RBSE Class 6 Social Science Notes Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity

These comprehensive RBSE Class 6 Social Science Notes Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Notes Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity

→ Diversity means the state of being diverse.

→ It shows that people are different from each other in many ways. People wear different dresses, they speak different languages, practice different religions, etc.

→ We make friends who are different from us. This adds quality to our life.

→ We like to eat variety of foods, we enjoy celebrations of different festivals. It creates love and peace for one another.

→ Hence, diversity adds positivity among people.

→ People travelled from one place to another on foot, on horses, on camels and in ships due to various reasons - such as in search of new place, due to natural calamities, etc.

→ Sometimes people settled at another place, they exchanged their living habits.

→ Languages, food, religion etc. became a mix of the old and the new, in this way diverse culture developed. Historical and geographical factors influence the diversity of a region.

→ Kerala: Kerala is a state in the south-west corner of India. A number of spices like pepper, cloves and cardamoms are grown on the hills. These spices made this region an attractive place for traders. Jewish and Arab traders were the first to come here.

→ The fertile land and climate are suited for growing rice. People here, eat rice, fish and vegetables.

→ Different religions are practised here such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.

→ Ladakh: Ladakh is cold desert'in the mountains in the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir. Very little agriculture is possible here since this region does not receive rainfall. It is covered with snow for a large part of the year. The goats in this region are special because they produce Pashmina wool. This wool is precious and Pashmina shawls are very expensive.

→ The staple food of people living here is meat and milk products like cheese and butter. Goats, sheep and dzos (yak-cows) are domesticated. It was considered a good trade route as it had many passes through which caravans travelled to what is called Tibet at present.

→ These caravans carried textiles and spices, raw silk and carpets. Buddhism reached Tibet via Ladakh. Islam was introduced in this region more than four hundred years ago and there is a significant Muslim population here.

→ Unity in diversity:

• India is a land where unity and diversity go hand in hand. A beautiful example of unity in diversity can be found in our struggle for freedom. The British ruled India for nearly two hundered years. The people of India belong to all religions, castes, regions and races, came together to fight against the British rule and eventually won freedom.
• It was Pt. Nehru who wrote the book “The Discovery of India”. He coined the phrase “Unity in Diversity” to describe our country.