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Examine the ways in which Indian society can be strengthened as multi-cultural society. Is the dominance of single culture a hindrance to multiculturalism in India?

  • UPSC 2002
  • Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society

Bhikhu Parekh draws the distinction this question turns on. A multicultural society is a fact: distinct ways of life sharing a polity. Multiculturalism is the normative response, a settlement giving diversity public standing. India has always been the first; at issue is the second.

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  • Group-differentiated rights
  • Recognition and the dialogical method
  • Is single-culture dominance a hindrance?
  • Conclusion

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