A STUDY OF PATRIARCHAL MYTHS IN PRATIBHA RAY'S YAJNASENI: THE STORY OF DRAUPADI

Meaning. Different writers have defined the word national integration in their own way. Some definitions are as follows: Dr. Radhakrishnan says, “National integration is not a house which could be built by mortar and bricks. It is not an industrial plan too which could be discussed and implemented by experts. Integration, on the contrary, is a thought which must go into the heads of the people. It is the consciousness which must awaken the people at large.” In the words of Prof. Myron Weiner, “National integration implies observance of divisive movements that would Balkanise the nation, and presence of attitudes throughout the society that give preference to national and public interest as distinct from parochial interests.” H. A. Gani considers National integrations as “A socio- psychological and educational process through which a feeling of unity, solidarity and cohesion develops in the hearts of the people and a sense of common citizenship or feeling of loyalty to the nation is fostered among them.” Keywords : National integration, industrial plan, feeling of unity