Talk:Communalism (South Asia)
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Anyone has a clue how "communalism" came to have such a weirdly different meaning in South Asia? I vaguely remember there was something called a communal award -- proportionate representation in local selfgov't in the time of the Brit Empire - [communities included hindus, muslims, dalits et al] IIRC c. 1920? The Dalit leader Dr. Ambedkar also supported the award but was emotionally blackmailed out of it by Mr Mohandas Gandhi? <see www.ambedkar.org>
If the word comes from above or relate events then it's kind of unfair, very unfair actually - I mean if ambedkar had not given in to gandhi he'd also be labelled "communalist" (in the South Asian sense) - so Affirmative Action is a Bad Thing here, eh? ['here'- 'cos I live in South Asia - in the belly of the local beast India, actually. Don't believe it? I am, yaar, living in , yaar, whatthefuckisyaar, yaar, and why the last 'r' in yaar is not pronounced? What it is? Is it actually 'yeah' - Ive seen people write it yeah or just 'ya' - where in india 'yaar' is pronounced with 're' silent? Tell,tell,ji! Is the grammar 'southasian'/'Indian' enough for you 'Indian english' freaks out there? You believe me now?]
So maybe the etym is unfair. (and confusing)
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It should be noted that "communalism" does not equate militancy or violence. The organizations listed are "merely" partisan outfits that help creating the climate of mutual hatred that tends to erupt in "uncontrolled" outbreaks of mob violence and eventually organized militancy/terrorism. dab (𒁳) 10:12, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
