How do various cultural practices and traditions contribute to the idea of "Unity in Diversity"? Provide examples to support your argument.

Role of cultural practices & Traditions

1. Festivals: are a shared celebrations enjoyed by all communities. → Raksha Bandhan celebrated by both Hindus and Muslims in Koli community of Mumbai

2. Values of atithi devo bhava and mutual toleration enable peaceful co-living → Ganga yamuna tehzeeb in UP

3. Collective welfare: The idea of sewa encourages us to work for welfare of others binding us together. → Sewa in community langars.

4. National pride: festivals like Independence Day are celebrated by all people from different classes, caste, ethnicity etc by flying kites together.

5. food: binds us together and nourishes us. Same food is enjoyed by all with regional variations → golgappa → Delhi → puchka → WB. → pani batashe → UP, MP.

6. Clothes: Despite diversity, clothes like saree, dhoti, veshti, lungi are worn by all.

7. Bollywood and pop culture: provides bonding opportunities for all → celebration over RRR winning Grammy award.