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 Themes In Indian Society Hierarchy India is a hierarchical society. Whether in north India or south India, Hindu or Muslim, urban or village, virtually all things, people, and social groups are ranked according to various essential qualities. Although India is a political democracy, notions of complete equality are seldom evident in daily life. Societal hierarchy is evident in caste groups, amongst individuals, and in family and kinship groups. Castes are primarily associated with Hinduism, but caste-like groups also exist among Muslims, Indian, Christians, and other religious communities. Within most villages or towns, everyone knows the relative rankings of each locally represented caste, and behavior is constantly shaped by this knowledge. Individuals are also ranked according to their wealth and power. For example, some powerful people, or “big men,” sit confidently on chairs, while “little men” come before them to make requests, either standing or squatting not presuming to s...

  G.S Ghurye points out that caste was considered as central to organized form of division of labour in Aryan society. When Aryans and indigenous communities developed interpersonal relationship through communication and warfare, the disciplined nature of Aryan society was appreciated by indigenous rulers who injected the elements of caste into their social life. In addition to that, priests, monasteries and travelers glorified the virtues of Aryan caste system. Hence the element of caste radiated from northern India to other parts of the country Ghurye explains caste in India on the basis of six distinctive characteristics:  Segmental division of society;  Segment is the compartmentalization of the population into groups. It is basically horizontal in character. It generates social grouping but not labelling. The membership is ascribed in character, i.e. it is based on birth and flows from generation to generation. Based on the membership every member has fixed status, role...

 A. R Desai has applied his in Marxist perspective to understand the diverse aspects of Indian social reality. The main works are: The Social Background of Indian Nationalism  Rural Sociology in India   Slums and Urbanization in India   State and Society in India   Peasant Struggle in India   Rural India in Transition  

  Model Answer Indian society is a pluralistic society with a complex social order characterized by a multitude of ethnic, linguistic, religious, and caste divisions. It comprises people living in rural, urban, tribal setting and all sections which carry the ethos of Indianness. Salient features: Multi-Ethnic Society: India is home to almost all racial profiles like Nordic, Dinaric, Proto-Australoid, Mongolian, etc. Multi-Lingual Society: Language is a dominant source of identity so much so that the present form of India into states represents the linguistic map of India.More than 1600 languages are spoken in India. Multi-Class Society: Traditionally  Varna caste system is followed by Indian  society  Patriarchal Society: Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and enjoy greater status than women. Indian society is largely a patriarchal society. However, some tribal societies are...

 5o Marks Compulsory: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Effects of Globalization on Indian society. Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism.

    Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity: The long-awaited  Indo-Pacific Economic Framework  (IPEF) was launched on 23 May 2022. Announced in Tokyo during United States (US) President Joe Biden’s maiden visit to Asia since assuming office, the IPEF comprises 13 countries. Led by the US, its other members include Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Accounting for two-fifth of the global gross domestic product, the IPEF is a formidable economic bloc. It has four of the world’s  top 10 economies  – the US, Japan, India and Korea. Barring India, the remaining three economies belong to the  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development  (OECD) club of the world’s wealthiest and advanced economies. Australia and New Zealand, two more IPEF members, are OECD economies as well. The high-income membership of the IPEF is augmented by non-OECD high-income e...

 The Civil Service is an integral and key part of the government of the India, It supports the Government of the day in developing and implementing its policies, and in delivering public services   .  Civil Service and its core values:  integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.   ‘ integrity’  is putting the obligations of public service above your own personal interests As a civil servant :You must fulfil your duties and obligations responsibly;  always act in a way that is professional4 and that deserves and retains the confidence of all those with whom you have dealings;  make sure public money and other resources are used properly and efficiently;  deal with the public and their affairs fairly,  efficiently, promptly, effectively and sensitively, to the best of your ability;  handle information as openly as possible within the legal framework; and comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice.  Y...

   Characteristics of Good Governance are   Accountability,   Demonstrates sincerity and commitment to the job/duty  • Does not make excuses, demonstrates a ‘can do’ attitude and delivers consistently  • Takes personal ownership for the quality of own work and keeps stakeholder informed about the progress  • Remains focussed on delivery within specified timeframe  Transparency,  Equity and Inclusiveness,   Makes timely decisions that takes into account relevant facts, tasks, goals, constraints, risk and conflicting points of view. Empathy is about being able to accurately hear out and understand the thoughts, feelings and concerns of others, even when these are not made explicit. Delegates responsibility with the appropriate level of autonomy so that others are free to innovate and take the lead. Participatory,  Consensus Orientation,  Following Rule of Law,  Effectiveness and Efficiency:  Tries to do the...