Tag: political science

Feeling of togetherness or oneness towards one’s own country is called National integration. India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. National integration is necessary for building strong and prosperous nation. Festivals promote national integration. For example festivals like Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali etc are celebrated by people of India irrespective of the religions.

India is a vast and diverse nation. It harbours various cultures, traditions, religions, caste, ethnic groups, languages and races. Unity in diversity is keeping India unified. There are several factors that contribute to Unity in Diversity. India has its own natural boundaries because of which people of different communities live together.

Language is a medium of communication. There are a huge number of languages spoken over the world. In India there are 22 official or recognised languages. The list of official languages include Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.National language of India is Hindi.

The phrase ‘unity in diversity’ is coined by Jawaharlal Nehru. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. The phrase was used by Jawaharlal Nehru in his book ‘Discovery of India’ because all Indians share the same national pride of having India as their motherland in spite of many differences.

In olden days it was believed that unity can be maintained if the country is homogenous with population of great resemblance. But India has disproved it showing that unity in diversity can exist. 

India is a secular country. It is the system in which people are free to choose the religion that they follow. Religious tolerance is the fundamental characteristic of secularism. It does not oppose any religion.

India is a diversified country with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. in spite of being diverse there is a feeling of oneness among people. Diversity does not obstruct unity. Thus, India is said to have unity in diversity and is called a sub continent due to the presence of varied features. 

The phrase‘unity in diversity’ is coined by Jawaharlal Nehru. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. The phrase was used by Jawaharlal Nehru in his book ‘Discovery of India’ because all Indians share the same national pride of having India as their motherland in spite of many differences.

Among the given options Social Division cannot bring unity among people.

India is called the 'Museum of human race'. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed with rich heritage and history. In spite of all these differences, there is a feeling of oneness among people.