The stark contrasts and diversity found in India are tough to parallel. For example, take this news article about matrilineal tribal custom in the state of Meghalaya. Its at odds with the rest of India and the world in general, but in principle there's nothing wrong with it.
Being one of the few such tribal societies in the world today, it can be argued that had a Uniform Civil Code been implemented in the Constitution of India, these customs would surely have disappeared. India being a land proud of maintaining its customs for thousands of years, might not let that happen, and well - does not need to let that happen.
Yet other elements of Indian society urgently demand such a code to be put in place to avoid social breakdown. The challenge posed is clear: India must not let its diversity be at odds with its integration, even if it requires, in the words of Gurcharan Das, the 'million negotiations of democracy'.
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