In spite of being a secular democracy with generally peaceful co-existence amongst its diverse ethnic and religious communities, India has witnessed occasional bouts of large-scale violence sparked by underlying tensions between sections of its majority Hindu and minority Muslim communities, and amongst different hierarchically structured castes within and outside the Hindu fold. This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... A Hindu is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hindu religion. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also pronounced Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... Caste systems are an ancient system of social stratification or hierarchy that have existed throughout history and throughout the world, but the most well-known caste system today is the Indian Varna system. ...

1921

The Moplah rebellion was a Hindu-Muslim and British-Muslim conflict in Kerala that happened in 1921. The conflict was linked to the Khilafat movement and was in reaction to british politics in Turkey. This conflict led to the murder, rape and forced conversion of thousands. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Moplah rebellion was a British-Muslim and Hindu-Muslim conflict in Kerala that happened in 1921. ... List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Malayalam External links Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Trivia Poorams Pachakam Categories: | | ... The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) was a movement amongst the Muslims of British India (the largest single Muslim community in one geo-political entity at the time) to ensure that the British, victors of World War I, kept a promise made at the Versailles. ...

1992

Hindu activists razed a 16th-century Muslim mosque (the Babri Mosque), built on site of an earlier Hindu temple destroyed during the Mughal rule of India. It is thought by many to be the birthplace of King Ram in Ayodhya, sparking nationwide riots between Hindus and Muslims that killed more than 6,000 people. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Mosque; Aswan, Egypt. ... Why do you use the word Hindu militants?Can i call the Vatican citizens as Christian militants or Macca citizens as Muslim militants?????? This article is in need of attention. ... Ayodhya (अयोध्या) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. ...

2002

In the 2002 Gujarat violence of February/March 2002, about 65 Hindu passengers (mostly ladies and children) were killed when a Muslim mob try to burn the train they were travelling in. At least 1000 people died, (majority of whom were Muslims) in the communal riots that followed according to the Indian Government’s official figures. However according to some sources, such as the British High Commission, the number was much higher. The BJP state government in Gujarat led by Narendra Modi came under fire for the ineptitude of the administration to respond in time and prevent the breakdown of law and order, and some charge that the VHP supported the violence. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Narendra Damodardas Modi (born September 17, 1950, Gujarat, India) is the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat in India since October 7, 2001. ... The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP; World Hindu Council in Hindi), is a Hindu nationalist organisation in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ...

August 2003

August 15 - In a sign of defiance against Indian Independence day, Tripurese separatists gunned down 34 Hindu cilivians. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ... The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was formed in December 1989 for the purpose of seceding from India in order to create an independent state of Tripura. ...

August 25 - Two powerful bomb blasts rocked Mumbai again, leaving more than 50 people dead. These attacks were carried out by Arshad Shafique Ansari, Fahimida Sayyed (37), wife of Sayyed Rahim, and their daughter Fareen Sayeed (17) (all Muslims). The 1993 Mumbai bombings were a series of bomb explosions that took place in Mumbai (Bombay), India on March 12, 1993. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 18 million. ...

See also

• Partition of India - how India and Pakistan became independent
• Kashmir crisis
  • Terrorism in Kashmir
• Ram Janmabhoomi
  • 2002 Gujarat violence
• National Liberation Front of Tripura
• Islamic invasion of India
• Terrorism in India
• Hindutva
  • Sangh Parivar

Britains holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: India, Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and Pakistan (including East Pakistan, modern-day Bangladesh). ... Map of Kashmir showing the Line of Control and disputed areas Market boats on Mar Canal, Srinigar by E. Molyneux, c. ... Kashmir : Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... See also Babri Mosque for the history of the Babri Mosque and the political Ayodhya Debate. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was formed in December 1989 for the purpose of seceding from India in order to create an independent state of Tripura. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Islamic conquest of South Asia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Hindutva (Hinduness, a word coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? ) is used to describe movements advocating Hindu nationalism. ... The Sangh Parivar is a loose family of organisations, including political parties, which promote the ideology of Hindutva. ...

External links

• Thirteen Years of Killings in Tripura
• Hindu-Muslim riots - A survey
• The Riots - Article on Hindu and Muslim riots