Tag: diversity

Though Indian constitution give stress on integrity of country and do not favour any particular language, caste, religion or any group but still people feel theselves attatched with their particular religion,caste and  language. Due to this passion in many areas they raise their voice to have a separate state on basis of language, caste, and religion. This leads to weaken the unity of nation. 

Lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn) is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.

Article 360 of the Constitution of India provides for the provision as to financial emergency. It provides for a provision that the President during the period of Proclamation of emergency issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union including the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court.

India has 2 official languages at the national level - English and Hindi (spoken by 40% of India). Given that Indian states are free to choose their own languages there are 22 other official languages at the state level. Some of them are Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, etc.

• A collectivity of people of a distinct nature in terms of race, descent and culture is called ethnicity.
• Arabs, Bihari, Danes are some of the ethnic group of the world.
  

The National Integration Council originated in a conference convened by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in September-October 1961. The purpose was to find ways to counter problems that were dividing the country including attachment to specific communities, castes, regions and languages. The conference set up NIC to review national integration issues and make recommendations.

Federation is a type of government, which has its powers divided among state and centre. Though it helps to carry out the functions of state and centre effectively it has its own demerits like creating regionalism among the people of different states.

NFHC stands for National Foundation for Communal Harmony. It was established with the main objective of providing assistance for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of the child victims of communal, caste, ethnic or terrorist violence.

To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India and respect religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities is the fundamental duty that is mentioned in Indian constitution. It is very important for Indian population which has a mix of different cultures living together.

 It was written during Jalianwala Bagh massacre that took place on 13 April 1919 in which many non-violent Indian protestors were shot dead by British soldiers.