Roots of Indian Society: A Cultural Mosaic Through Ages
Indian society is a complex blend of diverse races, religions, and languages, reflecting over 5000 years of history. With a unique social structure and a variety of religious and linguistic groups, India has evolved into a rich tapestry of traditions and communities.
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Roots of Indian Society What is Society? An association (limited sense) A group of people who live together, sharing their values and general interests long enough to be regarded as a unit by others. Collective living in organised communities RURAL, URBAN, TRIBAL etc. As a web of Social Relationships Virtual Society
Indian Society Social Structure patterned social arrangements in society Stratification class, caste, gender Social Institutions and Organisations in society norms and values family, religion, government, different groups etc. Norms, values, traditions, codes of conduct are there to meet certain needs of people
Roots of Indian Society Two main characteristics: It is very old and has already crossed 5000 years It is also very complex: - People from different parts of the world came to India - they were from different races - They had different language and cultures
Indian Society Different Races Negrito Proto-Australoid Mongoloid Indo-Aryan Found in different parts of India
Indian Society Religious Groups Hinduism around 80% - oldest Islam 15% - came to India in 12 through the Muslim Rulers. Christianity 2.3% - 6 Sikhism offshoot of Hinduism, 16 (1.96 %) Budhism offshoot of Hinduism, 6 (less than 1%) Jainism offshoot of Hinduism, 6 (0.5%) Zorastrianism Parsis worship fire Animism workshop nature and ancestors tribals th century AD th century AD th Century AD th Century BC th Century BC
Indian Society Linguistic Groups 1) Indo-Aryan Hindi, Odia, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Marathi, Punjabi etc 2) Dravidian Telegu, Tamil, Kannada, Malyalam 3) Austric Most tribal dialects of Central and East India 4) Sino-Tibetian Tribals of North Eastern India Nagas, Mizos etc.
