India is the most ethnically diverse nation in the world, home to a wide variety of castes, religions, linguistic groups, tribal cultures, and ethnic groupings in its many states and union territories. Should the 21 other scheduled languages be prioritised above this linguistic variety, as has been the case for years when promoting Hindi as an essential language at the pan-Indian level?
Source: Clear IAS
In truth, diversity of all sorts and degrees has been growing over time everywhere in the world, and India is not exempt from this trend. Over and above the already-present variety in India, cosmopolitanism paired with globalisation is the reason for this.
India is now widely acknowledged to have a high level of complexity, which has resulted in a variety of multiple societies spread out over its length and breadth. It is really asserted in certain circles that India is a nation of nations.
These nations are founded on several standards and traits, the most important of which is religion. Therefore, how and under what circumstances would it be appropriate to adopt laws and/or codes from a single religion and impose them as common rules on all of the country’s many nations?
Source: ANI News
The Law Commission of India, led by Justice B S Chauhan (ret. ), stated in its 2018 Consultation Paper that a uniform civil code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage. Additionally, it was said that although celebrating the variety of Indian culture is acceptable and even encouraged, it is important to avoid dis-privilege for some groups or weaker segments of society.
However, the commission has now reversed course and is now seeking input from all relevant parties as well as the general public. True democracies strive for and deliberately pursue pluralism rather than being content with simply having diversity and tolerating it.
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