Discussion can be simply defined as a series of exchanges among at least two participants. The

purpose of the Discussion is to interpret your results, that is, to explain, analyze, and compare

them. It has been a part of the Indian psysic for as far as you can remember. As can be read in

the Bhagawat Gita,a conversation between between Krishna and Arjun, the debate is on

whether it is right to fare forward in the name of duty, when the certain consequences of that

action would not result in the welfare of large numbers of friends and relatives of the warring

cousins, but on the contrary bring certain death and destruction to them. Arjuna is definitely

 justified in hesitating to take a course of action that would decimate his larger clan. Though

eventually Krishnas argument prevails, that the only way of action is doing ones duty

This highlights that the argumentative indian philosophy which has been part of the indian

culture and tradition for a very long time. Though war and invasion through decades have

mellowed the combatant mindset of the average Indian, none could take away his

argumentative psyche.

He goes on to stress that though ancient indian society was classified on the basis of 

gender,class,caste and community and the tradition of argument and disputation was confined

to the elite male population, the participation of women in both political leadership and

intellectual pursuits have not be inegligible.As can be noticed by the appointment of SAROJINI

NAIDU as the President Of The Indian national Congress in 1925.

Internal pluralism involves accommodating all men, women, kings and robbers, old and young.

Gargi questioned the sage Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. And Yajnavalkya's own

wife Maitreyi too engaged him in scholarly debate. Note that both Gargi and Maitreyi are

women.

Heterodoxy was the characteristic of medieval mystical thought including the Bhakti and

Muslim Sufi traditions. Many exponents rejected caste and class, religious divides and other

imbalances Khusro the poet, Kabir the weaver, Dadu the spinner, Ravidas the cobbler and

Sena the barber.

In terms of religion the medival period saw the rise of Jainism and Buddhism which not only

reflected in the message of human equality but is also captured in the nature of the argument

used to undermine the claim to superiority of those occupying higher positions in society.

 

For centuries Buddhism, not Hinduism, was the predominant religion of India. Buddhism

originated in India in 5th century BCE and prominent early Buddhist schools, such as Theravda 

and Mahyna, gained dominance during the Maurya Empire.[161]

Though Buddhism entered a

period of gradual decline in India 5th century CE onwards,[164]

it played an influential role in

shaping Indian philosophy and thought.[161]

And early Indian Buddhism was famous for its public

discussions and ̀ councils' (at Rajagriha, Vaisali, Pataliputra) to settle disputes between different

points of view.and consolidated and promoted the tradition of discussion. Secularism in India

included Muslims, Jews, Parsis, Christians, Bahais, Jains, Sikhs, and each community has

retained its identity within India's spectrum of faiths.The Maurya empire reached its peak at the

time of emperor Asoka, who himself converted to Buddhism after the Battle of Kalinga. This

heralded a long period of stability under the Buddhist emperor. The power of the empire was

vastambassadors were sent to other countries to propagate Buddhism. Akbar too ruled on

the basis of what is now know as a secular state. Though he remained a proper muslim his

whole life, he always encouraged tolerence against other religion and promoted freedom of 

religion among its people.It can also be argued that secularism is understood differently by

different people eg. The French have banned the wearing of headscarfs (muslim ladies) in the

country with a view that it prevents them from wearing what the person really wants to wear

as they believe that such a practice potrays gender inequality which cannot be secularism.

CONCLUSION

It can be argued that this richness of the tradition of argument has shaped our social world and

the nature of our culture. It has deeply influenced Indian politics and the development of 

democracy in India and emergence of its secular priorities. Though Indias has had a long

culture and tradition of inequalities and discrimination there has also been a lot of evidence of 

the argumentative nature Indians throughout history which has not only evolved our culture

and society but also promoted the valve of discussion which received support not only from

leaders like Mahatma Gandhi but also poets like Rabindranath Tagore in contemporary India.