4. How does the state play a role in communalism?
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The role played by the state in communalism in India is explained below:
- In ancient India people peacefully live together, there are no such communal feelings. There was acceptance for each others tradition and culture and language in the Indian society.
- The ancient India was United.
- The partition of Bengal in 1905 was the root cause for the communalism in India which was the result of emergence of modern politics.
- Strong resistance was made by Gandhiji and others results through the communal award in 1932 which was represented by the British government who appeased various communities.
- Muslims and other communities are also appeased by the British government for their own political needs and this feeling has deepened since then of communalism fragmenting the Indian society and being a cause of unrest.