Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಏಕತೆ

/raashttreeyata ekate/Roman

English meaning: National Unity

Definition

The solidarity and cohesion of a nation's diverse people under a common identity. India's vast diversity of languages, religions, and cultures makes national unity both a challenge and a constitutional imperative.

Example

ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಏಕತೆ ಭಾರತದ ಶಕ್ತಿ.

In English: National unity is India's strength.

Literary Heritage

ಇವನಾರವ ಇವನಾರವ ಇವನಾರವನೆಂದೆನಿಸದಿರಯ್ಯ

/ivanārava ivanārava ivanāravaneṃdenisadiraya/

Do not say 'who is this, who is this, who is this?' — recognize everyone as your own.

Basavanna · Vachana Poet, Social Reformer · 1131–1167 CE

Basavanna Vachanas

Basavanna Vachana — on social equality and the abolition of caste discrimination

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ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
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