Mysuru/Mysore: Mysore Open Forum has organised a talk on “The Constitution and Culture Conflict in India” by Prof. M. Umapathy, former Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of Mysore, on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 6 pm at Kalpa Kshetra auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru (Mob:94498-19536). The talk is open to all.
The Indian Constitution is a recent (1950), revolutionary and an all-binding sovereign document. Indian cultures are ancient, plural, syncretic and highly enriched. The Indian Constitution and cultures are often at conflict as they both demand loyalty and claim governance over people. The Constitution has faced the challenge of including, controlling and subordinating cultures under the Constitution right from its making. It has handled them wisely and given the cultural communities (religious, caste, linguistic, tribal and regional) Constitutional recognition, freedom and autonomy.
