Topic 06 Salient Features of Indian Society

Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism.

Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of Displacement displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion

How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there Fast Food are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer Industry & with the Indian experience.

Discuss India as a secular state and compare with the secular principles of the US constitution.

What is regional disparity? How does it differ from diversity? How serious is the issue of regional disparity in India?

Critically analyse the proposition that there is a high correlation between India's cultural diversities and socio-economic marginalities.

Globalization has increased urban migration by skilled, young, unmarried women from various classes. How has this trend impacted upon their personal freedom and relationship with family?

Intercaste marriages between castes which have socio-economic parity have increased, to some extent, but this is less true of inter religious Trends (Caste marriages. Discuss.

What are the main features of Vedic society and religion? Do you think Vedic Society some of the features are still prevailing in Indian society?

Explain the term social capital. How does it enhance good governance? “In Indian culture and value system, an equal opportunity has

Explain the role of geographical factors towards the development of Ancient India.

Why is the South-West Monsoon called 'Purvaiya' (easterly) in Bhojpur South-West region? How has this directional seasonal wind system influenced the Monsoon cultural ethos of the region?

Child cuddling is now being replaced by mobile phones. Discuss its impact on the socialization of children.

Do you think marriage as a sacrament is loosing its value in Modern India?

Why is caste identity in India both fluid and static?

How did the colonial rule affect the tribals in India and what was the tribal response to the colonial oppression?

Does urbanization lead to more segregation and/or marginalization of the poor in Indian metropolises?

What were the major technological changes introduced during the Sultanate Sultanate period? How did those technological changes influence the Indian society ?

Analyse the salience of ‘sect’ in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion.

Are tolerance, assimilation, and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.

Explore and evaluate the impact of ‘Work From Home’ on family relationships.

Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?

How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class Tier 2 Cities & with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?

Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems.

How does Indian Society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.

Why is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer

What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of development of IT industries in major cities of India

Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Relevance of Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.

Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Globalisation Justify your answer.

Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.

servants? The current internet expansion has instilled a different set of cultural values which are in conflict with traditional values. Discuss.

COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples.

What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.

What can France learn from the Indian Constitution’s approach India and France( to secularism?

What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism.

How the Indian concept of secularism is different from the western model of secularism? Discuss.

‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation. Causes of Argue by giving suitable illustrations.

‘Globalization is generally said to promote cultural homogenization but Globalization due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian & Cultural Society. Elucidate.

“Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, Changing Face caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” Comment.

The spirit tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.

Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving Religiousness one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

Mob violence is emerging as a serious law and order problem in India. By giving suitable examples, analyze the causes and Mob violence consequences of such violence.

In the context of diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.

What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?

Has the formation of linguistic States strengthened the cause of Indian Unity?

To what extent globalization has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.

What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits Regionalism & of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.

Why are the tribals in India referred to as the Scheduled Tribes? Indicate Scheduled the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.

Land needed for mining, dams and other large-scale projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill dwellers and rural communities. The displaced persons are paid monetary compensation as per the legal provisions. However, the payment is often tardy. In any case, it cannot sustain the displaced families for long. These people do not possess marketable skills to engage in some other occupation. They end up as low paid migrant labourers. Moreover, their traditional ways of community living are destroyed. Thus, the benefits of traditional ways of community development go to industries, industrialists and urban communities whereas the costs are passed on to these poor helpless people. This unjust distribution of costs and benefits is unethical. Suppose you have been entrusted with the task of drafting a better compensation-cum-rehabilitation policy for such displaced persons, how would you approach the problem and what would be the main elements of your suggested policy?

The ancient civilization in Indian sub-continent differed from those of Continuity of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without a breakdown to the present day. Comment.

Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their Diversity & relative significance in building a national identity.

Discuss the possible factors that inhibit India from enacting for its citizens a uniform civil code as provided for in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Khap panchayats have been in the news for functioning as extra – constitutional authorities, often delivering pronouncements Khap Panchayats amounting to human right violations. Discuss critically the (Extra-Constitution actions taken by the legislative, executive and judiciary to set

Debate the issue of whether and how contemporary movements for Dalit Identity assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste.

How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?

The penetration of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural areas in promoting participation in development programmes is facing Groups(Socio-Cultu socio-cultural hurdles. Examine.

Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu / Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment.

How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West?

The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than Joint Family & social values. Discuss.

social problems? In our society, contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems. What contrasting Contrasting Attitude attitudes do you notice about the caste system in our society?

How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle class working woman in India?

Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of Taxila and different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but University unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense.