In a plural society like India, education should help the individual to celebrate the plurality and visualize the inherent unity of cultures and values. Analyze the statement in the present context with examples.

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Education should help to celebrate plurality:-

1. Increase the tolerance of different culture, religion etc.
2. Be accomodative of other's points of views. Eg - Buddhism's middle path.
3. Increase the emotional intelligence so that she is able to better understand the social fabric. eg - focused by Nehru in Discovery of India.
4. Open to change & leave the old, decadent values behind.

Inherent unity of culture & Value :- India is today facing rise in regionalism communalism castism etc. education can help in their elimination by :- (i) spreading awareness about oneness of all religions. - sabka ishwar ek. (ii) Moral philosophers teachings - g Raja Ram Mohan Roy & (iii) Building scientific temper amongst individuals. g having a critical & questioning attitude. socrates - it is examined life worth living for. (iv) change-oriented - Even if our culture/religion is preaching irrational stuff, leaving it. g - sati during 19th century.