Brief notes on the Rise and Growth of Communalism in India. Communalism refers to an ideology on which, communal politics rests. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries communalism grew rampant and that led at last to the partition of India in 1947.
Communalism arises among the society when a particular religious or sub-religious group tries to promote its own interests at the expense of others. In simple terms, it can be defined as to distinguish people on the basis of religion.
Communal ideology is a diversion attempting to prevent radical progressive movements. It ties in conveniently with a post-nationalist phase where the middle-class does not wish to see the widening of the social base providing access to power and resources.
After the call-off, the Non-Co-operation Movement was the growth of communal tension and the occurrence of communal riots.
The challenges before Challenges before Communalism and Casteism are as follows: Education is the cure of all evils. It develops a scientific, rational and liberal outlook among the people and slowly they come to know the great harm done by casteism and untouchability and they give up these evils habits.