Synopsis Ours is a bewilderingly diverse country and balanced approach to complex religious and minority issues is a must for a balanced polity and communal peace. The author is well known for his balanced, objective and scientific approach to communal problems. The essays written by him on minority issues, secularism, communalism and communal conflict from time to time, included in this volume, should be of interest to scholars, researchers and those interested in these issues. The communal situation in the country makes this book all the more relevant and of great use in restoring communal balance.