Interest in the issue of multiculturalism has picked up momentum in the past few years. The reasons given for this increased interest in the focus of what multiculturalism is, what it means, what it should do, must do, and what should be done about it, are as varied as the people who discuss it. The main focus here is how it is looked upon in academic discourse and the ways in which the discussion so far has ignored the basic and real issues in continuation of conventional modes of engagement that refuse to acknowledge and admit the legitimacy of the views of marginalized people.