“The Story Of India”

Contents

Introduction. 1

Unity in Diversity. 1

Religions in India. 2

Political developments in India. 3

Conclusion. 4

Introduction

The “Beginnings” and “The Power of Ideas” are the first two episodes of the video series produced by Michael Wood in the story of India. The first episode “Beginnings” video series traces those who are rich and the diversity of the peoples, culture as well as landscapes while the second episode “The Power of Ideas” tries to look at the power of ideas related to Indian history that includes Buddhism. In the first episode, we can see Michael Wood travelling across the subcontinent while tracing for the richness and diversity of its peoples, culture and also landscapes. The second episode of the video, Michael Woods shows how Alexander the Great’s invasion of the India is inspiring her major empire in the form of Mauryan Empire to be ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. In summary, this paper will analyze how the people of India dealt with unity and diversity in their early history. The paper will also analyze the religions that arose in India, and how they are related to each other as well as how it has influenced the political developments in its early history using the first two episodes of the video series “The story of India”.

Unity in Diversity

Unity and diversity is brought up in the first episode where Michael Wood takes us to places where the dramatic and new archaeological discoveries continue to change views of migrations that have helped in the making of the Indian identity. India is a country well known for different ethnic groups and cultures. The continental size of the country accounts for the variations and diversity. The country also has many religions, beliefs as well as sects making the wide differences to be predominating.  Most people regard Indians to be quarrelsome denouncing them as being inveterate enemies who hold irreconcilable ideas and ideas that are totally different from theirs; however some people ignore those impressions and concludes that there is actually a basic unity that tends to run through the Indian mainstream of life as well as thoughts.  The Indians diversity contributed to the variety as well as richness of the Indian culture that strengthened their national unity.

Unity in diversity in India can today be recognized. The people of India dealt with unity and diversity as being united with a common cultural heritage that make them to have feelings of unity, even though they had some external differences that came from creeds, religions and regions. These cultural differences did not make them break into pieces, but in the case made them to become more united as one whole nation with a huge population hoping to remain united in whatever difficulties they may put to. The Indians believe that their diversity, culture is oriental and conforms to the teachings along with the precepts of their saints and sages. The Indians believe in their culture quoting out that, lack of culture is an evident from the languages used. The survival of Indian Culture is enabled by the dynamism and flexibility .............