Top Cbse School In Bhopal - Indian Society: A Melting Pot Or A Salad Bowl

By Author: SIS Bhopal
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How conflicting is the thought that the individuals of a society, so diverse, that it holds a beautiful spectrum of cultures along all directions, are still persistent to not look upon this fact rationally.
For all of those who are yet confused about the title, let me take you with some cues. ‘A melting Pot’, as the metaphor goes, is a phrase expressing an approach to understanding a society that has amassed multiple cultures and has moulded them all together into a single whole, with parts of integrated cultures as it’s characteristics; very similar to a melting pot thoroughly mixing all ingredients into a delicacy. While the ‘Salad Bowl’ approach emphasizes on multicultural integration into a single society alongside keeping their individual identities safe as a child in his mother’s lap.
So, now that you know what the phrases mean, go on and give them a thought.
Overlap your ideas with the reality of our nation. Do they coincide?
Coincidences are not very likely to be found easily, but sometimes we might get lucky.
Consider the School where you learned the value of friendship and ...
... sharing. You sat beside you friends, not knowing which religion, culture, ethnicity or race they belong to, and yet found the smile you still carry when you think about those times, right?
That is the kind of a blend Indian Society is. It is the place where anyone who ever visited was so mesmerised, he couldn’t leave. This is the propinquity and affinity of our land.
Many People in today’s India have a view of a homogeneous Nation, where all eat the same grain, wear the same colour, walk the same direction and think the same thoughts.
Where everybody concurs to the same ideas, faith and belief. But tell me something, have you ever seen a new colour popping out of a single shade? No. It is because new shades are born from a blend of two or more! For new Ideas to flourish, an environment of motivating conflict is required.
In the same way, for our society to thrive, a perfect blend of cultures which hold onto their legacies and cherish their ancestral values, is a must. Further, imagine if every other person encouraged his neighbour to grow, I guess that would be the seasoning to our Salad!