RELIGION AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION
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India is a multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation. Although she is defined in terms of "unity in diversity", it is not an easy task to hold her together as a united Bharat. National integration or unity comes as a great challenge to all citizens to discover the authentic religious spirit inherent in every human heart, the root of nationalism and patriotism.
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