Question

The growth of communalism in India was encouraged by the British authorities as well as certain trends in Indian society. In light of this observation, explain:
(a)The Divide and Rule Policy of the British.
(b) The writings and speeches of the Assertive Nationalists.
(c) The erroneous interpretation of Indian History.

Answer 1

Hint: -In the world, communalism is a term used to denote attempts to create religious or ethnic identity, to provoke tensions between individuals recognised as distinct societies, and to stimulate community violence among those groups.
- It stems from tradition, differences in values, and group tensions.
- The 'Great Mutiny' broke out in 1857 in which the Hindus and Muslims fought against the British jointly. The British government was so surprised by this that, after the suppression of the Mutiny.

Complete answer: (a)The Divide and Rule Policy of the British.
1. The most important achievement of British imperial policy was the development and perpetuation of Hindu-Muslim antagonism: the colonial project of "divide et impera" (divide and rule) fomented religious antagonisms to promote continued imperial rule.
2 Divide and rule It all began much, much farther back than 1905-in1857, to be exact. It was back then that the British were quite nearly driven out of India; if it were not for timely reinforcements and support from some local forces, that would have been the end of the
(b) The writings and speeches of the Assertive Nationalists.
Writings and speeches caused many conflicts between various religions. Many people who started fighting in the name of religion a lot of dispute was created because of such writings and speeches by the assertive nationalist.
(c) The erroneous interpretation of Indian History.
This division of Indian history gave the impression that during mediaeval times, while the Hindus ruled in ancient India, the Muslims were dominant. The traditional understanding of history was triggered by this periodisation.

Note: -From 1858 to1947, the British Raj was the British Crown's rule on the Indian subcontinent. In India, the rule is often called Crown rule,[or direct rule in India. The region under British jurisdiction was generally referred to as India in contemporary use, and included areas directly controlled by the United Kingdom, collectively called British India.
-Communalism can take many forms in politics: in daily values, community-based party forming, lobbying or asking for votes, government formation, etc.