Geographically India is a vast country so much so that even one of its states in bigger than many countries of Europe.

 

But the whole country is well bounded by nature.

 

In the north is the Himalayan Range.

 

On the other side are the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

 

This provides natural geographical unity to India.

 

We have different religions in India.

 

Apart from Hinduism we have the followers of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and parsees.

 

But Hindus form the greater majority.

 

There are, no doubt, different factions, sections and sub-section but basically we all believe in the theory of Dharma

and Karma.

 

The theory of rebirth, purification of soul, salvation, Heaven and Hell holds good for each and every one.

 

We unitedly celebrate the festivals like Holi, Diwali, Christmas, Id, Budh Jayanthi and Mahavir Jayanthi.

 

This provides unity in diversity.

 

We have a cultural unity in India in as much as our philosophy of life, our customs, creeds and traditions are basically, more or less, the same.

 

The institution of marriage, the very foundation of a society, exists all over the country and most of the rituals are similar everywhere.

 

Emotional unity plays its own part.

 

The name of Bharat Mata brings us closer and closer together.

 

In spite of different languages and dialects, Sanskrit, the language of Vedas, brings us all together because Sanskrit is the mother of all languages.