"The regionalism in India is both a response to the failures in addressing regional aspirations and as an assertion of socio-cultural identity in the face of perceived marginalization." Comment.

Regionalism in India is natural due to many differences in people, cultures & region (E: Telangana Movement). Failure in Addressing Regional Aspirations: Unequal Fruit Development in different regions that create ripe condition for rise of regionalism (E: Demand for Gujarati in Bombay State 1956). Relative Deprivation if some people feel they are worse off than people they compare themselves with (E: Assertion of socio-cultural identity). Language Regionalism due to perceived marginalisation of language owners (E: Tamil). Region Homogenization due to shared culture in one region (E: Saurashtra). Cultural Identity of people need to be asserted.

Hostility toward aspiration of some region creating mutual distrust (E: Vikipir in Maharashtra). Perceived Marginalization due to dilemma caused by non satisfaction of all regional demands & aspiration (E: Uttrakhand in UP). Language Regionalism due to perceived marginalisation of language owners (E: Tamil). Region Homogenization due to shared culture in one region (E: Saurashtra). Cultural Identity of people need to be asserted (E: Ladakhi culture in erstwhile state PSIK). "Sen of Sal" as a concept that benefited opportunities to be given only to natives (E: Maharashtra). Hostility of cultural Assimilation mainstream which force people to assert separate identity (E: Bundelkhand, UP). A section of people which causes disenchantment (E: Bodies in Assam).