Efforts to promote national ideology and national integration in india
Keywords:
national idea, national education, ethnic and cultural diversityAbstract
This article describes in detail the process of formation of the Indian national idea, the factors influencing it, the efforts being made to inculcate the national idea in the minds of the Indian people and its current development. It also examines the views of sociologists Anderson, Miller, Rashiduddin Khan, and others on the concepts of nation, nationalism, and national ideology. The evolution of the Indian national idea and its specificity, the various ideas formed from the Indian people becoming members of feudal society to becoming democratic citizens are analyzed. Most importantly, the main directions of the promotion of the national idea in the country are discussed in detail
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