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village who are either actual or ● Such is the diversity that the
potential relatives with the added languages can provide a primer on
bond of village residence. nearly every major aspect of historical
● Finally, there is a class of fictive kin, linguistics like the impact of
who are not actually related by blood socioeconomic, ethnic and religious
or marriage can establish fictional divides, the influence of foreign
bonds of kinship with one another languages, and the development of
writing systems to name a few.
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY ● India is home to 22 constitutionally
● India is a microcosm of the world’s recognized languages. However,
language diversity. She has been a number of languages is much higher.
perfect host to and has assimilated ● There are thousands of dialects which
and synthesized different cultural are spoken in the country like the
variety, regional differences, race, avadhi and braj spoken in the Hindi
religion and war, to produce a diverse belt. They also play a major role in
pattern of language. formulating regional identities.
● Violence against women has reached is a need to grow and evolve with the
new level as the struggle against changing circumstances. For any
patriarchy continues. society to move forward, two things
● Moreover the ability of old structures are necessary. First, the need to
to continuously adapt to changes in accept that these faults exist and
society has ensured their co- second, addressing them with
existence. alacrity.
● Caste has been rejuvenated through ● Political independence has made
caste based political parties in possible for the nation to achieve
democratic system. The class credible development and growth.
structures have seen reproduction of The liberal values and changes in the
caste hierarchies. ideological patterns have brought
about changes in the institutional
COEXISTENCE OF SPIRITUALISM WITH framework that India has been
MATERIALISM envisaging for centuries.
● Materialism focuses on material well- ● Expansion of western education have
being and progress and is reflected as shattered the traditional structure of
the desire for material possessions caste. With increased mobility in
and the incessant struggle to attain professions, there is a transformation
them. of rigid caste into modern mobile
● It is the search for Artha and Kama. classes. Besides, there is a
Materialism is inevitable and is secularization of occupation. Among
embodied in the present model of high castes there is a trend towards
capitalism and consumerism and the Modernization while among low
quest for wellbeing and prosperous. classes is a trend towards
● Spiritualism in India is a complete Sanskritization.
philosophy of human life, the correct ● The fragmentation of the feudal
way of living and right way of society has given rise to new classes.
thinking. This genesis is based on the
● It can be traced to the ideals of disintegration of the caste system.
dharma and moksha of ‘purushartha’. ● The impact of modern social forces is
It is letting go of desires and also evident in the change of family
detaching from worldly possessions so structure which is exhibiting
as to control your senses to connect characteristics of urban family.
with the inner supreme conscious. ● Urbanization is another evolutionary
● Such is the veracity of and the depth pattern noticed in the Indian scenario.
of the imprint on the Indian minds of Growth of secularism has developed a
the Aryan civilization, Islamic, value system which emphasizes
Buddhist and Bhakti and Sufi culture, individual initiative and responsibility.
that almost Every Indian can tell ● The emphasis on individuality and
stories of history, which serves as a individual rights has tremendously
reminder of a consciousness of a great affected woman and has challenged to
civilization heritage. the traditional view of society that
It is this spirituality which enables even the women as a class are inferior to men.
most deprived to endure poverty and it is Women’s role in decision-making is
materialism and its aspiration which provides assuming significance and they are
the prospect of improvement. pursuing emancipation.
● Modern means of communication,
WHERE DOES THE INDIAN SOCIETY growth of competitive economy and
STAND TODAY? AN EVALUATION OF THE expansion of western education have
EVOLUTIONARY TREND shattered the traditional structure of
● Social infrastructure, cultural, caste. With increased mobility in
attitudinal and behavioral patterns do professions, there is a transformation
not remain static. As years pass, there of rigid caste into modern mobile
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