1. Unity in Cultural Diversity
As the proverb says ‘Every human’s ability may be strengthened or increased by culture’.
Culture is considered as the strong foundation on which we build our paradise. Be it in any
country or place they have their own culture and tradition. India is known as one the culturally
rich countries and we Indians follow en number diverse culture in a united manner.
Culture is one such thing which one cannot learn in day or month. The root comes from family
and goes on as a part of life. So indirectly it means we learn the basic principles of tradition and
culture from elders at young age and it get polished when we grow. In the middle age stage
where one go to school and merge with people from various cultural backgrounds, is the stage
where we learn the real meaning of it. The compassionate feeling towards others is the
byproduct of this cultural merging.
As a case study we can take children in middle age stage who are especially studying in a
boarding school. Boarding schools in India are considered to be the place for cultural exchange
as children from various places, classes, community, tradition come and stay in the same place
for a longer period. They get to know each other in depth during the course of time and the
best part of it is that they adopt the positive aspects from each diverse culture and enhance
their own. The connection here between the school and culture is nothing but it is the platform
where the cultural exchange happen and school can facilitate it by organizing programs and
workshops to create understanding about the needs and benefits of holding to a culture or
tradition.
For an example, Oakridge International Boarding School Vizag, the best international school in
Vizag, offer a podium to its students where they come across even foreign students and their
culture. The school celebrates each culture in campus to make the children understand the
specialties and importance of each one. They organizes programs like camps for kids from all
over the world in a grand manner keeping all the potential values of tradition and culture so
that the young ones can see, experience and make it a part of their life.
After all this is what we meant by culture, to learn how to respect other’s culture without losing
yours. As Albert Camus says "without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even
when perfect, is but a jungle.”