Culture Overseas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16th of September, at Akron.... over.. 200 Indians at the University of Akron...
The occasion was that of Ganesh Chaturthi... And to be honest to all the readers, i have'n quite experienced, a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration of this magnitude. Marked by, a certain diversity in everything that we do, and every principle that we follow, we Indians manage to carry our culture, so very well to every place that we set our foot on.




I go by the belief that this kind of an exposure is what actually teaches us to appreciate, our culture and a diversity that it carries.

I decided that I have to write something about diversity today. What exactly is Diversity?
I asked a friend once- She said , after a long pause "common ground!!! Different ways of perceiving !!! not perception!!!!" ...
Then I released I should ask more.... I'll probably come up with interesting perceptions,..
"Diversity is different cultures, staying together, sharing stuff from different backgrounds. A man coming over to a new state, and developing a sense of brotherhood!!"
----- Now why did the topic of state come into the picture?

"Diversification.... err , u understand right!!!!"
-----Nope I did not..

"people from different regions develop different kinds of customs based on the avaliability of goods, weather conditions etc,....."
-----I do acknowledge this one.

"religious tolerance among people who are different"!!!
-----A good one! But why is the definition restricted to only religious lines........

"it is got nothing to do with a particular aspect... but it is different aspects of a particular thing"
-----A very interesting definition Indeed!!!!

"a thousand opinions for one idea"
-----Is'n this a good one!

Well, why is diversity a topic based on religious beliefs? Why do we discuss people from a state in India, moving to a different place? why is it just, customs? Isn't diversity about understanding and appreciating any kind of a difference, on humanitarian lines. Isn't diversity a difference in the way we perceive things that we see and acquire as knowledge.With terminologies like, Bio- Diversity , diversity management, diversity Issues (Used by HR specialists)" the spectrum just widens. And if i google for it, i'll probably land up with more definitions, in fact there is also a magzine called DiversityInc????. So what is diversity??????
What's your take on it???????-----