SUMMARY
Connecting people,
unifying India
ndia is a land of diversities, where each
region stands out with its unique identity
Iand culture. This multiplicity of language,
traditions, cuisines, festivals, tourism,
appearances, and way of living are woven
together with the threads of bonhomie, faith
and fraternity.
ven our historical struggle for
independence proves that there is
Estrength in unity and it was when the
entire nation stood together, hand-in-hand
in a crusade to oust the British, that India
attained independence.
he philosophy of “Ek Bharat, Sreshtha
Bharat” has been the essence of
Tmany of our social reformer’s ideals.
Treading on their teachings and to build
a united India, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi initiated ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’
movement.
ducation institutions played a pivotal
role in the social media movement for
Einvoking a feeling of nationhood among
students to keep the ideals of oneness alive
through human bonding.
he outreach program awakened the
people of the country and instilled a
Tnew-found self-confidence in them
who have vowed to bind the social fabric
of the nation. People set on the task of
building a country where no Indian feels like
a foreigner in state other than his/her home
state, where a person from Himalayas knows
and understands the civilisation as well as
the culture of the Dravidian land, and where
they are us and we are them.
he movement involved partnering
of states and a year-long mutual
Tengagement between their citizens,
sharing commonness and understanding the
uniqueness of each other’s regions.
outh became the ambassadors of
the mission who participated in
Ythe movement through exchange
programs, shared their learnings,
brainstormed unique solutions for the
partner states, involved in mutual exchange
of information and strengthened the bond
between the collaborating states.
he movement offered some moments
of pride where students from Tamil
TNadu were proposing reforms for
the easing the pension facility in the state
of Sikkim. This was the reach and power
of the campaign that it deepened the
understanding of pertinent issues of states
through mutual interaction, leading to
an integrated approach towards nation-
building.
rom Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from
Arunachal to Gujarat, political leaders
Ffrom all four corners of the country
showed enthusiastic participation by
initiating year-long mutual engagements
with their paired state.