Accepting differences

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Accepting differences
Dr. Nandita Pathak Director Udyamita Vidyapeeth
Deendayal Research Institute
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The Concept

• It is not our Differences that divide us, It is
  our inability to Recognize, Accept and Celebrate
  those Differences.
• Our Greatest Strength as a Human race is our
  ability to Acknowledge our Difference. Our
  Greatest Weakness is our Failure to Embrace Them.

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Its not a New concept for India
Our Social Integrators
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Invasions Slavery of many centuries destroyed
our ethos
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Factors Responsible ...

• Cultural
• Religious
• Racial
• Linguistic
• Ethnic

• Behavior / Attitude
• Generation Gap
• Materialism / Individualism

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Consequences

• Discrimination
• Violence
• Even murder and suicide
• Oppression
• The belief I am not as good as them
• The discomfort I do not belong to here
• Loneliness

The Concept of family as an institution has been
dismantling and the society has been becoming
individualistic materialistic.
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Earlier
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Now
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Efforts done by Government

• Constitutional Rights
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Duties
• Legislations and statutes

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Awareness Generated not for Duties but for Rights
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How can differences be minimized

• Persons/Institutions with Missionary zeal
  (Intervention from Civil Society)
• Education
• Development
• Socially conscious responsible MEDIA

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For this

• Strong Determination
• Politeness
• Flexibility
• Good Listener
• Open hearted
• Love Affection
• Sense of Equality
• Sensitivity
• Understanding the root causes
• Solving the problems in a easy way
• Not making the differences complex issues
• higher level of confidence
• free from greed and selfishness
• Speak out acceptable to all

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Thanks to almighty God It is HIS blessing that we
are different

• Imagine if people were created in the same
  manner
• Imagine if every one speaks one language
• Imagine if each one eat the same type of food
• Imagine if each one belong the same background
  look the same
• This world has been so boring, and does not
  look so beautiful and we people never go and
  explore and see other things
• It only requires to understand what is
  difference how
• beautifully He blessed this world
• This diversity belongs to Him. It is the
  creation of that almighty God- Understand
  it, Accept it or embrace it for the
  betterment and prosperity of the whole world

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Positive Approach
You must not lose faith in humanity, Humanity is
an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty,
the ocean does not become dirty.
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We should not give up we should not allow the
problems to defeat us. I was willing to accept
what I could not change. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
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DRI Success Experience
I do not live for my selves, I for my kith and
kin my kith and kin are those who are oppressed
and neglected. Nana Deshmukh
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Integral Humanism
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay

• Holistic and Integrated approach
• Body, Mind, Intelect, Soul,
• Dharm, Arth, Kam, Moksh,
• Individual, Family, Society, Nation

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Interventions
Education Development are the two major
Interventions that create Conducive Environment
for Differences to be Acceptable.
Identification of root cause
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Interventions
Balsanskar and Garbhasth Shishu Sanskar
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Interventions
Educating school children to embrace the
differences
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Interventions
Organizing motivational programmes for societies
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Interventions
Social Gatherings
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Interventions
Collective celebrations of important festivals
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Interventions
Collectively share each others joys and
sorrows (Sukh Dukh me Bhagidari)
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Interventions
Organizing collectively traditional and
cultural programmes
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Interventions
Recognizing the most acceptable person in each
society (Sarvmanya vyakti )
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Interventions
Organizing Community based functions to honor/
respect old people in the society
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Interventions
Campaign to make the society free of unhealthy
habits
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Interventions
Organizing Collective feasts (Sahbhoj)
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Social architect Society needs Committed social
workers at Grass root level (Samaj Shilpi
Dampati)
Understand the problems/differences
Sustained Interactions with the people
Motivate them to change/ accept/embrace
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Collectively Youth can transform the society
Take Pledge today, From this day we will strive
to forge togetherness out of our Differences,
Share our Similarities Celebrate our
Differences.
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Need of the hour.
Come together Sit together Think
together Plan together Work
together Progress together
Credit together Enjoy together
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Sarvabhoot Hite Ratah