ATTAIN SOCIAL HARMONY
THROUGH ADJUSTMENT

The only way forward to attain harmony in the multi-religious societies of today is through adjustment despite disagreements.

I want to conclude by mentioning an incident on April 11, 1993, when I travelled from Delhi to Patna. This journey was on the invitation of Lok Swaraj Andolan, whose convenors were General S. K. Sinha (retired) and Secretary Mr. Ramesh. On the evening of April 11, 1993, a public meeting was held in the Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir auditorium. Hindus and Muslims participated in large numbers in the symposium on “Communal Harmony.”

Various people gave speeches. In my speech, I said that communal harmony is undoubtedly an important need of the time. However, communal harmony is not achieved through communal unification. It can only be achieved through communal adjustment. Diversity is a law of nature that exists throughout the universe. The rest of the universe accepts diversity. The same is required in human society. We have to accept the diversity of cultures and temperaments within human beings. Efforts to eliminate diversity and differences will indeed prove unsuccessful. I want to conclude that the only way forward to attain harmony in the multi-religious societies of today is through adjustment despite disagreements.