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Greenfield-15 A

Ludhiana

Punjab

January 5, 2017

The Editor

The HT

Chandigarh

Subject: Celebrating Diversity, But Working for Unity

Sir:

I write to you to appeal to you to further the cause of
further strengthening the chord that binds the diversity of our nation into
tight unity. This becomes our foremost responsibility at a time when many
destabilizing forces are trying to weaken this bond of unity of our nation.

Our country is a country of diversity of climate, physical
features, peoples, ethnicities, religions, languages, cultures, etc. Nearly
every region in our vast and varied land has breathtaking natural beauty and
enchanting flora and fauna. Tigers and Dolphins, Elephants and Pheasants, majestic
Deodar and Orchids all are part of the enchantment of this land. Kaziranga, the
wild life sanctuary in Assam, is home of the rare one horned rhino. Arunachal
Pradesh had monasteries like Tawang as impressive as Ladakh and like Sikkim
which could boast of Pemyengtse and Tashiding attracted a lot of tourists
interested in Buddhism.

Each state and region has its own uniqueness. Foreign and
local tourists love this diversity of colour, food, vulture, climate, etc. Song
and dance and colourful festivals and dazzling handicrafts too cast their spell
on tourists both domestic and foreign. Exotic beaches of Goa, backwaters of
Kerala, snow-clad mountains of Himachal, sands and lakes of Rajasthan, world
heritage sites of Delhi, etc. are the symbols of diversity of our nation.

This colourful diversity makes our country a major
attraction of tourists that is beneficial for the economy and prosperity of the
country. However, many of the differences in ethnicities, religions, languages,
and cultures have become so intense that they have assumed dangerous
proportions for the national unity and safety. We not only have to provide the
best of facilities and safety to foreign tourists, but also to maintain a
peaceful and amiable coexistence of people belonging to different ethnicities
and cultures. Without peace our diversity is of no use.

It is the collective responsibility of the government and
the people of India to keep the beautiful diversity of our nation bound in the
cord of unity intact. 

I am sure through the columns of your esteemed daily you
will spread this message to all parts of the country.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

Aman Sharma