Causes responsible for the rise of communalism in india
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Communalism in India has not emerged due to a single factor. Several causes can be identified for the growth of it.
➡️Communalism is basically distinguish between people on the basis of their religion.
➡️There are various reasons for its rise. Britishers Divide And Rule being one of them.
Hindustan was divided into two states on the basis of communal majority yet a large population of Muslims reside in India.
✳️Aloofness of Indian muslims from politics has created a lot of communal tensions and a sense of separation of Muslim population from the state activities .
✳️Emergence of communal parties - political parties are also taking advantage of communalism in the growing competition for political power which ultimately leads to division of people
✳️Poverty - frustrated poor and unemployed youth easily convinced by religious enthusiasts, making them to cause communal riots.