NEW DELHI, May 11 -- India is proud of its ancient spiritual heritage of 'vasudhaiva kutumbakam' (universal family). From centuries, India not only welcomed people of all faith, culture and colour but also accepted them as our own with all their diversity. We were proud of our spiritual tradition of ' Ekam sad vipra bahudha vandanti' (truth is one, sages call it differently). Our national heritage of pluralism is a unique gift God has given to India. Despite having numerous languages, customs, celebrations, food habits, dress and religions people had a 'we feeling' among themselves.
For centuries, Indians were not only proud of this unity in diversity but nurtured it as a sacred national heritage. Hence, our fathers who made the constituti...