Name: The Tribal Militant Movement of Gudem Hills
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 34 s
Description: The Non-Cooperation Movement of the early 1920s gave a lease of life to millions of Indians. The tribals of the Gudem Hills rose in rebellion against the mighty British.

Question

Explain the idea of communalism in the context of the Indian national movement during the British era.

Accepted Answer

Communalism means a system of beliefs and ideas that promote the interests of a particular community. The British believed in the policy of 'divide and rule', where they promoted division on lines of religions.

From mid- $1920$ 's as Congress became closer to the Hindu Mahasabha, many Muslims felt alienated. Communal clashes occurred at certain places.

The Muslim League was founded in $1906$ to promote the interest of the Muslim community in British India.

It demanded separate electorates for the Muslims. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a leader of the Muslim League wanted assurance from the Congress for reserved seats in the Central Assembly for the Muslims.

This condition was laid to give up the demand for separate electorates. It also wanted representation in proportion to the population in the Muslim dominated provinces of Bengal and Punjab.

Many Muslims felt the culture and identity of Muslims will be affected by being in the minority. This led to the demand for Pakistan by the Muslim League in 1940.

Explain the idea of communalism in the context of the Indian national movement during the British era.

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