India is an amalgamation of different states and ethnic groups that had nothing to do with one another prior to British colonization. India as a unified state or even civilization is a fantasy. Indians would be much better off if they realize that the idea of a united India is a failed project and divide the country along natural ethnic and historical boundaries. The South of India should be split into multiple small states, the Eastern portions of India should be granted independence, either as a single nation or multiple nations, and Sikkim should be granted independence again. What remains of Northern India can continue as India's successor state. The faster Indians can accept reality and do the needful the better it is for everyone. History has proven and human nature dictates that large multiethnic states can never last and are destined for failure and Balkanization.