According to Oxford Dictionary, a nation means " large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory."
But does Indian Subcontinental really qualifies to be called as a Nation or a Union of Multi Nations ?
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| Gadhri Babe |
Indian Subcontinent has a vast history with different perspectives, as The History of North India would differ from any other part of Indian State. Even when we think of Nation's ideals in the history that differs drastically. North Indians would probably think of Kartar Singh Sarabha, Bhagat Singh, Lala Latpat Rai or Babbar Akalis (Individuals who led the Gadhar Movement) whereas East would look for different individuals who took part in the freedom fight against the British Rule in India. Even nowadays, youth in Panjab would consider Kartar Singh Sarabha Over Bhagat Singh when it comes to being a Sikh. Kartar Singh Sarabha led the Gadhar Movement that originated overseas.Even when going in the early days of North Indian history, One would talk about Porus defeating Sikander and Other evaders who would attack the subcontinental on different occasions from western part of world. This hasn't come in the kitty of other parts of India.
Culture & Language
India is a Multicultural state where hundreds of cultures and languages coexist. Every state would speak different language than the other, for example in Jammu people would speak Dogri and in Punjab people would speak Punjabi and this goes on for all of the other states. As far Hindi is concerned, it is spoken only in cow belt of India. So there is no single language that unites the whole country as a Nation.
Territory
All the states in Indian Sub Continental have their own territorial lands and they would run the affairs with Delhi or other states of India. One state cannot interfere in other's territory when it comes to administrative processes.
At last, India is a union of multi-nations with a diverse history, languages & cultures.
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