Respected teachers and my dear friends I am Ankur Patil of standard XI - A. I wish you all a very happy Independence Day and today I am going to speak on the topic ‘Unity in Diversity’ Our holy books have always pointed out the need for unity and peace among people.
The world is a big family because we are all brothers and sisters allied by birth.
We all come from the same father but we are born in different regions, have same type of anatomy but differ in looks, foods habits, languages yet we are not foreigners or strangers to one another.
The world has witnessed two World Wars, where man has killed man. It is quite shameful when members of the same house (world) fight with each other. Every region receives the same sunlight, rain, wind and air. Most of the regions carry out the same occupations like agriculture, industry and service sectors.
Our late President Dr. Radhakrishnan has rightly pointed out, “We need to rise above narrow mindedness to think of ourselves not just as citizens of a city, state, country but of the entire world.” The feeling should be taught to every child so that when they grow up the feeling of being a world citizen is ingrained in them. This sentiment will also ensure peace and stop all evils like terrorism, wars and corruption from the world. We should never think of ourselves as a Gujarati or Indian but as a world citizen.