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OBJECTIVES, To understand the concept and factors of Unity in Indian Society, OUTCOMES, Understanding about Unity and its factors in Indian Society
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UNITY IN INDIAN SOCIETY, Indian Society is known for Unity in Diversity as an exclusive feature, Unity in Diversity has become a key factor of India’s Self-identity as a nation, All the foreign travelers and visitors from ancient times have observed and recorded this feature, Megasthanes, Fa-Hein, Huan-Tsang, Alberuni, Marco Polo, Ibn Batuta
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Unity in Indian Society can be understood in three phases. , Unity in ancient period, Unity in medieval period , Unity in modern period
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FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNITY IN DIVERSITY, Geographical Unity, Religious Unity, Cultural Unity , Political Unity , Linguistic Unity
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GEOGRAPHICAL UNITY, India is referred to as a sub-continent and peninsula, Separation from other parts of the World naturally through sea and mountains made us feel one belonging to this great land , It has both land and water borders and hence called Peninsula, The name Bharathakhanda, Bharathavarsha, Bharatha from Kashmir to Kanyakumari has made us all feel one
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RELIGIOUS UNITY, Common gods and goddesses, Common Scripture, Common beliefs and spiritual Ideas, Common temples and pilgrims spread across the nation in all directions
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CULTURAL UNITY, Common Cultural practices , Common Celebration of festivals, Commonly accepted Two great Epics – Ramayana & Mahabharata , Bharath Matha as Mother and Bharatha Bhoomi as our Mother Land
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Common belief in religious scriptures and literature, Participation of people form different castes and religions in freedom struggle based on single identity as Indians , Vande Matharam,
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POLITICAL UNITY, Democracy, Secularism, National Anthem , National Symbols , National festivals , Common Rules and Regulations
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LINGUISTIC UNITY, India is a land of multiple languages and dialects , In India as many as 1652 languages and dialect are spoken which belong to 4 major language families , Sanskrit was the common language for education and Prakrit was spoken language
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Hindi is accepted as the National Official language after independence , English is the Communicative language across the country , Speaking multiple languages is the vital characteristic of people
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, Unity in diversity is the key factor for ________ of the nation. , Self-identity, Common identity, Personal identity, None, , 2. _____ and ______ separate us from other parts of the World., Race and religion, Culture and traditions, Sea and Mountain, Food and dress
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3. National Anthem, symbol, language, festivals lead to _________ unity. , Religious , Cultural , Linguistic , Political, , 4. Two great epics are _____ & _______. , Bhagavadgeetha & Vedas , Ramayana & Mahabharata , Quran & Bible, None
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5. India has both land and water borders and hence called ________., Sub-continent , Country, Peninsula , Island, KEY ANSWERS, 1. a, 2. c, 3. d, 4. b, 5. c
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REFERENCES:, Indian Society – S.C. Dube, , 2. Caste and Race in India – G.S. Ghurye, , 3. The history of India – Romila Thapar
