Though important elements of group identity, religion and region also run the risk of deepening communal cleavages. Comment.

Indus is a vast country that consist of people from various religions, ethnicities, language and caste. All the factors influence each other to give an individual his political and social identity as well as determining his social and economic responsibility.

This individual and communal identity formed on the basis of traditional factors leads to formation of solidarity on the basis of communal lines.

Religion forms a important from in our early life. It guides his moral values and binds him by the ethics of community.

nit. Religion also form the basis of communal solidarity in the multi-religious young like India and these has led to rise of political religion.

Political religion merry the religion does not remain only as the article of faith and spirituality but rather becomes the motivator behind the public action of the group and people. The Pathos is the competition for power and this competition for power in India is often influenced by the religious considerations amongst the people which leads them to vote on communal lines, which leads to governance on communal lines and causes division and resentment in society.

India is also regionally diverse country where there is a significant variation in the traditions, culture and custom between the different regions

In India. This version leads to adhesion of people from various regions and leads to formation of strong regional identity as compared to inclusive and tolerant national identity. As migration is happening and due to increase to inherent differences in the development and culture of the regions, various groups are increasingly coming in contact with each other which has led to more conflicts rather than intermingling due to vested political interests and coordinated efforts from the society and government.

So, though region and religion form a important factor in the formation of identity of a person and group solidarity, it also leads to division and weekly of a national identity which has caved communal cleavages

— Shubham Sharad Behere · AIR 226