Bangladesh, June 24 -- The Hindu-Muslim divide and the clashes that result from this divide in India is generally termed as ‘communalism or sampradayikata by the mass media. However, this divide and the religious clashes are not a simple matter of communalism; a term introduced by 18th century British historians with poor understanding of the Indian society, religiousness, culture, and politics.

The foreign invading Muslims and the converted Indian Muslims

Hindus have been resisting the foreign Islamic invasions since 8th century CE, and the basic ideology behind these constant resistances was to stop the foreign forces that were invading lands and destroying lives of people, as they had a completely different sense of ethics and ...