How to live together while being different, is an age

old problem but has become vital at present. Modernity,

it was assumed, would lead to establishment of

universal human identity getting priority over cultural

specific differences, but that has not happened. Rather today we are

encountered with ëethnic globalization paradoxí. On the one hand, world

is getting closer due to globalizing process, on the other, ethnic/cultural

groups are fighting for recognition of their identities.

Alok Tandon is an independent researcher, known for his rational and inquisitive

spirit, as well as for his passion and commitment to philosophy. After doing

his Ph.D. in philosophy, he was recipient of ICSSR general fellowship for his

project, ëReligion and Violenceí and ICPR resident and project fellowship. He was

also honored by Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad with ëNagar Awardí for his

contribution in the field of Philosophy.