19 Nov 2022

EXTREMISM IN INDIA
<RELIGIOUS
VIOLENCE>
SUPW PROJECT 2022-23
PRESENTED BY ARPIT LENKA
10B 4
SUBMITTED TO MRS SUSHMITA SAHOO
Religious extremism includes intolerance of other religions and
discrimination against members of other religions, religious war,
intellectual conflict and conflict between church and state. Such
conflict is harmful to the overall credibility of religion and may cause
religious apathy or disintegration.
Main Reasons?

• People mostly fight for the word Truth. They always say that they are
true religion given by God because they think ‘Absolute Truth’ is on their
side.
• Disrespecting another’s faith is also one of the causes of religious war.
Despite the secular and religiously tolerant constitution
of India, broad religious representation in various
aspects of society including the government, the active
role played by autonomous bodies such as National
Human Rights Commission of India and National
Commission for Minorities, and the ground-level work
being done by non-governmental organisations,
sporadic and sometimes serious acts of religious
violence tend to occur as the root causes of religious
violence often run deep in history, religious activities,
and politics of India.

Wikipedia..
Many historians argue that religious
violence in independent India is a
legacy of the policy of divide and rule
pursued by the British colonial
authorities during the era of Britain’s
control over the Indian subcontinent, in
which local administrators pitted
Hindus and Muslims against one
another, a tactic that eventually
culminated in the partition of India.

Wikipedia..
DIGITAL HATRED, REAL
VIOLENCE: SOCIAL MEDIA IN
INDIA >
Social media’s impact on mainstream media, and the way
people communicate with one another and disseminate
information, has become a subject of serious study for
journalists, academics and policymakers alike. While it has
been a significant equaliser as a vehicle by which the
fundamental right to freedom of expression is guaranteed
everyone irrespective of class, creed or geography, these very
same platforms are also becoming spaces where—in the garb
of free speech—misinformation and hate are able to flourish.
In India, these spaces provide both tacit and overt sanction for
rising incidents of majoritarian violence as identity-based,
populist politics dominate the country’s landscape.
 Personal Views>

I'm not a theologian by any means, but comparative religion has many
things to teach us..
Putting aside differing beliefs about the afterlife,The nature of divine, and
relegious rituals..
We can all glean life lessons from the ancient scriptures.
THANK YOU>>