in the below link and found that most people simply say what is the law but do not have the insight/ understanding of the reasons behind framing such a law. Link: http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/second-marriage-with-first-wife-consent-6661.asp#.U7EO2u9EHeQ

• Being a student of Science, my own analysis says that if I have to be right, just and legal (all at the same time), I would have to create a completely new religion which allows the above concept.

• Will it be legal to create a new religion in India with the before said base idea? What is the process to create a religion in India? How is a social group of people defined to be a minority? If people start following this new religion, it can become a majority. In that case, what defines the majority limit- does current census report come into picture? Will the followers of the ideology get the same benefits and recognition from govt as followers of other ideologies?

• Why can't the government record a person's following of two or more religions at the same time? Isn't it about faith in the ideologies? Why are government policies linked to religion/classes (eg- minorities, reservation)? Why do classes exist at all? The persons solving the social issues themselves create a divide as soon as they utter the word category/class.