SlogansUnity and national integration slogans
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) is observed on 31 October, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. These slogans are about living together well.
English
Many languages, one heartbeat.
Different festivals, same sweets, shared plates.
United we build. Divided we only argue.
My neighbour's faith is my neighbour's right.
Peace is not weakness. It is the harder work.
We are stronger in a circle than in a line.
Unity is our oldest tradition.
Hands that join can lift anything.
One nation, many colours, no outsiders.
Hate is easy. Understanding takes courage.
Many kitchens, one hunger for peace.
Different threads, one cloth.
Many rivers, one sea.
You speak your language, I speak mine, and we still understand tea.
A garland needs every flower.
We do not have to be the same to stand together.
Unity is a habit. Practise it at your own gate.
हिन्दी
मज़हब अलग, मगर दिल एक।
भाषा अनेक, भाव एक।
मिलकर चलेंगे, तभी आगे बढ़ेंगे।
एकता की डोर मज़बूत हो, तो कोई तूफ़ान नहीं तोड़ सकता।
हाथ से हाथ मिलाओ, देश को आगे बढ़ाओ।
शांति ही शक्ति है।
रंग अनेक, तिरंगा एक।
धागे अलग अलग, चादर एक।
नदियाँ अनेक, सागर एक।
माला में हर फूल ज़रूरी है।
भाषा अलग, वेश अलग, फिर भी हम सब एक।
पड़ोसी का हाल पूछो, एकता वहीं से शुरू होती है।
एक दूसरे के त्योहार में शामिल हो जाओ, एकता अपने आप आ जाएगी।
In common use (not written by us)
अनेकता में एकता, यही भारत की विशेषता।
हम सब एक हैं।
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Where these slogans are used
National Unity Day runs and pledges, school assemblies, cultural programmes where children dress as people of different states, NCC and NSS camps, and essays and speeches on national integration.
Write your own
Unity is an abstract word, so give it a picture. A thali with dishes from many states. Threads of many colours in one cloth. Different instruments in one song. Many rivers and one sea. Many flowers in one garland. Choose a picture from daily life, and the slogan will explain itself even to the youngest class.
- English pairs: unite and might, one and won, together and weather, hand and land, many and any.
- Hindi pairs: एकता and अनेकता, साथ and हाथ, भारत and इबारत, मिलकर and खिलकर, रंग and संग.
Poster idea
Draw many hands of different sizes holding a single rope, or a map made of small faces. Another strong design is a row of children in different dress with one line of text running across all of them, so that the sentence can only be read by looking at everyone.
What to avoid
- Naming any community, religion, language or region as a problem. A unity slogan that points a finger has failed.
- Saying everyone is the same. The message is that differences can live together.
- Slogans against other countries. Unity is about how we treat each other.
Using these slogans
- Unity slogans should include everyone. Avoid lines that point at any group.