This is a piece I wrote a long time ago …
Joined as One Nation
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
-Aesop (620–560 BCE)
The ocean’s blue waves slowly creep up to the shore and gently streak the thick sand. The crisp white-colored Himalayas extend forever into space. As you stretch your hands out wide, you can feel the elevated walls of rock tenderly run across your hands when you go into a narrow bypass. Vibrant colored flowers grow peacefully in the tiger’s kingdom. This is India, a land of multicolored landscapes ranging from the desert to the mangroves, from the tall mountains to the fertile plains and the pristine rivers to the salty ocean, where diversity stands as one. From the Indus Valley Civilization to the India today, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and many, many other religions peacefully coexist. “Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha, Dravida, Utkala Banga,” Rabindranath Tagore put the diverse spirit into our National Anthem. Unity in Diversity is one of India’s most powerful characteristics. India has proved throughout years and years of history that diversity does not pull people apart, it brings them closer together.
India’s diverse culture all starts in its’ history. India’s long history starts off with the Indus Valley…
