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Abhimanyu MalikAIR 60· 2023

Question Q.20GS2GS1

Communalism gains strength from economic deprivation and thrusts in environments of social exclusion, creating fertile ground for discontent and division. Convment

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Main Body

Thesis with Social Exclusion

a) lack of cultural integration

Ghettoization
Stereotyping
Hostile attitudes toward each other.

b) Political Manipulation

religious outfits, political parties.

c) Elite power struggle

Socially excluded religious communities used as tools.
eg. Hindu honyolders and Muslim Zamindar in erstwhile Punjab.

Grounds for discontent and division:

i) mutually hostile interests

secure communization
eg Two nation theory

ii) Demand for secession

eg. Pakistan

iii) Religious Fundamentalism

violent offshoot of communalism
eg JeI in Bangladesh, IBIs

iv) Communal riots

eg Jablpur, Muzafarnagar, Babri Masjid riots.

v) Further social-societal isolation

Threat to national unity and multiculturalism (core values of Constitution).

Way forward:

Themes with Social Exclusion:

a) lack of cultural integration

Ghettoization
Stereotyping
Hostile attitudes toward each other.

b) Political Manipulation

religious outfits, political parties.

c) Elite power struggle

Socially excluded religious communities used as tools.
eg Hindu honyolders and Muslim Zamindar in erstwhile Punjab.

Grounds for discontent and division:

i) mutually hostile interests

secure communization
eg Two nation theory

ii) Demand for secession

eg. Pakistan

iii) Religious Fundamentalism

violent offshoot of communalism
eg JeI in Bangladesh, IBIs

iv) Communal riots

eg Jablpur, Muzafarnagar, Babri Masjid riots.

v) Further social-societal isolation

Threat to national unity and multiculturalism (core values of Constitution).

Way forward:

Short-term:

Role of NGOs, civil society for harmony.
Banning of religious outfits.
Checking hate speech.

Long-term:

Inclusive growth & development.
value based education.
Eradicate primary journey & unemployment.

Way forward:

Short-term:

Role of NGOs, civil society for harmony.
Banning of religious outfits.
Checking hate speech.

Long-term:

Inclusive growth & development.
value based education.
Eradicate primary journey & unemployment.

ii) Demand for secession

eg. Pakistan

iii) Religious Fundamentalism

violent offshoot of communalism
eg JeI in Bangladesh, IBIs

iv) Communal riots

eg Jablpur, Muzafarnagar, Babri Masjid riots.

v) Further social-societal isolation

Threat to national unity and multiculturalism (core values of Constitution).

Way forward:

Short-term:

Role of NGOs, civil society for harmony.
Banning of religious outfits.
Checking hate speech.

Long-term:

Inclusive growth & development.
value based education.
Eradicate primary journey & unemployment.
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  • Systematically linked social exclusion to communal riots
  • Identified multiple mechanisms of division
  • Connected to constitutional values
  • Provided both short-term and long-term solutions
  • Addressed need for multi-stakeholder approach
  • Connected to constitutional principles
  • Clear distinction between immediate and long-term measures
  • Addressed civil society role
  • Connected economic inclusion to communal harmony
  • Comprehensive approach to preventing communalism
  • Addressed both symptoms and root causes

Topper

Abhimanyu Malik

AIR 602023

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

Indian Society

Communalism

Communal Riots and Social Division

Writing Stats

380

Total words

32

Paragraphs

49

Bullets

Policy-oriented

Tone