Religious Harmony in India
Religious Harmony in India Today, every thinking person feels an intense yearning for harmony and peace in every corner of the globe. Recent world events have created tremendous anxiety, fear, and unrest in the lives of all of us. Conflict has always continues to be the omnipresent factor contributing to our society. Disagreement between individuals and groups is social phenomenon. Pursuit of self-interest or of a group objectives are socially acceptable behaviors in all cultures. Conflicts arise when interests clash, rights are asserted, claims and counter claims are made. Thus, every society must address itself in resolving conflicts within the system of values it cherishes. Differences in values, customs, traditions, regions etc. frequently appears to be sources of tension, as individuals and groups grow up in different cultures and environment resulting into egocentric or ethnocentric feelings or attitudes in the society. Now a day’s, conflicts among the community are increasing, day by day. With the wide range of national and global development processes impacting our local cultures and societies, conflict has proved to be the ultimate stumbling block to grassroots democratic and economic development processes. Religious Harmony in India is a conception that shows that there is love, affection in between diversefaiths in India. In India, every citizen has a right to choose and practice any religion. There are examples of Muslims and Sikhs building temples. In India, different religious traditions live harmoniously, Oracles of religions call for devoutcoordination in India. According to Dalia Lama, India is a model for religious harmony. He mentions that in the last 2000-3000 years, different religious traditions, including Buddhism, Jainism, flourished here.
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