Essay on Communal Harmony the need of the hour

There are constitutional provisions for equality of opportunities for all. Despite precautionary, preventive and positive measures having been envisaged in the constitution, to rule out any feeling of being left-out. communal disturbances keep recurring. Gandhiji, the father of the nation, once commented : “Communalism of the virulent type is a recent growth. The lawlessness is a monster with many faces. It hurts all, in the end, including those who are primarily responsible for it.

All the religions have the fundamental teaching of love and the feeling of brotherhood towards fellow beings. When such is the basic tenet of each religion, where is the scope of discord, hatred and violence? It is evidently clear that some people misconstrue or misinterpret the religious teachings for their selfish, egoistic and short-term gains, and sometimes fan communal feelings. It is also commonly known that usually the communal disturbances sprout from small, trivial incidents but with vested interests, they take the shape of a giant problem.

India is a developing country, and an emerging economy. The vision of our leaders, to make India a developed nation and an economic powerhouse. cannot fructify unless the internal security of the nation. particularly communal harmony, is intact

Maintenance of communal peace and tranquility occupies a lot of resources and energy, and in case peace prevails, an ambience of trust will develop between various communities, leading the nation to the path of development and economic advancement.