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title: "accommodation rather than assimilation — Definition"
description: "Accommodation rather than assimilation is a principle preserving group diversity in India, promoting power-sharing and rights for minorities."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Accommodation rather than assimilation is the principle by which the Indian state preserves group diversity through power-sharing and rights, instead of forcing minorities into a single dominant identity.
- How does accommodation differ from assimilation as a nation-building strategy?
- Which Constitutional provisions embody the accommodation principle?
- What is the 'state-nation' concept and who proposed it?
- Why is the 1956 States Reorganisation often cited in this context?

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Accommodation rather than assimilation is the principle by which the Indian state preserves group diversity through power-sharing and rights, instead of forcing minorities into a single dominant identity.

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In 1956 the States Reorganisation Act redrew India's internal boundaries along linguistic lines, accommodating regional identities rather than forcing a single national language, after Potti Sriramulu's 1952 fast had led to Andhra State's creation.

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