Introduction
1. Democratic Vision of a New Republic: India, 1950
2. The Evolution and Distinctiveness of India's Linguistic Federalism
3. Indian Secularism: An Alternative, Trans-cultural Ideal
4. History, Nation and Community
5. Between Revenge and Reconciliation: Gandhi and Truth Commissions
6. Muslim Personal Law and the Majority-Minority Syndrome
7. On the Persistent Under-representation of Muslims in India
8. Inclusion and Exclusion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: The Role of Religion
9. Liberal, Secular Democracy and Explanations of Hindu Nationalism
10. The Ethical Insufficiency of Egoism and Altruism: India in Transition
11. The Right to Culture
12. Secular States and Religious Education: The Indian Debate
13. Indian Democracy and Well-being: Employment as a Right
14. Academic Freedom in India
Appendix: Strands of Secularism