Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi said that awareness and education on different cultures are essential to inculcate tolerance towards each other a🐓nd resolveꦦ conflicts through dialogue.
"Education should be aimed at providing information on different cultures and ༺ideologies to broaden ⛦the mental outlook from the formative years", an official release said.
Speaking at a conclave on ‘Conflict of Civilization in Post-Modern India a🥂nd its Remedy’ , Mukhi said ideological moorings which influence language, culture, tradition and most importantly religion shoul💮d not be allowed to foment conflict.
Rather, a broad-based education with comprehensive information about other people, their cultures and ideologཧy can broaden the mental ou🔯tlook which will subsequently be helpful in resolving conflicts, he added.
Mukhi said, “Conflict arises when any one or more groups asse🍸rt their hegemony over others on economic, linguistic, cultural or political front”.
He further s📖aid, “It is really heartening that in our country people belonging to different religious, linguistic and ethnic groups are living in complete harmony. This has been done through dialogue and inculcating the value of tolerance to remove prejudice against other communities, regarding their belief systems and cultural practices.”
The governor said in the past though conflicts happened between kings and kingꩲdoms because of their expansionist policies, gradually the nature of conflict deviated to cultural affiliations.
“This is a dangerous propos𝄹🍸ition which might weaken the very edifice of human existence,” he cautioned.
The governor said in view of increasing instances of cultural conflicts which might snowball into a major global crisis, there is an urgent need to aggressꦬively generate ‘awarenཧess education’ for resolving conflict.
To reduce the tensions and polarisation between societies which differ in religious and cultural values, it is necessary to teach children and young people about the diverse cultures and communities that t🍸he society is blessed with, he said.
For instance, many people from Northeast India have been victims of hate crimes and꧋ prejudice in other parts of India. This has to be negotiated and altered wit🧔h large scale information, education and communication, Mukhi said.
(With PTI Inputs)
