Give an account of deep divisions that persist in India.

The deep  divisions:

(i)Despite constitutional guarantees, the Untouchables or, as they are now referred to, the Dalits, face violence and discrimination. In many parts of rural India they are not allowed access to water sources, temples, parks and other public places.

(ii)And despite the secular ideals enshrined in the Constitution, there have been clashes between different religious groups in many states. 

(iii)Above all, as many observers have noted, the gulf between therich and the poor has grown over the years.

(iv)Some parts of India and some groups of Indians have benefited a great deal from economic development. They live in large houses and dine in expensive restaurants, send their children to expensive private schools and take expensive foreign holidays.

(v)At the same time many others continue to live below the poverty line. Housed in urban slums, or living in remote villages on lands that yield little, they cannot afford to send their children to school.

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