Revisiting Bhagat Singh view on Communalism
Introduction: The rising of communalism in India has created a huge divide among the citizen of India. Almost now and then we came across news of violence and clash between two groups of people. The sad reality is that currently almost every incident is painted from a communalistic point. Let’s take an example “Rape” which ought to be condemned by all unequivocally, is often given a communalistic view when the victim and perpetrator are of the different community say religion, caste, region. Often than not some will be defending the perpetrator or even cast doubts over the victim, also media would use headlines mentioning the perpetrator and victim community. Like many other communal riots, in the recent communal riots in Delhi, the triggering point is often attributed to incitement speech by Kapil Mishra. In this sad state of affairs, it is worth revisiting and noting the views expressed by the Legendary Bhagat Singh in “ Kriti ” magazine in 1927 tittle “ Commu
