 Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, an initiative which ignites the spirit of unity in diversity. How this brings unity and what are all its objectives to get clarified do watch this video. See India is a diverse country with diversities in its geography, religion, culture and race. Although the criminal diversity there is an element of interconnectedness between the citizens of India which has been reflected in the cultural traditions of our society. To foster and to further develop this interconnectedness, Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat scheme was launched in 31st October 2015 on the occasion of 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel. See this was done to commemorate Sardar Patel for making sure India remained as a single nation during the difficult times of post-independence period, here the Ministry of Education has been designed as the nodal ministry for coordination of the program. The states and union territories performs activities in cohesion with the spirit of unity in diversity and showcase the activities which are reflected on the official website of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. The activities are also publicized through different social media platforms, online publicity, print coverage, digital media, television and radio programs. See the activities are performed to highlight special features of the paired state and to celebrate diversity of the cultural spectrum of our country. All states and union territories will be covered under the program, there will be pairing of states or union territories at national level and these pairings will be in effect for one year or till the next round of pairings. The state or union territory level pairings would be utilized for state level activities and there will be also district level pairings that would be independent of the state level pairings. The activity will be very useful to link various states and districts in annual programs that will connect people through exchanges in areas of culture, tourism, language, education, trade, etc. And here the citizens will be able to experience the cultural diversity of a much larger number of states or union territories while realizing that India is one. Now we will see the objectives of the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat initiative. The foremost objective is to celebrate the unity and diversity of our nation and to maintain and strengthen the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our country. Then to promote the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between all states and union territories through a year-long planned engagement between states. Then to showcase the rich heritage and culture, customs and traditions of either state for enabling people to understand and appreciate the diversity that is India thus fostering a sense of common identity. Then to establish long-term engagements and finally to create an environment which promotes learning between states by sharing best practices and experiences. This is how the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat initiative promotes the spirit of unity and diversity. To learn about these kinds of topics, watch Shankar A.S. Academy's Hindu News Analysis regularly. Thank you.