Question

Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

Answer 1

Religiosity includes the overall totality of beliefs, ingrained values, practices and different forms of rituals.

At the same time, communalism thrives on political discords and political disturbances that are caused only by giving preferences only to ant one religion.

It is orthodox and it creates major national problems.

This is also a global form of violence.