SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY – FAMILY
Family in IndiaFamily is one of the most important aspects of Indian Society. Familial bonds have held together Indian society since ages. Family in India is an institution and...
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MARRIAGE,Marriage has exhibited changes with the changing times and social processes as an institution. Marriage as an institution in India has some unique features. In Hindu Religion marriage is...
[ read more ]SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY-VILLAGES AND CONCEPT OF VILLAGE REPUBLIC:SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY-
Rural and urban landscape in India offer typical features which are unique to Indian society. Village occupies an important place in the social and cultural landscape of contemporary India....
[ read more ]SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY –CASTE SYSTEM
CASTE SYSTEMThe term caste has been derived from the Portuguese word “casta”. It implies race, lineage or pure stock, which is in turn derived from the Latin word “castus”,...
[ read more ]SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY-NOTION OF PURITY AND POLLUTIONSALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY-
NOTION OF PURITY AND POLLUTIONMany status differences in Indian society are expressed in terms of ritual purity and pollution. Notions of purity and pollution are extremely complex and vary...
[ read more ]SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY- HIERARCHY
HIERARCHYIndia is a hierarchical society. Within Indian culture, whether in the north or the south, Hindu or Muslim, urban or rural, virtually all things, people and groups of people...
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SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETYIf there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest...
[ read more ]India is a land of diversity in all manners. From culture, economy and even the landscape of India has diverse elements, all on one landmass. The wide range of physical features of India makes the country a complete geographical study. In fact, India has every possible landscape that the earth has. From cold mountains to arid deserts, vast plains, hot and humid plateau and wide sea shores and tropical islands, the physical features of India cover every terrain.
Origin of the Indian Landscape Millions of years ago, the Peninsular Plateau region (the oldest landmass) was a part of the Gondwana Land which covered India, Australia, South Africa, and South...
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Historical Perspective: Evolution of Civil Services in IndiaAncient time: Kautilya’s Arthasastra stipulates seven basic elements – Swamin (the ruler), Amatya (the bureaucracy), Janapada (territory), Durga (the fortified capital), Kosa (the...
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