Indian Caste System Introduction: The Indian society is characterized by the caste system, agrarian class structure, urbanization, multiplicity of religions, a variety of regional cultures, joint family system (with increasing trend towards nuclear families in urban setting), spiritual outlook and superstition, and resistance to change in tradition. India is a country of Unity in Diversity. However, … Read more

The Tribal groups in India have distinct cultural patterns. They form the indegenous group are also called ‘upajati’ in some regions of India. A large chunk of Indians belong to Tribal group (Tribal community) –  Adivasis, as they are called, they occupy distinct regions, especially in the hilly and forested areas. Scheduled Tribes in India form … Read more

Marriage is important in life because it ensures  a “psychological satisfaction” (that of having a friend for life, family, children) and a “biological satisfaction” (that of sex) to an individual. It further ensures a twofold survival, that is, of the group and its culture. The economic organization of many social groups are much dependent upon co-operation and division … Read more

The Indus rises from the springs of Sin Khabab glacier about 100 km. north of Mansarovar in Tibet. It traverses 250 km. in Tibet before entering Kashmir. It traverses Kashmir diagonally for a distance of 650 km. remaining confined within a narrow gorge, 10 km. wide on an average. Before entering Pakistan, the Indus takes a … Read more

Forms and Types of Hindu Marriage The expression ‘forms of marriage” normally refers to the four major forms of marriage such as — Monogamy, Polygamy, Polyandry and Group Marriage — as mentioned by anthropologist Malinowski. But in the context of the Hindu Marriage System the expression “forms of marriage” denotes “the method of consecrating a … Read more

This is a short article on Impact of Westernization in India. In Indian sociology the term ‘Westernization’ refers to the social changes that have occurred in India during the British rule and after. The impact of Westernization in India covers : lifestyle relating to eating, dressing, dancing, and entertainment etc. mental aspects such as knowledge … Read more

If we assess the social changes that have occurred in the Indian society from the middle of the 19th century, we notice the two directions in which such social changes have proceeded. Certain changes in the traditional values and conventions have been wholly beneficial and are the result of the social reform movements which had … Read more

Marriage is regarded an important event in the life of a Hindu man because without a wife he cannot enter the “Grihastha ashrama” ordained by the holy law givers. Besides, without marriage there can be no offspring and without a son, no release from the chain of birth-death-rebirth. The importance of Hindu marriage lies in … Read more

History of Urdu Literature The same Khari Boli that gave rise to Hindi also gave rise to Urdu around the 11th century AD. The Western Sauraseni Apabhramsa is the source of the grammatical structure of Urdu though the vocabulary of the language, its idioms and literary traditions owe heavily to Turkish and Persian. The term … Read more

Importance Of Truthfulness Truthfulness is the greatest and most important of all human virtues. Truthfulness means to speak the truth habitually. A truthful man will never tell a lie. He always says what he means. He acts as he says. He does not tell a lie even in jest. Truthfulness is important to build up … Read more