Do you think the term“unity in diversity” is an appropriate term to describeIndia? What do you think Nehru is trying to say about Indian unity inthe sentence quoted above from his book The Discovery of India?
Do you think the term“unity in diversity” is an appropriate term to describeIndia? What do you think Nehru is trying to say about Indian unity inthe sentence quoted above from his book The Discovery of India?
India is aland of much diversity. Though this diversity is often a cause forseveral internal differences and squabbles, the sense of being‘Indian’ overrides and dominates the differences, risinglike a phoenix from the ashes of difference. What Nehru is trying tosay is that the idea of ‘Indian unity’ is not somethingimposed from outside, though at first sight this may seem to be thecase. He says that the ‘Indianness’, the spirit ofoneness is something that comes from within. This spirit of onenessis tolerant and accommodating; this is the spirit that enabled Indiato attain its diverse character.
India is aland of much diversity. Though this diversity is often a cause forseveral internal differences and squabbles, the sense of being‘Indian’ overrides and dominates the differences, risinglike a phoenix from the ashes of difference. What Nehru is trying tosay is that the idea of ‘Indian unity’ is not somethingimposed from outside, though at first sight this may seem to be thecase. He says that the ‘Indianness’, the spirit ofoneness is something that comes from within. This spirit of onenessis tolerant and accommodating; this is the spirit that enabled Indiato attain its diverse character.
