'India imposes no procrustean exactions on its citizens: you can be many things and one thing.' [15]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- India does not force citizens into a single mold; they can hold multiple identities.
- In plain terms
- India lets you be many things at once.
- What can you take from it?
- Reject forced uniformity in favor of multifaceted identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How many identities do you hold?
- Does your society allow this?
Another view
Lack of uniformity can weaken collective action.
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