Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

Can serve as a recent example of personal faith becoming a contested public and political issue, but do not label it communalism outright.

• The Chhattisgarh Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill by voice vote on 19 March 2026, in the absence of the Congress.
• The law prescribes 10 to 20 years if the person converted is a woman, a minor or from SC, ST or OBC communities, and returning to one's 'ancestral religion' is not treated as conversion.
• Some churches have put up notices telling non-Christians they enter at their own risk, showing how the law has altered everyday religious life.