communalism
വർഗീയത
definition
noun
He deplored the rise of communalism and ethnic-based politics.
a principle of political organization based on federated communes.
He appealed to the people to frustrate the evil designs of those people who wanted to undermine national unity and integrity by spreading communalism in the society.
allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to the wider society.
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It can be read as a long-running dialectic between individualism and 'communalism' .
The fundamental element of Sri Lankan politics since independence in 1948, and even before, has been the predominance of 'communalism' .
Perhaps, given dozens, even hundreds of attempts, it could begin to shift all of humanity towards peaceful, carefully administrated 'communalism' , but by then how far would Its mind be gone?
Israel is a socialist state founded on 'communalism' (kibbutzes for example).
In Sri Lanka, where the ruling class has resorted to 'communalism' to buttress its rule for decades, nationalism takes particularly reactionary forms.
It may sound old-fashioned but the best way to tackle 'communalism' is surely bringing people together to stand up for their common interests.
The inability of any section of the ruling class to end this disastrous conflict stems from the fact that it can no more relinquish 'communalism' than it can give up its wealth and social privileges.
Today more than ever, their struggles against patriarchy involve confronting 'communalism' within their own communities.
In 1972, 'communalism' was entrenched in the constitution, which makes Buddhism the state religion.
Moreover the relationship in itself and social goodwill and the economic uplift connected to it would also help in solving the internal problems of ethnicity and 'communalism' that have gripped these societies.
Can we boast of our Independence when the evils of 'communalism' , violence, and hatred still reign supreme?
The women stood on the traffic island holding banners and posters against 'communalism' and violence while the children recited poems highlighting the need for love and humaneness.
He identified 'communalism' as the biggest curse of the society.
He appealed to the people to frustrate the evil designs of those people who wanted to undermine national unity and integrity by spreading 'communalism' in the society.
The SEP calls on workers to decisively reject all forms of 'communalism' and chauvinism and to champion the democratic rights of all, regardless of their ethnicity, language or religion.
From poetry-reading to kite-flying it is a day to retie the threads of a composite culture threatened by 'communalism' .
To carry this through, workers must decisively reject all forms of 'communalism' and racism.
She was attracted to 'communalism' , practiced homeopathy and diet reform, critiqued unfair labor practices, and excoriated men for their treatment of women.
Based in part on fear and ignorance of the other, 'communalism' often gives rise to conflict and violence between communities.
Values and principles such as sharing, co-operation, altruism, 'communalism' , nonviolence, nonconfrontation, consultation, consensus.
All of them bear responsibility for the social disaster created by the protracted war, the destruction of basic democratic rights and the growth of ethnic hatred and 'communalism' .
He deplored the rise of 'communalism' and ethnic-based politics.
It is a great pity that 'communalism' has gripped the minds of those great leaders who were called the pillars of Congress’.
When Urdu was the dominant language there was no feeling of 'communalism' .
An effort to prove that there exists a democratic alternative to globalisation and 'communalism' .
They have failed to check the rising 'communalism' in the society.
The rise of 'communalism' and role of hate propaganda could have been highlighted better.
At a certain point in the nineties, the NBA sought to move in the direction of developing such a holistic agenda, connecting issues of 'communalism' , militarization, neoliberal globalization.
The resort to 'communalism' is a desperate attempt by the ruling elite to divert the mounting anger and frustration and to set working people against each other.
Those fighting dams or development projects cannot elude issues of 'communalism' or caste politics in their spheres of influence - even at the cost of short-term success in their immediate campaign.
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