Essay on “United India” Complete Essay for Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation and other classes.
United India
If we want a strong and united India, we will have to bring about national and emotional integration among the people. Fellow feeling between different communities will have to be fostered. Anti-social and divisive forces will have to be checked. Parochial, narrow thinking will have to be abandoned.
India is facing a great threat from divisive forces which are bent on destroying its unity and integrity. Even at the time of Independence, certain divisive forces were at work. Peace and harmony were sought to be destroyed. Conditions of unrest and insecurity among the people, Were created. But gradually they were subdued and India emerged a united, cohesive,. Integrated nation. But unfortunately again India is in the grip of disharmony in many parts. In certain areas communal forces are raising their ugly heads and ripping apart the friendliness and affection that have- for ages subsisted among the members of different communities. In certain other areas caste chauvinism is playing havoc with the lives of people. So many innocent people are falling .prey to the cruelties being perpetrated in the name of caste. Yet another factor disrupting the harmony of the country is- the unprincipled politics. Absence of values in politics is giving rise to separatist tendencies and secessionist elements are getting a fillip.
Assam had been in the grip of violence on account of the foreigners issue. While the grievances of the native Assamese were, to a certain extent genuine, the modus operandi, to get their grievances redressed was weakening the country. As the Assam problem was partly solved, the Tripura’s started agitating for their cultural identity and economic security.
Punjab witnessed the most unfortunate events which resulted in the -loss of thousands of lives. This happened simply because the machinations of the foreign powers succeeded in dividing the two communities who had for centuries shared their hearths and homes, breathed the same cultural ethos, spoke the same language and reacted the same way to the crises faced by Punjab .from time to time. To call , Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus as two communities is altogether wrong Certain foreign powers want to destabilise India. They want to retard. the spectacular economic growth of Punjab and that of the country. They want to sow .the seeds of dissension and create a misunderstanding which may lead to regrettable events. History is a testimony to the fact that the Sikh Gurus did not differentiate between the Sikhs and Hindus., Nevertheless; what has happened in Punjab has resulted in needless destruction of property and loss of lives.
These days one often hears, of the demand for Bodoland, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and so on. The Gorkhaland Movement gained strength and momentum in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal. Communal riots took place in Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) and Hyderabad, where hundreds of people were killed in communal frenzy. Kashmir has also been affected by divisive forces .with the connivance of Pakistan which has been sending trained and armed persons across the border to terrorize the people and create disturbance. The two communities who generally: live in peace are suddenly gripped by violence and begin to indulge in arson and killings. Anti-social elements rule the roast. Trade disrupted. The poor people living from hand to mouth begin to suffer on account of the curfew that follows in the wake of violence, Anti national forces, taking advantage of the situation, try to further widen the gulf between the two communities. The result is weakening of the unity of the country. A divided, disturbed country can hardly rise to the challenge of external threats. A strife-ridden India is bound to lag behind in economic and technological progress which is what the foreign powers want.
One hears of brutal killings indulged in by the members of a caste, who think themselves superior, in some parts Of the country. The lower caste people feel insecure, as they are haunted by the, fear of being attacked any time., by the superior-caste, chauvinists. Their insecurity makes them vulnerable to their being seduced by anti-national elements and converted into other religions. Huge funds reportedly flowed into India from the Gulf countries, Which were used to convert hundreds of low-caste Indians in the South to Islam. The weak .and poor have to be protected from the might of the so-called superior castes.
If India is to remain united and strong and is to continue marching pi the road to economic progress, national integration will have to be achieved. This can best be done by bringing emotional integration. Unless differed communities and castes emotionally accept each other as fellow Indians having equal rights and privileges, the country will continue to be rocked by disturbances.
Spread of education can also help a great deal in bringing about emotional integration. Actually, it is the illiterate and ignorant masses who are easily misled by the miscreants. If the people are in the know of the real intentions of the divisive elements, they will resist all attempts at being divided and incited against each other. Only educated, enlightened people can See through the mischievous designs of the antinational forces and can guard against their machinations.
Economic uplift of the poor and downtrodden in all communities and castes will also go a long way in helping people to live harmoniously. It will remove the frustration caused by poverty. A frustrated section of people is any time vulnerable to violence. Because the frustration needs an outlet, communal riots provide an opportunity which Compounds poverty and frustration. Thus, a vicious circle is formed and communal riots keep on recurring.
More and more people should try to attend the festivals of different Communities and share in each other’s joy. Festivals like Raksha Bandhan can be used for tying Rakhis to the people from other Communities to foster feelings of brotherhood. On the other hand, festivals. like Id can be utilized for emotionally hugging as many Hindus, Christians and Sikhs as possible. This will undoubtedly bring the different communities together and generate affection among them.
National and emotional integration is the only. answer to the threats of instability that the country is facing at present