• Dr.S.AmeerPasha

Dr. S. Ameer Pasha. Assistant Professor. Department of Political science. Government First Grade College Devanahalli.562110 Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. India. Abstract : Communalism its Growth in India. The rise and growth of trend of communalism can be traced back to pre- independent India attributed to British policy of divide and rule. The imperial leaders used this weapon to raise one community against the other on the basis of Hindu and Muslim religious identity to stay in power. The British rulers always siding the Muslims and opposing the Hindus created a discard between them. This policy ultimately led to the partition of India. The Muslim league under the leadership of Mohd. Ali Jinnah demanded creation of a new nation on the basis of religion; the dream was realized in the year 1947. India had been divided into two, India and Pakistan. As regards the origin of the problem of communalism evolved in three stages namely; 1) Formation stage 2) Institutionalization stage 3) Explosion stage Since independence the problem of communalism has been the main source of conflict between Hindus and Muslims. The elections held in India have been using communalism as a source of gaining political power. Hence everywhere in India the communal politics is characterized by fundamentalism which has its variants like Hindu Muslim, Christian and Sikh fundamentalism. Fundamentalism in ordinary sense is strict adherence to the particular religious dogma and opposing social changes. Most of the political parties in India have indulged in spreading communalism. The problem of communalism has multiplied in the recent years. India has the spirit of democracy along with secular outlook enshrined in the Indian constitution. But in practice the situation is different most of the political parties have been responsible for spreading communal riots by threatening the very secular fabric of India. The evil designs of political parties continuously manifested in the major controversies with regards to the communal issues such as Ram janma Bhoomy-Babri Masjid, Uniform civil code, Controversy of Cow slaughter, and ethnic problems involved the religious sentiments of two major communities (Hindus &Muslims) in India. The adverse effects of communalism at the cost of national unity are due to the perverted role of religion which culminated in the fanaticism and fundamentalism, etc. Since communalism has been closely linked with India’s socio political development it has been causing the social exploitation, economic disparities, persisted political outlook etc. Thus communalism has been responsible for these adverse effects in India. The cause and consequences of the communalism are dealt in detail.

"Communalim its growth in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.548-557, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812673.pdf

"Communalim its growth in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp548-557, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812673.pdf