Question

what is communalism? what are major belief of communal people.

Answer 1

• Communalism means that people of the same religion have common cultural, economic,political and social interests. Thus religion based communities form the as the primary unit of a society. According to communal ideology, people of different religions have divergent interests and this can prove to be antagonistic. This often leads to communal tensions. Moreover, in democracies, the political parties exploit this communal ideas and foster them to secure their selfish interest. Communalism, thus, is a severe threat of the harmony and secular spirit of a country.