Unity in diversity in india

Unity in Diversity in India

1. UNITY IN DIVERSITY IN INDIA Dr.M.Baby Rani Associate Professor (dept of History) V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women

2. UNITY IN DIVERSITY Unity in Diversity refers to the state of togetherness or oneness in-spite of presence of immense diversity Based on individual or social differences in physical attributes,skin colour, castes, creed, cultural and religious practices etc. These differences are looked upon as varieties that enrich the society and the nation as a whole

3. INTRODUCTION.. Meaning of DIVERSITY It means collective differences which mark off one group of people from another It means variety of groups and cultures. We have such variety in abundance in India We have variety of races, religions, languages, castes, and cultures For this reason India is known for its socio-cultural diversity Meaning of Unity It means Integration A sense of one-ness , a sense of we-ness

4. INDIA Has 29 states and 7 union territories Total population is 1.38 billion (approx 1,370,306,986) There are 23 official languages of 415 languages of 900 dialects in India National language is Hindi. Most commonly used language is English

5. FORMS OF DIVERSITY IN INDIA Racial Diversity Linguistic Diversity Religious And Cultural Diversity Regional Diversity Caste Diversity

6. RACIAL DIVERSITY Race a group of people with a set of distinctive physical feature such as skin colour, nose type etc., India is Diverse in races 6 modern races found in India (as said by J.H.Hutton & B.S.Guha) – The Negritos The Proto-Australoid ( Austrics ) The Mongoloids The Mediterranean The Western Brachycephals The Nordic Diverse races enrich the Indian Ethnicity and Culture

7. LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY According to Ethnologue, India has 415 languages of which 22 are considered as official language Dialects in India vary depending upon demographic locations. Main language is Hindi in Devanagari script. Second main language is English

8. RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY India is a land of Re-union of many religions and its festivals Hinduism is the dominant religion among others such as Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism Zoroastrianism etc., Each religion has its own festivals and customs Festivals include Makar Sankranthi ( Pongal ), Holi, Baisakhi , Diwali, Dussehra/Durga Pooja, Eid, Christmas, Ganesh Chaturthi etc., There are sects within each religion. For example, Hinduism has many sects including Shaiva, Shakta and Vaishnava. Islam has Shriya and Sunni There are distinctive architectural monuments found in various parts of India belonging to different religions

9. CULTURAL DIVERSITY In India Social customs and traditions are observed irrespective of caste, race and creed The vedas, the Puranas, the Upanishads and the Gita are the holy treatise of all Hindus, though many of them speak dissimilar languages Cultural difference can be based on Religion and Region Some cultures or religions have their own rituals, marriage and kinship patterns to be followed Each cultural or religious groups have distinctive traditions,celebrations , traditional costumes, languages, food habits etc.,

10. REGIONAL DIVERSITY India is a vast country with geographical unity in diversity Includes environmental characters such as mountain terrains, productive fields, waterways, wastelands, sea coasts etc. People from different regions practice different culture, food habits, music, dance,arts , rituals etc., and wear different types of clothing These differences can also be categorised as religious and cultural diversity Regional climatic conditions defines the characteristics of its people and their practices Diversity in settlement patterns – tribal, rural and urban

11. CASTE DIVERSITY India is a country of castes Used in 2 sense – Varna and Jati Varna – four-fold division of Hindu society based on functional criterion. (Brahma-learning, Kshatriya-defence, Vaishya-trade and Shudra-manual service) Jati – hereditary status group practising a specific traditional occupation Caste system is also found among Muslims, Christians and others too Some of the castes are - These Castes consists of sub-castes

12. CONCLUSION India is a large country Different regions observe variations in climate Spoken language of each state is different from one another People wear different types of garments They celebrate different festivals and perform various religious rites

13. CONCLUSION.. People belonging to diverse cultures belong to different religious faiths In spite of these diversities, people of India feel a sense of unity and oneness among them as INDIANS Thus India is a Land of Unity In Diversity