India: Unity in Diversity
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India is a land of diverse physical features. Every possible geographical physical feature you can think of is present in India. The people of India have diverse physical features. They practice different religions, speak different languages and follow different customs and traditions. They also differ in their dress and food habits.
In spite of all these external differences, the people of India have a common feeling of Indianness. They are bound by a common cultural heritage and they share certain basic values.
Hence we use the phrase ‘Unity in Diversity’ to describe the social fabric of India. This is to express the great truth that despite their many differences, the people of India are all united as Indians. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat, They all have a feeling that they belong to one nation.
Difficult Words & Meanings
- Diverse: Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
- Geographical: Relating to the features of the earth's surface, such as mountains, rivers, and climates.
- Customs: Common ways of behaving or doing things that are specific to a particular society, place, or time.
- Traditions: Beliefs or behaviors passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past.
- External: Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something; existing or happening outside.
- Indianness: The quality or state of being Indian; the cultural or national identity associated with India.
- Bound by: Tied or connected by a shared feeling, duty, or experience.
- Cultural heritage: The legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.
- Values: Principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
- Phrase: A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.
- Social fabric: The relationships and connections that hold a society together.
- United: Joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings.