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Abstract
The term minority is a well versed one in the various arenas of life and academic circle. As per oxford English dictionary, the literal meaning of minority is, “The smaller number or part, especially a number or part representing less than half of the whole”. The features of postcolonial governance of India have long been held up as a success story: “the world`s largest democracy, whose citizens enjoyed freedom of speech and religious tolerance. In this backdrop this paper will look into the constitutional rights of the minorities in India. The recent political developments in India have witnessed conflicts and tension between the majority communities and the minority communities in many parts of the country.