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languages spoken in Northern part of our country have been derived from Sanskrit and
belong to the Bharopy group. Thus, Indian languages have evolved over a period of time
assimilating from different ethnic groups.
Assames, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili,
Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Napali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil,
Telugu, Urdu are the 22 official languages mentioned in the Indian constitution.
unity in Diversity
Unity in diversity served as a great source
of strength in India during the British rule.
People from different backgrounds and
culture participated in the struggle for
freedom. The freedom fighters namely
Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra
Bose, Jawahar Lal Nehru believed in the
concept of unity in diversity.
During the incidence of Jallianwalla
Bagh massacre, the British Army officer
General Dyer on Baisakhi Day (13 April, 1919) opened fire without a warning on the unarmed
protesters Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, who had gathered to protest against the British.
Then women and men from different cultural, regional and religious backgrounds came
together to oppose them. They worked together though British wanted to divide the Indians.
National symbols of our country are the same throughout the country. They promote the
national identity and unity.
Our National Flag is called Tri-colour (Tiranga), having
three colours— saffron, white and green.
Our National Anthem is Jana-Gana-Mana.... Our
National Song is Vande- Matram. Our Natioinal Emblem
is the ‘Lion Capital’. These are honoured equally by all
Indians. ‘Tiranga’ ‘Lion Capital’
Now I Know :
India is a country of diversities.
Language, culture, dance, religion, food habits, etc are very different in India because climate is very different in
different regions.
Climatic conditions play an important role in deciding dresses of a particular region.
National festivals are celebrated throughout the country whereas religious and harvest festivals are celebrated according
to religions and seasons respectively.
There are 22 official languages in the Indian constitution.
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