Structure:
- What is national conscience
- Relate national conscience and integration and unity of the nation
Content
A national consciousness is a shared sense of national identity, which is a shared understanding that a people group shares a common ethnic/linguistic/cultural background. Historically, a rise in national consciousness has been the first step towards the creation of a nation.
- Nationalism requires first a national consciousness, the awareness of national communality of a group of people, or
- Nationalism can be defined as a certain form of unity which grows out of historical It is the sense of oneness that emerges from social groups, trying to control their destiny, environment and defend their interest against competing groups.
National identity is based on history, culture and often language. Nationalism can be seen as the defence of this identity, the defence of the rights of a nation to remain or become a recognized entity. It can be classed as standing against the forces of oppression and tyranny.
NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS
National consciousness is being aware or able to understand what is happening in your nation and how they affect oneself and other individuals in the nation. A good citizen in a nation will always consider what he/she needs to do to make his/her country a better place to live.
NATIONAL INTEGRITY
This can be defined as having sound mind completely to value what the nation has. Citizens must value what the nation has to bring progress to that nation. When every citizen, reason together with a sound mind about developing their nation, there will be existence of unity.
NATIONAL UNITY
This can be seen as an act of persuading people to believe and work together to make the idea of national consciousness and integrity to be registered in the minds of individuals. To promote national unity, there should be constant practice and efforts to correct those that flout the honour that the nation deserves
How national consciousness help in unity and integrity
- It helps overcome the diversity in our country, uniting the people
- It promotes patriotism among citizens
- National consciousness is a tool to fight against divisive forces like communalism, regionalism etc
- It helps to create a national identity
- It creates a unity among various political goals, social hierarchy, and comradeship between different social
- At times when our economy, security, is being threatened by forces of globalization, terrorism and other global events, national consciousness acts as a safeguard against these threats
- It brings unity among different political party with different ideology when it is of national Example- for GST, fight against corruption, action against terrorism, or on international issues
