unity is strength :elaborate on this statement with reference to how we can rise above regionlisn to strengthen national unity
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Explanation:
Regionalism is the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose by people within a specific geographical region, united by its unique language, culture, language, etc.
In a positive sense, it encourages people to develop a sense of brotherhood and oneness which seeks to protect the interests of a particular region and promotes the welfare and development of the state and its people.
In the negative sense, it implies excessive attachment to one’s region which is a great threat to the unity and integrity of the country.
In the Indian context generally, the term 'regionalism' has been used in the negative sense.
History of Regional Movements in India
The roots of regional consciousness in India can be found in the colonial policies.
Differential attitudes and treatment by the British towards princely states and those of the presidencies developed regionalist tendencies among them.
British exploitative economic policies completely neglected some regions, giving way to economic disparities and regional imbalances.
On the other side, the Indian national movement furthered a pluralistic idea of India.
The history of regional movements in India can be traced back to the 1940s Dravida Movement or the Non-Brahmin movement that started in the present day Tamil Nadu.
Later, the movement was resulted into the demand of a separate and independent Tamil state.
This, in turn, led to several other parties like the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) springing up in the Andhra region, with the demands of separate statehood.
The decades of 1950s and 1960s witnessed intense mass mobilisation, often taking on a violent character for the demands of statehood.
In 1954, the revolt for the separate state of Andhra for Telugu - speaking people spearheaded by Potti Sri Ramulu and his eventual death triggered the wave of political regionalism in India with many princely states and other states making a demand for a separate state.
This resulted in formation of the States Reorganisation Committee (headed by Faisal Ali) which recommended re-organisation of Indian states on linguistic lines, thus reinforcing the regionalist tendencies.
With the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, linguistic states became a reality.
During 1970s and 1980s, owing to the intensification of tribal insurgency for separation and statehood, the Union government passed the North-eastern States Reorganisation Act, 1971.
It upgraded the Union Territories of Manipur and Tripura, and the Sub-State of Meghalaya to full statehood, and Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (then Tribal Districts) to Union Territories which became states in 1986.
The decade of 2000s, witnessed vigorous movements for the creation of separate states due to a rising sense of regional deprivation.
It resulted in the formation of the three new states – Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand out of Bihar and Uttarakhand out of Uttar Pradesh.
The latest addition to this is the state of Telangana created by the division of Andhra Pradesh in 2014