Muslims as a social-religious group have gradually been pushed to the periphery of development. Discuss the reasons responsible for backwardness of Muslims in India.

REASONS FOR BACKWARDNESS OF MUSLIMS

→ Development in India has gone hand in hand with education. Muslims however continue to face obstacles in access to education. → Presence of madrassas → imparting religious teachings instead of rational thinking and scientific education. → Prejudices : Due to history of conflict and communalism, Muslim candidates tend to get sidelined in job recruitments. e.g.: Urban areas → Hindu families even reluctant to hire Muslim cooks and maids. Zomato food delivery → rejected because of Muslim delivery boy. → Population control : Muslim families still continue to have more than three children which brings about resource constraints for full potential development. → Politicization : Through religious groups - violence, mob lynching, etc → relegated to periphery.