CONTENTS List of Tables and Figures vii Foreword by Peter Ronald deSouza ix Acknowledgements xiii List of Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Gurpreet Mahajan 1 Preserving by Reforming: Diversity at Work in Civilizational Adaptation 51 Peter Emberley 2 Cultural Skepticism and 'Group Representation' 60 Anne Phillips 3 Heterogeneities and Homogeneities: On Similarities and Differences 74 Anil Bhatti 4 Multiculturalism and Diversity: Values to be Promoted or Problems to be Managed? 111 Sarah Joseph 5 Constitution of Religious Identity-Constituent (Assembly) Debates and Beyond 118 V. Sri Ranjani 6 Linguistic Diversity in a Federal Polity: An Indian experience 140 Asha Sarangi 7 Politics of Recognition: Rethinking Existing Institutional Measures in India 161 Bijen Meetei 8 Accommodating Diversity: Political Outsourcing as a Coalition Strategy in Kerala 182 K.K. Kailash 9 Group Rights, Diversity and Social Justice 206 Rohit Wanchoo 10 Political Institutions for Caste and Sex-Based Hierarchies: A View from Colonial India 228 Rinku Lamba 11 Prudence and Statesmanship in Managing Diversity 257 Vasanthi Srinivasan 12 A Bloated Hinduism: North American Hindus and the Imagination of a Vanguard 265 Vinay Lal 13 Representing Diversity: The Malaysian Experience 289 Vidhu Verma 14 When Citizens are a Minority: Managing Cultural Diversities in the Arabian Gulf 313 Shefali Jha Notes on Contributors 329 Index 330