Multiculturalism and Education:The Indian Experience

Abstract

This paper analyses some important issues in the interface between
multiculturalism and education in India. It is divided into six parts: Part
One outlines the socio-cultural diversities in the country and the responses to
thereof. Parts Two, Three and Four examine respectively the federal dilemma,
the language question, and the dimension of religion in education. Part Five
analyses the problems and prospects of multicultural education. And Part
Six reflects on the possible grammar of multicultural education in India