India is a country where people of different religious, racial, cultural and lingual identities have been living in harmony. However, with the passage of time, various incidents are badly affecting the communal harmony in different parts of the country. Communalism is a big threat to the secular, socialist and democratic polity. A lot of communal incidents are happening every day, which is not good for the democracy. In a country ruled by the rule of law, the hallmark of democracy is communal harmony. Good governance has to be maintained.