QUESTIONS
1. Draw up a list of the different festivals celebrated in your locality.
Which of these celebrations are shared by members of different
regional and religious communities?
2. What do you think living in India with its rich heritage of diversity
adds to your life?
3. Do you think the term "unity in diversity" is an appropriate term to
describe India? What do you think Nehru is trying to say about
Indian unity in the sentence quoted above from his book The
Discovery of India?
4. Underline the line in the poem sung after the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre, which according to you, reflects India's essential unity.
5. Choose another region in India and do a similar study of the
historical and geographical factors that influence the diversity found
there. Are these historical and geographical factors connected to
each other? How?
Answers
Answer:
- Holi: Celebrated by Hindus.
Diwali: Celebrated by Hindus all over the country.
I'd: Celebrated by Muslims.
Christmas: Celebrated by Christians.
Ganapati: Main festival of Maharashtra.
Navratri: Main festival of Gujarat.
Pongal: Main festival of Tamil Nadu.on:
2. The people of India belong to different castes and races, and embrace different religions. The inhabitants of the India and greatly dfferent from another in dress, customs and eating habits. ... So we think that living in India with its rich heritage of diversity adds great experience in our life.
3.Yes, Unity in Diversity is an appropriate term to describe India. ... Indian unity is not something imposed from outside but it is something deeper and within its fold, the widest tolerance of beliefs and customs was practised and variety acknowledged and even encouraged.
4.Do shed a few tears for them O friend. The underlined line reflects India's unity. When it came to struggling for freedom of the country, the Hindus and Muslims came together to fight and their blood flows together
5.Historical factors: Due to coastal areas, export and import were prevalent and thus there are people from many religions. the state has nearly equal population from Hinduism, Muslim and Christian regions. festivals like Onam, Eid, Christmas etc.