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Regional Aspirations
Describe any three areas of tension which are yet to be solved to retain unity in diversity in India.
Three areas of tension are:-
i) Jammu & Kashmir- insurgency, separatism, terrorism etc.
ii) North-East states – demand for autonomy, secessionist movements
iii) Demand for the formation of states based on linguistic and regionalism in different parts
of India.
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One of Hazarika’s songs ....... dwells on the unity theme; the seven states of north-eastern India become seven sisters born of the same mother .... ‘Meghalaya went own way ...... Arunachal too separated and Mizoram appeared in Assam’s gateway as a groom to marry another daughter,’ ......... The song ends with a determination to keep the unity of the Assamese with other smaller nationalities that are left in the present-day Assam– ‘the Karbis and the Missing brothers and sisters are our dear ones.’ —Sanjib Baruah
(a) Which unity is the poet talking about ?
(b) Why were the States of North-East created separately out of the erstwhile State of Assam ?
(c) Do you think that the same theme of unity could apply to all the regions of India ? Why ?
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