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What is National Integration?
The awareness of a common identity among a country’s citizens is known as national integration. It means that, despite belonging to different communities, castes, religions, cultures, and regions and speaking different languages, everyone recognises that they are on the same team.
Purpose of National Integration
The following are the objectives of national integration: Boost your team’s sense of unity. Disparities in religion, region, race, and culture should be reduced. Dissemination of our country’s ideals, particularly tolerance and peace, through active and energetic means, providing leadership, encouragement, and articulation to constructive societal forces in the interest of national unity and solidarity. Reduce, among other things, homicides, massacres, and riots. Contribute to the development of the country. Increase the amount of time people spend together.
Role of National Integration
Three provisions of the Constitution aided greatly in the establishment of national unity. First, the Preamble began with the letters “We, the people of India,” i.e. Bharat. Then there are the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution which ensure that everyone has equal rights, regardless of religion, region, caste, gender, creed, or other factors. Finally, the Directive Principles of State Policy instruct states on achieving equality, justice, and liberty for all people. The Directive Principles of State Policy will shape the Preamble’s ideals. These three aspects of our Constitution, taken together, aim to create conditions for an equal society where individual liberties are protected.
India’s Need For National Integration
India is a secular, democratic, and sovereign nation.
It is a secular country where people of all faiths can worship freely according to their religious practices while remaining subject to law and order. India is diverse geographically and linguistically; it is our unity in diversity. Indians consume different types of food in various states and regions.
National integration is recognising a common identity among citizens of a country; this means that, despite our various religious affiliations and languages, we recognise that we are all one. Citizens’ behaviour and determination play a role in national integration.
Numerous factors obstruct national integration. Linguism, regionalism, communalism, and casteism are just a few examples. In India, many languages are spoken in various parts of the country. This fosters a sense of regional patriotism that jeopardises India’s unity. The Indian people’s feelings have shifted dramatically since the country was divided into states and union territories.
Every citizen is responsible for opposing forces and ideas that undermine national unity and integration. National Integration establishes a sense of the nation’s essential oneness. It is all citizens of the country’s sense of belonging and solidarity. National integration is the glue that holds everything together. It brings the country’s citizens together as a single entity.
National integration is a bond of togetherness between people of all castes, creeds, religions, and genders. In a country where diversity is the central ethos, this is a feeling of oneness and brotherhood. Despite differences in culture, language, and primary means of livelihood, national integration keeps the entire country strong. People of various cultures, languages, and races coexist in a country like India. National integration contributes to the country’s stability as well as its development.
CHALLENGES FOR national integration
India has six significant issues with national integration.
India is a land of innumerable contrasts, amalgamating many communities, races, languages, and subcultures. Consequently, there are numerous impediments to national integration in any such country.
Discrimination based on race
Caste is a foreign concept in our society. This was created in the past based on the division of labour in society. However, casteism has now segregated society. In a caste-ridden society, unity and integrity have become a pipe dream. The suppression of upper castes ruined the sense of we feeling and unity among socially neglected scheduled castes. It becomes a stumbling block to national unity.
Regionalisation
India is divided into several regions, each with its own traditions, food habits, clothing, and languages. Each region differs from the others in some way, resulting in the country’s disintegration. People from one region compete with people from other regions, resulting in riots and conflict. Land disputes and language barriers are just a few of the issues that stand in the way of national integration.
Inequalities in the Economy
The economic standard of a state’s citizens is determined by the fertility of the land, available resources, and manpower management. In the above matter, all states are not equal, resulting in the people’s economic backwardness. Even in a state, wealth distribution is not done correctly. Day by day, the poor get poorer.
Inequality in society
People are tense and unbalanced because of social disparities between people of different communities, castes, and sometimes even within the same community and caste. Social inequity is a significant barrier to national integration.
Linguistic Extremism
In India, there are approximately 1652 languages spoken, demonstrating the country’s diversity. On the issue of languages, there is strife and riots. People who speak one language compete with those who speak another. People in South India were outraged when Hindi was declared the national language, even though it supported English. The issue of language has become a roadblock to national integration.
Communalism:
The conflict between religions has posed a serious challenge to India’s national integration. India is a land of many religions. One religion has been pitted against another due to political manipulation. Large-scale illiteracy and superstition and other factors are to blame for the country’s rising communalism. In these circumstances, promoting national integration is extremely difficult.
Conclusion
National Integration Day, also known as Quami Ekta Divas, is an Indian celebration commemorating the birthday of Indira Gandhi, the country’s first female Prime Minister. Her leadership and changing the country are remembered in schools, colleges, and universities across India. Regardless of race or religion, the day’s underlying message is one of unity and the importance of integration.
