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Aditya Heyday UpadhyayAIR 154· 2023

Question Q9ElucidateGS1GS1

Indian society is premised on some common values that give it a composite texture as well as some diverse practices that deepen its heterogeneity. Elucidate.

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Introduction

Indian Society multi-religious, multi-linguistic, and diverse in caste, culture and practice

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Main Body

Common values that give composite texture:

1Respect to National Rishi, Ideal of Freedom - struggle which bind Indian in single Thread
2Spirit of Ramakumar, Mahabharata famous from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to Sabitism seeds of Handir
3Observing Sports especially Cricket acute country towards a common cause-entertainment and nationalism
4Agriculture of entire country - linked to monsoon is also source of unity to each other concern/practice

heterogeneity in India

122 Scheduled Languages and ~1500 Dialects suffer diversity of India
2Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Parsi, Jews also live in India - practice religion, freely
3Bharatnatyam Vs Kabaale, Hindustani Vs Carnatic - different music, genre each with own specialty
4Some festivals of newyear celebrated as Nauruz, Ugadi, Diwali Festival in different corners of country

India's diversity should be contained within Lower values for unity and progress of nation, respect to diversity essential

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  • Covers multiple dimensions of Indian society (religious, linguistic, cultural diversity)
  • Provides specific examples (Kashmir to Kanyakumari, sports, agriculture)
  • Identifies unifying elements across diverse practices

Topper

Aditya Heyday Upadhyay

AIR 1542023

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Indian Society

Salient features

Common values and diversity

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157

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