Question

Write a short note on Communalism.

Answer 1

1. Communalism is a serious threat to the unity of our country. Communalism emerges out of narrow religious pride. People of different religions have happily lived together for many centuries.
2. There is nothing wrong with people of different religions living together in a country while being duly proud of their own religion. But when this pride becomes excessive, then it turns into bigotry. Each one then begins to consider their religion superior and others inferior.
3. Fanaticism makes the perspective of looking at events and people prejudiced. Some people begin to think of economic and social questions in the framework of their own religion. Some people of all religions think that since they belong to a particular religion, they have no influence in politics.
4. If anybody speaks about the people of their religion or insults the religious symbols knowingly or unknowingly, riots break out because of this kind of thinking.