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The document discusses India as a land of "Unity in Diversity". It notes that India has immense diversity in its geography, ethnic groups, languages, religions, and cultures. However, Indians feel a sense of national unity despite these differences. The document explores how ancient and modern India has upheld an ideal of one indivisible nation. It also examines how Hindus, Muslims, and other religious groups maintain unity through shared traditions and by celebrating each other's festivals. The conclusion reaffirms that India's diversity enriches its overall unity as a nation.

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Unity in Diversity

The document discusses India as a land of "Unity in Diversity". It notes that India has immense diversity in its geography, ethnic groups, languages, religions, and cultures. However, Indians feel a sense of national unity despite these differences. The document explores how ancient and modern India has upheld an ideal of one indivisible nation. It also examines how Hindus, Muslims, and other religious groups maintain unity through shared traditions and by celebrating each other's festivals. The conclusion reaffirms that India's diversity enriches its overall unity as a nation.

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Article on “Unity in Diversity” in India

On July 3, 2013 By Ajay GoelCategory: Important India

Introduction: India is a land of “Unity in diversity”. The high mountain ranges,


vast seas , large river-irrigated lands, countless rivers and streams, dark forests,
sandy deserts, all these have adorned India with an exceptional diversity. Among the
people there are numerous races, castes, creeds, religions and languages.

Meaning of “Unity in Diversity”


The term “Unity in diversity” refers to the state of togetherness or oneness in-
spite of presence of immense diversity.

“Unity in diversity” is based on the concept where the individual or social differences
in physical attributes, skin colour, castes, creed, cultural and religious practices, etc.
are not looked upon as a conflict. Rather, these differences are looked upon as
varieties that enrich the society and the nation as a whole.

Diverse Races enriched the Indian Ethnicity and Culture


In India, there are a large number of ancient culture prevailing or still practicing
today. Though there are several numbers of diverse cultures in India, still it has unity
in diversity.

The modern Indian civilization has been nourished and developed by multiracial
contributions. From times immemorial, diverse races migrated into India by via land
and sea routes and get themselves settled here. In course of time they are
absolutely absorbed in India’s social life.

The ancient ethno-linguistic groups, such as, the Aryans, the Austrics, the Negritos
the Dravidians, the Alpines and the Mongoloids, had combined to constitute the
modern Indian race.

In the historical period, diverse branches of the aforementioned unique ethnic groups
– the Persians, the Pallavas, the Kushanas, the Greeks, the Sakas, the Huns,
the Portuguese, the Arabs, the Turks, the English and the European races came to
India, and enriched Indian ethnicity and culture by their contribution to the same.

India is a Place of Re-union of many Religions


In respect of religion in India, there is no end of its range. India is the place of
reunion of many religions and languages of the world. People from around the world
with different cultures are found living in a peaceful manner. Here, the Hindus,
the Sikh, the Christians, the Muslims, the Jews, the Buddhists, the Jains and
the Parsees(Parsi community) live abreast of each other. They all celebrate religious
festivals with great enthusiasm.

Besides this, the aborigines living in the jungles or in the hill areas have various
ancient religious customs which they carefully observe. Again, in different regions
and among different races, social customs and usages assume different shape and
character.

Diverse Languages and Unity in India


The Indian people composed of several racial elements have a range of languages
among them. Official accounts confirm that more than two hundred languages are
present in this country. Each region has its own language. The local people speak in
their own language.

In North India, most people speak in Hindi language. While in South India, the
language for communication are the dravidian languages such as Tamil, Malayalam,
Telugu, Kannada, etc. Further, in West Bengal, there is prominence of Bengali
language. The people of Odisha mainly speaks in Oriya language. Besides, Hindi
and Dravidian languages and other regional languages, many tribal groups have
their own language. In modern times, English language has played an important
role in unifying the people of the country. English is one of the most popular inter-
language among educated class.

In different regions, the Hindus use diverse languages, but Sanskrit is widely
acknowledged and honored as the language of spiritual scriptures and literature. It
was through Sanskrit that the learned community of many of the provinces
exchanged their ideas and thoughts. Different languages that are currently used in
different provinces owe their origin to Sanskrit.

In spite of the fact that there are numerous languages among various races, there is
a sense of national unity and oneness among all the Indians. It is this spirit
of patriotism that binds us together as one nation.

Concept of Indivisible India


Ancient times: Since the ancient times, the powerful kings were inspired with the
ideal of one, indivisible India. This prompted them to make conquests of lands
stretching from the Himalayas to the seas. Chandragupta Maurya had tried to build
one nation in Ancient time. Ancient India was known as ‘Bharatvarsha’.

Modern India: Even in modern times, we all celebrate our National festivals,


viz. Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti, etc. with a sense of unity.
These festivals are widely celebrated at schools, colleges, universities, offices,
societies across all the states of India. Every Indian watches the Flag Hoisting
ceremony at Red Fort and listens to the speech of the Prime Minister. In every state,
similar event takes place in which the Chief Minister of the state addresses to the
audience through a speech. The unity or oneness that we display during these
National festivals display the indivisible character of India.

Sense of Unity among diverse Cultures and Society


The social customs and traditions which the Indians observe irrespective of caste,
race and creed in all parts of the country contains within them a sense of Unity. It
has kept alive a message of Unity in Diversity in India.

Following the different tradition and culture which diverse societies in India have
developed, there lies a sense of unity which keeps the people of India bonded
together. This fundamental unity can be observed among all the Indian tribes and
races.

The Vedas, the Puranas, the Upanishads and the Gita are the holy treatise of all the
Hindus, though many of them speak dissimilar languages. The Ramayana and the
Mahabharata are the core epics of the Hindus. Places of pilgrimage lie at various
different places in India, and the Hindus of all castes and creeds visit them. The
basic rituals of worship are also similar in all places. The Water of the Ganges,
Yamuna, Godavari (Dakshina Ganga), Sind and Brahmaputra are regarded holy by
every Hindu. In fact, this link of fundamental unity grew up on the foundation of
customary Hindu religion.

Buddhism and Jainism were, in their early stage, anti-Vedic in outlook and contents,
but in course of time they were mostly amalgamated into the greater fold of Hindu
religion.

Hindu-Muslim Unity in India


Though, there are differences between the Hindu and the Muslim communities in
regard to their customs, ideology, and rituals. But since centuries, they were born in
and brought up by the same mother-land. They live together and have deep respect
for each other. The Hindus send greetings to their Muslim friend on the occasion of
Muslim festivals such as Eid, Muharram, etc. Similarly, the Muslims also wishes
good luck on the occasion of Hindu festivals such as Diwali, Durga Puja, etc. This
explains the growth unity between the Hindus and the Muslims in India. On many
matter, they influence one another, and are inspired by the ideals of oriental
civilization.

Conclusion
India is a large country. Different regions observe variations in climate. The spoken
language of one state is quite different from that of another. They wear different
types of garments. They celebrate different festivals and perform varied religious
rites. People belonging to diverse cultures belong to different religious faiths. In spite
of these diversities, Indians feel a sense of unity and oneness among them. Thus,
we conclude that India is a land of Unity in Diversity.

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