A Social War in the Making...What does Genocide mean?

Genocide, in simple words, is any act which endangers a group of people or puts their existence in jeopardy. As per scholars, the most famous definition of Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. The term "genocide" was coined by Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959). Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves. The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of the personal security, liberty, health, dignity, and even the lives of the individuals belonging to such groups.