Question

" Unity in Diversity is the unique character of Indian society " Explain for 6 marks​

Answer 1

Answer:

The most often noticed feature of Indian society is “Unity in Diversity”. This phrase celebrates how India has been stronger by welcoming various cultural, social and ethnic elements. It also transcends the notion accommodation without assimilation has been the key feature of Indian civilization.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Explanation:Unity implies one-ness or a sense of we-ness, meaning integration wherein hitherto divisive people and culture are synthesized into a united whole, along with higher levels of cooperation, mutual understanding, shared values, common identity and above all national consciousness. It holds tightly together the various relationships of ethnic groups or institutions in a dovetailed manner through the bonds of contrived structures, norms and values. It has also been described as a social psychological condition. However, unity does not mean uniformity which implies similarity. Unity may be born out of similarity.

The reverse of the term ‘unity’ is ‘diversity denoting collective differences so as to find out dissimilarities among groups of people: biological, religious linguistic etc. Ethnic diversity is perceived on the basis of biological diversity. Religious diversity is visualized on the basis of religion or faith. Linguistic diversity is marked on the basis of languages spoken by a group of people. Thus all these differences presuppose collective differences or prevalence of variety of groups and cultures.

The reverse of the term ‘unity’ is ‘diversity denoting collective differences so as to find out dissimilarities among groups of people: biological, religious linguistic etc. Ethnic diversity is perceived on the basis of biological diversity. Religious diversity is visualized on the basis of religion or faith. Linguistic diversity is marked on the basis of languages spoken by a group of people. Thus all these differences presuppose collective differences or prevalence of variety of groups and cultures.India, a vast peninsular sub-continent, also known as ‘Bharat Varsha’, has a total land area of about 33 million sq.kms. and population exceeding 800 millions. The seventh largest and the second most populous nation of the world (with 2.4 percent of world’s land area and 15.0 percent of the population of the world) India, possesses varieties of social, economic, geographical and ecological conditions.