Religion and Cultural Nationalism: Socio-Political Dynamism of Communal Violence in India
Communal violence (especially between Hindus and Muslims, and Hindus and Christians) has shocked India, particularly in the last two decades – despite its post-independence efforts towards democratisation and development. The emerging cultural nationalistic hegemony in India plays an important role...
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| description | Communal violence (especially between Hindus and Muslims, and Hindus and Christians) has shocked India, particularly in the last two decades – despite its post-independence efforts towards democratisation and development. The emerging cultural nationalistic hegemony in India plays an important role in this. The element of identity politics that is emerging in the developing economy, combined with religious sentiments, brings new issues and conflicts in a democratic situation. India’s democratic institutions have encouraged mixing religion with politics so as to utilise minority votes to gain political power. This mixing, pursued by politicians as a means of deriving advantages in elections, has |
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