Communal violence has been a blight on India's history as a secular democracy intended to provide equality and justice regardless of religion. Pictures from deadly riots in India show the aftermath, including a mob torching a train in Godhra in 2002 that killed 56 Hindus and triggered further riots. Buildings and shops were set on fire by angry crowds as the violence spread, seen in the burned wreckage, while citizens and firefighters worked to contain the damage.

1. COMMUNAL CLASHES IN INDIA

2. introduction Communal violence is among the bloodiest and most unfortunate blots on India’s history, and deserves very particular attention in the post-Independence era of a Constitutional secular democracy that promised equality and justice to all its citizens, irrespective of caste, creed or race. Why has this promise failed? It is true that, after over half a century of freedom, the frequency of communal rioting appears to be following a long-term declining trend.

3. Here are some pictures of some deadly riots in India..

4. This picture shows us the ground zero smoke pouring out from coach s-6 of Sabarmati express which was torched by a mob in Godhra on feb 27 th 2002. 56 people, mostly hindus had died.

5. THE FIRE SPREAD The VISHVA hindu parishad activists protested at Baroda railway station near Godhra on the same day as the news spread

6. AND THEN.. Citizens and firefighters worked out the wreckage of shops in ahmedabad which were following overnight riots

7. The burning train..

8. The angry croud..

9. Call for peace..

10. Chief minister Narendra Modi and his entourage examining the burnt coach shortly after the incident.

11. The burned train..

12. From inside the coach..

13. The buildings that were set on fire

14. thank you 