mahatma gandhi characterised the partition of india as a surrender of nationalism in favour of communalism.
who characterised the partition of india as a surrender of nationalism in favour of communalism?
mahatma gandhi
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the term came into use in early 20th century during the british colonial rule, where the rulers saw india divided into several communities and attempted to placate separate "communal" interests. the hindu mahasabh and the all-india muslim league represented such communal interests, whereas indian national congress represented an overarching "nationalist" vision. in the run up to independence in 1947, communalism and nationalism came to be competing ideologies and led to the division of british india into the republics of india and pakistan. the bloody partition violence gave a clear sense to every one what communalism leads to, and it has since been frowned upon in india.
communalism (south asia)