Truth, harmony and justice
Dhankar, Rohit (2020) Truth, harmony and justice. In: KNOWLEDGE, POLITICS AND EDUCATION Proceedings of International Conferences on Philosophy of Education (2013 – 2017) Volume II.
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Abstract
Indian society currently seems to be struggling hard top reserve meaning in its old slogan “unity in diversity”. The slogan recognises the range of diversity in Indian people that is beyond imagination for many other societies; and simultaneously claims unity at a level deeper than this diversity. The number of languages (22 constitutionally recognised and 2701 languages spoken as mother tongue) is only the tip of proverbial iceberg of diversity underneath the Indian unity. Add to that the diversity in cultural customs,attires, food habits and religious beliefs and one has a very complex tapestry of a society, where even communication between all groups seems to be a huge challenge. Almost all major world religions are significantly represented in India. The amorphous nature of Hinduism coupled with its enormously complicated caste system itself seriously challenges the claimed unity within this set of people. The three major religions - Hinduism, Islam and Christianity- almost always look at each other with suspicion. That gives Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism anxiety and they start asserting their own identities. This diversity has now crystallised into hard and contesting political positions.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Other) | ||
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| Authors: | Dhankar, Rohit | ||
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| Subjects: | Philosophy & psychology Social sciences > Education |
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| Divisions: | Azim Premji University > School of Education | ||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||
| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5732 | ||
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