POLITICS OF COMMUNALISM
By: Ms Zenab Banu
Appendix IV, Page 175-193
Historical Survey of some major communal riots.
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Year Place Immediate Cause
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1713 AD Ahmedabad Opposition to solemnise the holi
festival on the one side and the
cow slaughter on the other side
between the neighbors of the two
opposite communities.
1719-20 Kashmir Vendetta of a Muslim gentleman of
position against the Hindus
1729 Delhi The murder of a Mussalman by a
Hindu for reason not known
Dec.1782 Sylhet, Assam The Muslims (having 2/3 majority)
demanded the Hindus the discontin-
uance of their religious ceremonies
during the Muharram. Hindus refused
to comply with this and petitioned
Jinday (Officer Incharge of the Distt)
for redressal.
Sept.1786 Balpur & other Muslim committed armed attack on the
places in Berar Hindus who were busy in their prayers.
1809 Banaras The attempted construction of a
building by Hindus on the Veutrog
construction ground between the
Mosque (built by Aurangzeb) and the
present temple of Bisheshwas.
1840 Moradabad (no cause was given)
1851 Bombay Publication of some thing undesirable
against prophet Mohammed by a Parsi
in Gujrati paper.
1857 Moradabad, Bijnaur (After mutiny, no cause given)
1871 Bareilly Moharram and Ramnavami festivals
fall on the same day.
1874 Bombay A book in Gujrati published by a RH
Jalbhoy "Great Prophets of the World"
1873-84 Mopala riots Intense provocation given to the
near Calicut Mopalas by the action of Raman who
married a Muslim woman and soon after
marriage reverted to Hinduism.
Oct.1886 Etawah & Delhi The simultaneous occurrence of two
religious festivals, Ramlila of
Hindus and Moharram of Muslims.
1887 Bareilly Moharram and Ramnavami festivals.
1889 Delhi Conversion of a Hindu to Islam
1890 Aligarh Obstruction of places of worship --
A pot of flesh was thrown at night
in a mosque then beef was hung into
two Hindu wells.
May1891 Calcutta Friction between the parties over the
building of a mosque
1891 Polaked in Salur Religious Hindu procession attacked
district. by Muslims.
July 1892 Prabhaspatan Moharram festival
Aug1893 Bombay-2 Muslims gathered an impression that they
needed special protection and that the
European system of administration tended
to increase the influence of the Hindus
at their expense.
Sept1893 Kolaba dist. --do--
1893 Ballia in UP A reaction to the cow protection movement
1894 Madras Vidaya Dasnisday-Muslim pelted the idol
and the processionists with cow dung.
Feb1894 Yeola in Nasik Obstruction of Moharram (Tazia) by Hindus
July1895 Porbundar Muslim procession passing through
Hindu quarter.
1895 Dhulia Ganpati procession attacked by Muslims
1907 Morghat Partition of Bengal
1907 Memonsingh The reasons were partly the growing
irritation of the Muslims with the
Swadeshi agitation and the boycott of
European goods, engineered by the Hindus
1910 Peshawar Holi and Muslim festival Bara Wafat were
on the same day.
1912 Ayodhya, Faizabad Over the sacrifice of cows by the
Muslims on the occasion of Bakri Id.
1913 Nellore Construction and demolition of a mosque
1913 Kanpur Muslim's resentment over the demolition
of a lavatory attached to a mosque in
connection with Municipal improvements.
1916 Patna On Bakri-Id Hindu mob tried to prevent
Muslims for performance of sacrifice.
1918 Gaya & Shahabad Hindus terrorised the Muslims and
prevented them from performing the
sacrifice.
1921 Malegaon Indian Council's Act of 1919
1921 Bangalore Resentment of non-coperation movement
1922 Multan --do--
1923 Amritsar, Lahore, All over India 15-20 severe riots took
Saharanpur in UP place due to Shudhi movement originated
by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
1924 Allahabad, Calcutta, Id festival and growing influence of
and many other cities Shidhi movement
1925 Calcutta (no reason given)
1926 Calcutta Music before the mosque
1926 Delhi, Patna, Rawal- Deep-rooted hatred and animosity
pindi, Allahabad, Dacca engineered the riots with a minor
incident.
Jan.1927 Paluakhali and A quarrel between two persons of
Poonabalia of opposite communities.
Feb, 1927 Larkana, Lahore ---do---
June 1927 Dinapur, Multan Suspicion and deep rooted hatred
Bettiah, Comila engineered the riot.
Sept.1927 Nagpur Muslim procession molesting a
Hindu passerby
Sept.1927 Ahmedabad Muslim prayer in Mosque and Hindu
song in temple coming into conflict.
Sept.1927 Dehradoon Ram Lila procession
Nov.1927 Delhi The procession of a Muslim dead body
who killed a Hindu Mahant
1928 Bangalore, Surat, Bakri-Id
Nasik, Hydrabad
1929 Bombay Some labour dispute engineered riot
1930 Dacca In reaction of civil disobedience movement
1931 Banaras ---do---
1932 Bombay ---do---
1932 Alwar ---do---
1933 Alwar ---do---
1933 Calcutta ---do---
1934 Bharanga ---do---
1935 Hazaribagh Ram Navami and Moharram on the same day
1935 Firozabad Burnt a house with 11 persons including
3 children i continuance of above chain
1935 Champaran ---do---
1935 Shikandarabad ---do---
1935 Lahore out of some old vendetta
1935 Dudhial Lahore reaction
1936 Poona-Khanapur ---do---
1936 Jamalpur Music before a mosque by Hindu wedding
procession
1936 Byculla Temple-Mosque dispute
1937 UP Cattle fair
1939 Asansole Demolition of a holy book Ramayana
by an opposite communty person
1939 Delhi Quarrel between two persons
1939 Gawanpore An attack by Muslims on Hindu
marriage party
1939 #of dists. in UP Holi festival
and Calcutta
1939 Gaya Music before a mosque
1939 Kanpur Processionists attacked by opposite
community persons.
1939 Meerut Reaction to it.
1939 Sindh ---do---
1939 Sukkar ---do---
1941 Calcutta Occasion of Moharram
1941 Ahmedabad Muslims set fire to Maneckchowk bazaar,
Predominance of Hindus
1946 Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Muslim league gave a call for liberation
Bombay, Noakhali, week
Patna, Dacca, et al
1948 Udaipur Quarrelling between two groups
belonging to two opposite communities
1949 Secundrabad, Hydrabad, Started round Tonga which was
Saharanpur, Hambal suspected to be carrying beef through
a Hindu locality.
1949 Akola Slaughter of a cow in a Muslim household
1950 Calcutta, Delhi Hindu militant group RSS tried to
Pilibhit, ALigarh frustrate Indian Muslims to leave
Dhubri, Bombay, et al India
1951 Mangrol ---do---
1952 Banaras Hindus tried to carry out repairs to a
place of worship of theirs adjacent to
a mosque sanctioned by the city
Magistrate.
1953 Viramgaom Holi festival
1953 Bhopal Stone throwing by some miscreants at a
procession taken by the Hindu Mahasabha
to protest against cow slaughter
1953 Gauhati Angry crowed tried to prevent a
Muslim family from sacrificing cow
1953 Ahmedabad, Nasik, Ganapati festival and Moharram
Poona, Sangli... coincide
1953 Ahmedabad ---do---
sept.1953 Poona Arson bid in Poona
1953 Sholapur Ganpati immersion day playing music
before a mosque.
1953 Jamnagar A boy stabbing a cow near a hotel
1954 Ghaziabad Slaughter of a stolen cow
1954 Aligarh Over the price of a melon between a
hawker and a customer
1954 Nizamabad Some persons hoisted the Pakistani flag
on the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
1954 Mathura Some persons broke the idol of Krishna
which was installed for worship in a
temple near Idghah mosque.
1954 Gulbarga, Mannila, Pakistani flag was hoisted over a
Fatehpur. temple of Ganesh.
1956 Bhopal Holi festival - Muslims threw bones
in the Holi fire and an idol in a
temple was defiled.
1956 Sholapur Rival claims to a shrine made by the
two communities.
1956 Many parts of UP A publication of the Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan alleging insulting reference
on prophet Mohammed.
1956 Jabalpur Forcibly closing down of shops in
protest against damage to an idol
of Ganapati.
1956 Khamgaon Attack on a Ganapati procession
before a mosque by a crowd
1957 Hazaribagh A clash between students in
Moharram procession
1958 Belgaun A procession of Hindus with music
before a mosque
1958 Dulhia Unauthorised cow slaughter
1958 Yeola Muslims objecting a procession
of Ganpati Idol.
1958 Bagalkot A procession of RSS was stoned near
Panka mosque
1959 Lucknow Sprinkling of clour on Muslim on
Holi festival by a Hindu
1959 Bhopal ----do----
1959 Sitamashi Spreading of a rumour that a cow
was slaughtered
1960 Hubli Idol of Maruti disfigured by someone
1960 Firozabad Ramlila procession
1960 Saharanpur Ramlila procession
1961 Jabalpur, Sangore Effort to molest a Hindu girl
Narsinghpur, Damoh
1961 Palanpur Discovery of animal bones in the palace
of worship
1961 Many cities in UP Aligarh University hostel boy when
misbehaved with hostel girl
1961 Bhopal Meeting of Jana Sangh Dist. Committee
1961 Vidisha, Bhopal Hindu procession being disturbed by Muslims
1962 Sikundra Slaughter of a cow
1962 Malda in WB A week's agitation against the publication
of a picture of Mohammed
1962 Agra A quarrel between two persons belonging to
opposite communities
1962 Mandsaur A dispute over a business transaction
1962 Bareilly Throwing of stones on a procession of
Hindus passing through Muslim residential area
1962 Ratanagiri Ganpati procession attacked by Muslims
1963 Junagarh Criminal assault by two Muslim youths on
a Hindu girl
1963 Islampur Muslim participants of Moharram procession
attacked by the police with lathi
1963 Akola Ganpati idol was attacked by stones
1963 Nadia, Calcutta Hair of Mohammed from Hazratbal mosque
were stolen
1963 Srinagar ---do---
1964 Bihar, Orissa Train carrying refugees of East Pakistan
1965 Udaipur Scuffle between the two neighbors of
opposite community
1966 Udaipur Scuffle between the two wrestlers of
two communities
1967 Ranchi Brick batting on the Urdu agitators'
procession
1967 Srinagar Religious conversion and marriage of a
girl of the Pandi community to a
Muslim youth
1968 Meerut A conference organised by the Jamaat-e-
Islami in a college and a procession
crossed by Jan Sangh
1968 Karimganj Scuffle between two boys of opposite
community on a cow of a Muslim
1968 Vizhinjam Clash between Muslims and Christians
when Muslims embarked on aggressive
violent acts against catholics
1968 Allahabad Holy reveller threw water color on a
Muslim who pulled out a pistol
1968 Auditanda Ramnavmi procession
1968 Manglore Muslims had assaulted a Hindu fisherman
1968 Aurangabad A Muslim backery servant's attack on a
cow with a knife
1968 Nagpur Scuffle between a Muslim barber and a
Neo Buddha
1968 Parbhani A Hindu college student stabbed by one
Muslim Rikshaw puller
1968 Mabajogi Scuffle among students
1968 Pupri Durga procession passed through a Muslim
inhabited area
1968 Gumdum A Hindu procession
1968 Cuttack Music in front of mosque
1968 Veeranal News of a death of a Muslim in his house
1969 Kendrapa Music near a mosque
1969 Calcutta Muslim demonstration before the office
of the 'Statesman'
1969 Anjar A clash between two persons of opposite
community
1969 Hubli Muslims objected to throwing of colored
water on them on Holi
1969 Mau in UP Beating of a Hindu boy by Muslim boys
1969 Anjar An armed mob of Muslims attacked Hindus
1969 Gujarat Mutual suspician and animosity between
two communities
1969 Ahmedabad Atack on Jaganath tmple by Muslims
1969 Other cities in Guj. Repurcussions of above
1970 Chaibasa Ram Navmi procession
1970 Bhiwandi and other Beginning with a quarrel between two
parts of Maharashtra persons of opposite communities
1972 Tonk Bakri Id
1972 Banaras Bakri Id
1973 Delhi Two groups of miscreants clashed at Bara
Hindu Rao area
1974 Jugeshwari Anti-Muslim feeling injected by Shiv Sena
workers in the minds of general people
1974 Delhi Quarreling of two persons belonging to
two opposite communities.
1975 Jogeshwari Militant action of Shiv Sena volunteers
1977 Chittorgarh Id Festival
1977 Banaras Durga procession
