Secularism and Communalism redefined

New definition of secularism and communalism given by certain Political Parties in India:- Divide the Nation into caste, class, sub- class , sub-sub class ,creed and religion and you are secular. Make fight against terrorism a fight against religion and you are secular. Divide the investigating agencies investigating terror (IB and CBI) into religious line and you are secular . Divide the people into vote Banks and you are secular. Divide the resources of the government unequally and you are secular. Appease a section of the society for vote and you are secular. Make policies of Divide and Rule and you are secular. Make two set of laws and civil code in one Nation and you are secular. 

Talk of Nationalism and Cultural Nationalism and you are communal. Make policy of benefits and development to all and appeasement to none and you are communal. Make your slogan “Nation first, Party next me last” and you are communal. Talk about non- appeasement policy and development agenda and you are communal. Talk about fighting terror strict irrespective of religion and you are communal Support another Party in state to form a Government for the benefit of the people of the state and you are communal. Talk of one law and one common civil code for the nation and you are communal.

Nationalism is linked with development and is explained in the topic Cultural Nationalism elsewhere  in this blog. Literal meaning of Nation: Nation may refer to any estate or country having its own boundaries, but the most legitimate definition may be said to be, large number of people mainly common decent, language, history etc. usually inhabiting a territory bounded by defined limits and forming a society under one Government. Nation can, of course, refer to any government, ancient or modern, but in this context it refers more particularly to groups that maintain common culture, despite being widely scattered, the red Indian Nation of North America, the Jewish nation(Israel ) that somehow survived despite its scattering during the Diaspora . Nationalism is a patriotic (devotion) feeling towards the nation, which promotes freedom, prosperity and honour for its people. It works on principles of equity and equality amongst its citizens. It is a continuous and consistent effort to bind the people of India into one homogenous unit. The Principles of nationalism is devoted towards the people and recognises each of its citizen's, e.g. Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs, Christian, forwards, backward and dalits as equal and one. Love, respect and bonding between the people, guided by healthy and progressive attitude of co-operation and sentimental attachment towards every fellow citizen, is Nationalism. In this world of global competition, it is a medium of recognition for India in Social, Political and Economic fields.