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TOPIC: COMMUNALISM

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Nimmy Varghese Rincy Thomas

BMM II Training College Social Science

Kottarakara BMM II Training College

Kottarakara

INTRODUCTION

Indian society is pluralist from of Religion point of view. Here we have the

followers of the great Religious system Indians constitute the bulk of population

and they inhabit in all pairs of the country. Muslims constitute the largest religious

minority. But the adjustment between Hindu and Muslims has been failure several

times resulting in violent communicate role.

DEFINITIONS

Communalism means a principle of political organization based on federated

communes. Communalism usually refers to a system that integrates communal

ownership and federations of highly localized independent communities.

MEANING OF COMMUNALISM

Communalism, as we understand it in our country is blind loyalty to one’s

own religious group. It is described as a tool to mobilize people for or against by

raising an appeal on communal lines. Communalism and dogmatism.

Abdul Ahmed says,

“Communalism is a social phenomenon characterized by the religion of two

communities of the leading to acrimony. Tension and even rioting between

them”.Prabha fixit writes, “Communalism is a political doctrine which makes use of

religious and cultural difference to achieve political ends.

CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNALISM

1. Communalism is an Ideological concept.

2. It is a complex process.

3. It has a broader base which encompasses social, economic an d political aspects.

For its manifestations.

4. It causes rivalry, violence and tension masses.

5. It is used by the higher classes people and elites as an instrument for division and

exploitation of the communal identities of the poorer section of their co-religion.

6. Communalism is simply engineered by opportunities political and economic

interest of extending groups and functions within a political party or by political

parties.

7. It strikes at the roots of democracy, secularism and national integration.

8. Its effects are disastrous.

CAUSES OF COMMUNALISM

There are number of causes which are responsible for the prevalence of

communalism. Some of two important causes of communalism are discussed below.

1. Tendency of minorities

The Muslims fall to be intermingled in the national mainstream. Most of them do

not participate in the secular nationalistic politics and insist on maintaining for

separate identity the elite among the Muslims have failed to generate the

appropriate national ethos.

2. Design of the leaders

Communalism has flourished in India because the communalist leaders of both

Hindu and Muslims communities desire to flourish it in the interest of their

communities. The demand for separate electorate and the organization of

Muslims leaguer were the practical manifestations of this line of thought. The

British rule which produced the divide and rule policy, separate electorate on the

basis of religion strengthened the basis of communalism in India ultimately the

partition of the country into India and Pakistan provided further an antagonistic

feeling towards each other.

3. Geographical causes

The territorial settlement of different religious groups especially Hindu, Muslims

and Christians causes of them wide variation in the mode of life, social standards

and belief system. Most of these patterns are contradictory and this may cause

communal tension.

CONCLUSION Communalism usually refers to a system that integrates communal

ownership and federations of highly localized independent communities. It is the

Principles or practices of communal ownership. Communalism is an ideology

which states that society is divided into religious communities whose interests

differ and area at times even opposed to each other. The antagonism practiced by

the people of one community against the people of other community and religion

can be termed ‘Communalism’

REFERENCES

Eg.wikipedia.org/wiki/communalism

www.mkgandhi.org/.../communalism.htm