Vijay Chauhan, Assistant Professor,
The Post-Second World War world witnessed the renewal of ethnicity as a major concern in politics, as a centre of popular political mobilization, and major source of domestic, inter-state as well as intra-state conflicts. Political society/state confronted the challenge from people belonging to different cultural/religious majority and minority communities and more difficulty in keeping them together. This issue is haunting many states and their political leaders as well as peoples since the dawn of 21st century. Moreover, the present scenario in world poses a serious challenge to the multicultural and diverse society. The deepening of the crises entails the relevance of the present study. It is also significant to understand Gandhian perspective of Multiculturalism in the context of the changing character of Nation-States which is marked by the absence of any single national identity. This research project draws upon Mahatma Gandhi for conceptualization of this term. This also brings in to focus the concepts of multiculturalism evolved by Gandhi to achieve political relevance and autonomy.
Cultural diversity, Cultural rights, Identity, Multiculturalism, Nationalism, Religious pluralism
