CURBING COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA: ROLE OF SOCIETY & LAW

Abstract

The founding fathers of our Constitution had very ambitious and high ideals on consensus of whom the Constitution, i.e.  the chief legal document of the nation was intended to be built and they created it with great dedication, talent, and sincerity. While the Constitutional provisions provided to give the fundamental rights, fullest and widest opportunity to every citizen; at that time it was felt necessary that the duties of constitutional posts, and roles of other administrative authorities are to maintain transparency to motivate leaders and public spirited persons, to ensure their involvement in the socio-economic growth and infrastructural development of the nation. Certainly, it was done with the aim to inspire all citizens to maintaining its Ganga-Jamuna Civilization and composite culture of India. This was indeed a collaborative endeavour during contemporary crisis of intolerance and communal tensions to restore faith, peace, love, and sympathy between all religious sects, and organizations, especially between the majority Hindus and people of other religious minorities. Obviously, keeping in view the contemporary communal riots, atmosphere of violence and intolerance, an urgent need has been felt in the times of modern India for coordination, tolerance and consolidation of the diverse cultures and various religious faiths to curb communal violence in the country. The main aim of this research paper is to shed light on social and religious aspects of Indian culture and to discuss the legal provisions and their implementation so that religious harmony, confidence and interdependence is possible by implementing various state laws scrupulously.  Especially, abiding the doctrine, directives and spirit of the provisions enshrined in central law i.e. Constitution of India is desirable to achieve the goal. This study also highlights the endeavours made by people and the governments.  Our national leaders, from time to time, remind us that India's culture and civilization have been built up in a spirit of accommodation, affection, and cooperation - of various people's religious faiths and their cultures. Truly, India’s beauty lies in its religious, cultural, and linguistic heterogeneity.