The strife between Hindus and Muslims date back to the 16th century. After the Mughals took over India, there was relative peace for some time between the Hindus and Muslims. This harmony between these two groups broke down, with the harsh Muslim rule at the end of the 17th century. Under the strict Mughal leader Aurangzeb, Taxes were imposed on all Hindus, after they had previously been abolished, Hindu temples were destroyed, and Hindus were forced to convert to Islam. By the 18th century the Mughal Dynasty had fallen apart, leaving the Indian subcontinent open and defenseless. Consequently the British...
nationalism, a reserved stance on the problem, oppression of Muslims, and a basic lack of energy put to rectifying the problem. The Indian government has only aggravated the problem and made the future look even bleaker.

Hindus and Muslims have lived together on the same land for more than a thousand years. The future does not look bright for this conflict, tensions are on the rise, people not being educated to what is really happening, and most of all, people not understanding each other. Breaking a long history of violence is hard to do, but it can be done.