{"id":160107,"date":"2022-01-09T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=160107"},"modified":"2022-01-10T17:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:22:03","slug":"answered-how-does-indian-society-maintain-continuity-in-traditional-social-values-enumerate-the-changes-taking-place-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-how-does-indian-society-maintain-continuity-in-traditional-social-values-enumerate-the-changes-taking-place-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it."},"content":{"rendered":"

Certain\u202f<\/span>social value<\/span><\/b>s like tolerance, collectivism, spiritualism, non-violence etc have been part of\u202f<\/span>our traditional value system<\/span><\/b>\u202fsince time immemorial.\u202f<\/span>Indian society has\u202f<\/span>maintained continuity in traditional social values<\/span><\/b>\u202fthrough:\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Institution\u202fof family\u202fhas\u202fensured\u202fthat\u202ftraditional\u202fvalues\u202f<\/span>pass-on from one generation to next\u202fthrough socialization.\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Collective<\/span>\u202fcelebration of festivals reinforces values like<\/span><\/b>\u202fbrotherhood, fraternity, purity, triumph of good over evil etc.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Social gatherings<\/span><\/b>\u202ffrom functions to bhajan-kirtan etc.\u202fprovide avenue for sharing ideas and values.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Marriages,<\/span><\/b>\u202fsometimes inter-caste, has\u202fhelped in preserving community values.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u202fIndia has been able to\u202f<\/span>maintain continuity in traditional social values<\/span><\/b>\u202fbecause of following reasons:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Flexibility:<\/span><\/b>\u202fIndian culture has been\u202f<\/span>flexible in accommodating different and even diverging<\/span><\/b>\u202fviewpoints.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Evolution:\u202f<\/span><\/b>Indian value system has evolved with time\u202f<\/span>adopting progressive elements and abandoning regressive practices<\/span><\/b>. For example: Socio-religious reform movements of India.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Assimilation<\/span><\/b>\u202fof different values and culture:\u202f<\/span>Foreigners got Indianized<\/span><\/b>\u202fwhen they came to India. For example: Scythian and Mughals.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. In different eras,\u202fsaints like Buddha, Mahavira,\u202f<\/span>Shankaracharya, Ramanuja, Guru Nanak<\/span><\/b>, etc. always emphasized<\/span>\u202fspirituality\u202f<\/span><\/b>over materialism,\u202f<\/span>peaceful coexistence<\/span><\/b>\u202fover aggressive dominance.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u202f<\/span>However, social values are changing under the influence of\u202f<\/span>technological<\/span><\/b>,\u202f<\/span>political and economic forces<\/span><\/b>. Following changes are taking place:\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Decline of tolerance:\u202f<\/span><\/b>Incidents like the issue of\u00a0Namaz\u00a0in\u00a0Gurugram and\u202fHaridwar\u202fDharma\u202fSansad\u202fshow a trend of rising intolerance.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Rise of individualism\u202f<\/span><\/b>and decline in collective values.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/b>Materialism and excessive competition have led to an increase in selfish pursuit of personal goals while the collective need of society is often ignored.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Nuclearization of family and<\/span><\/b>\u202fdecline of joint family as an institution.\u202f<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Modern education has made\u202f<\/span>progressive values like gender equality<\/span><\/b>, non-discrimination\u202fon caste lines etc. a part of the value system.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Information technology<\/span><\/b>\u202fhas facilitated quick transfer of information and changed the traditional way of socialization obsolete. Now\u202f<\/span>social media<\/span><\/b>\u202fis influencing our social values both in a good and bad way. For example, the MeToo campaign or the recent Bulli Bai case.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u202f<\/span>Although, the forces of modernization have altered the balance of Indian traditional\u00a0social values. However, the interaction between the two is dynamic. The traditional Indian values like \u2018<\/span>Vasudev\u202fKutmbakam<\/span><\/b>\u2019 continue to assert their significance and their role in maintaining harmony in the world.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Certain\u202fsocial values like tolerance, collectivism, spiritualism, non-violence etc have been part of\u202four traditional value system\u202fsince time immemorial.\u202fIndian society has\u202fmaintained continuity in traditional social values\u202fthrough:\u202f\u202f\u00a0 Institution\u202fof family\u202fhas\u202fensured\u202fthat\u202ftraditional\u202fvalues\u202fpass-on from one generation to next\u202fthrough socialization.\u202f\u202f\u00a0 Collective\u202fcelebration of festivals reinforces values like\u202fbrotherhood, fraternity, purity, triumph of good over evil etc.\u202f\u00a0 Social gatherings\u202ffrom functions to bhajan-kirtan etc.\u202fprovide avenue for sharing… Continue reading [Answered] How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10606],"class_list":["post-160107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-mains-2021-gs-1-solutions","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":194,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698477704},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}