Answer:
Some
of the important religions practiced by Indians people are Hinduism, Islam,
Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. By 'communalism', we mean the opposition of
religious communities to each other. It is an ideology which emphasises the
separate identity of a religious group in relation to other groups and often a
tendency to promote its own interests at the expense of the others.
In India, the origin and growth of communalism can be traced to the
pre-independence days and to the policy of 'Divide and Rule' adopted by our
British rulers. In the First World War of independence in 1857, all the Indians
- Hindus and Muslims - had united to throw the British rulers out of the
country.
The British encouraged differences on the basis of
religion among the Hindus and Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. There were
communal riots between Hindus and Muslims in the country which ultimately led
to the partition of the country on communal lines in 1947.
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