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essay writing on religious harmony and social progress are essential to India and development

Answer 1

Religious Harmony and Social Progress are Essential to India and Development

Dalai Lama has very wisely said: ‘Harmony among our different religious traditions is essential for world peace.’ It is unquestionably true that without harmony, there can be no peace; and without peace there can be no progress. Religious harmony is of prime importance. People of different religious faiths coexist in pluralistic society; if any clash of ideas occurs, this may lead to serious disharmony which can hamper the progress of a society, and country.

Societies and countries that ridden with the problems of disharmony are terribly backward. We have in front of us the examples of Myanmar, Nepal, Bangla Desh, Srilanka , Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, etc., where the religious tolerance is less; the pace of progress and development is also less.

Since social progress and development depend so much upon peace and harmony, the people of our country must maintain them by all means; they should come forward and resolve the issues that often fuel communal riots by peaceful means. Ours is a democratic country where all issues can be resolved through dialogues. So in place of using violence they must use dialogue to settle the issues.

The Indian Government along with the people, must formulate a nationalistic policy aimed at promoting national integration and harmony, and implement this policy strictly. Education policy, foreign policy, and all the other policies must aim at promoting national interest. Nation must be supreme; all the rest must be subservient to it.

Any person or element that harms or undermines national integration must be strictly dealt with. Schools can play a great role. The children must be repeatedly told how our freedom fighters belonging to different faiths, religions, ethnicities, creeds, etc. fought together and won freedom for our country. Media can play a very crucial role in this regard. People must join in this national integration campaign and keep the anti-national people and elements that disturb the harmony, at bay.

Answer 2

In my opinion India should not allow religion based political parties as it may rip the secularism of the country apart and bring destruction to our religious harmony and social progress.

Even though politics and communalism as different terms, they can be interrelated in form of injustice. Because relating the two term will always end in injustice actions like violence and murders.

How communalism can be expressed in politics.

• When a majority community pretend or try to establish its domination over other community.  
• When a person in power tries to dominate the entire population by exaggerating communal beliefs to a particular community.
• When one community claims to be superior than others.
• When one political power utilizes the unawareness of a particular community to survive in the wild.
• Political involvement in communal violence.

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