Nationalintegration means combining all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is aparticular sentiment that binds together all people in one common bond nomatterwhat their religion, language or history be. Itis strong cementingforcewhereby all kinds of people livetogether peacefully and can identify themselves as a part of a single whole. Webelong to India.Indiais ours is the feeling which constitutes the very basis ofnational integration. India is a vast country with a vast population. If we get united, this great humanforce with great resources of the country can carry the whole world with us.It is beyond doubt that thethreats of disintegration are staring us in the face. If we Indian keep onremaining disunited in the name of religion, community or language, the countrywill go to dogs. If we do not sink petty differences our freedom is in peril.Divisions on the basis of language or community will have seriousrepercussions. We must realize that we have the strong bond of sameculturalheritageand must notlet ourselves fall apart and disintegrate. We must show to the world that acountry with as old a tradition as ours can holds back personal differences forthe sake of higher interest of the country. Toleration, co-operation andfeeling of brotherhood should guide us in maintaining thenationalunity ofour country. Let usechowhat Pandi Nehru said, There is no division between North and South, East andWest ofIndia. There is only one India of which all us areinheritors, it belongs to all of us.
