Our Vibrant Country | EVS Grade 5 CBSE

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Six things that make India vibrant

India is a land of wonderful variety. Tap each term to see a part of what makes our country special.

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The three big ideas

India is home to people who speak hundreds of languages and follow many religions.
We celebrate many festivals — lights at Diwali, colours at Holi, sweets and prayers at Eid, harvest joy at Pongal and Onam, carols at Christmas.
Food and clothes change from state to state: a dosa breakfast in the south, a litti meal in the east, a saree here, a phiran there. This variety is a treasure.

Everyday example. Look around your own class. How many home languages, festivals and lunches might you find?

In one class you may find friends who speak Tamil, Hindi and Bengali at home and celebrate different festivals — yet they learn and play together happily.

India’s land is varied too: snowy Himalayan mountains in the north, the dry Thar desert in the west, thick forests, long sea coasts, and wide river plains.
The way people live, the homes they build and the clothes they wear often match the land and weather.
People wear warm clothes in the cold hills and light cotton in the hot plains, and build homes on stilts where it rains a lot.

Common mix-up: India is not the same everywhere. The weather, food, language and clothes in one corner can be quite different from another — and that is wonderful.

With all these differences, what holds us together? We share one country, one Constitution and symbols like the tricolour flag and the national anthem.
We respect each other’s languages, festivals and beliefs, and help one another.
This idea — many differences, but one people — is called unity in diversity, and it is the heart of India.

Everyday example. Neighbours of different faiths share sweets at each other’s festivals. What is this an example of?

It is unity in diversity in action — different people living together with respect and friendship.

Where you'll see it

India all around you

Festival of the season

Notice how your town celebrates many festivals through the year — each one a chance to share food and joy with neighbours.

Languages on a train

On a long train journey across India you might hear five or six languages and see the food and clothes change at every station.

One flag, many people

At a school assembly the whole country’s variety stands together under one tricolour flag and one anthem.

Check yourself

Competency quiz

A friendly set of questions — mostly multiple-choice with an assertion–reason and a case study — to check that you can use these ideas, not just remember them.

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