essay on Regionalism in India : A threat to our unity
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During the 1950s, regionalism was seen by many observers as a major threat to Indian unity. However, a rich legacy of national movement of recognising regional and linguistic diversity was to pull through the frictions created by various regional demands.
The national movement functioned as an all India movement and not as a federation of regional national movements. There was no counterpoising of national identity to regional identity, it recognised both and did not see the two in conflict.
Aspirations to develop the state one belongs to or remove poverty and implement social justice should not be seen as regionalism. Nor should the defiance of federal features of the constitution be seen as regionalism. Points out the historian Bipan Chandra “in fact a certain interregional rivalry around the achievement of positive goals would be quite healthy.
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