Religious Communities in India: India is regarded as the largest democracy on planet Earth; the pillars of democracy are built on the strong and diverse shoulders of its countrymen. The Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four major religions of the world, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. India is home to these four religions […]
Indian Sociology
Farmers’ Suicides in India – Reasons and Solutions
Farmers’ Suicides in India: India is classified as an agrarian country, which means that around 70% of the people residing in the nation are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for their survival. Most of the country’s rural areas support a very self-employed approach towards their livelihood; this essentially means that the Indian rural sector […]
INDIAN SOCIETY: Social Change and Reforms and Differences
‘The #metoo movement, the POSCO act brought in by the government, the rising tendencies of populist leaders around the world, The Independence of India, The French Revolution- are all social changes. These changes can carry values which are either binomial in nature (good or bad) or a mix of these values. Thus, we try to […]
Patriarchy, Entitlement and Sexual division of labour – UPSC
Humans have existed for more than 400,000 years and our social systems have gone through a continuous change in some spheres which can be felt and is obvious while in some spheres where it is extremely influent but proportionately more latent. The same applies to our social structure and the way we divide work. With […]
Radhakamal Mukherjee’s Biography and Contributions
Radhakamal Mukherjee along with his colleagues D.P. Mukherji and G.S. Ghurye are considered the pioneers of in sociology of India. Radhakamal Mukherjee’s contribution made Lucknow one of the leading centers of social science studies. Radhakamal Mukherjee was greatly influenced by the works of Comte, Herbert Spencer, Lester Ward, Bagehot, Hobhouse, and Giddings. His encounter of […]
Peasant Movements in Independent India
India is famous for its colorful and delicious cuisines and delicacies. It is a land of varied types of crops and spices. The farmers who do agriculture in India stand the highest place with the majority of the occupation that is seen in the country. Still, the condition of the farmers is becoming adverse day […]
Human Trafficking in India: Statistics, Reasons and Suggestions
According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the vast majority of all human trafficking victims – some 71 per cent – are women and girls and one third are children. Every year millions of women and children are being subjected to trafficking in India. An 80% of […]
Freedom of the Press – Facts & Summary
In a country like India, where there are certain rights and duties to be exercised by the citizens, there is a full fledged freedom for speech. The citizens are entitled to freedom of speech, where one can express their feelings and thoughts through various media platforms. Freedom of press or Freedom of media is the […]
Women in India: Status, Position and their problems in India
Women’s position in India: Humans are widely divided on the basis of biological differences, into two categories, viz males, and females. Males are genetically gifted with aggression, explosive power, heavy generation of H.G.H. hormone, high testosterone level which enables their physical structure to grow at a rapid pace. Females are conferred with same hormones as the […]
Cultural Diffusion : Definition, Elements and Characteristics
what is culture and culture diffusion Culture or Cultural diffusion is simultaneous and is such a process which cannot be stopped, as it is not an act which people do consciously; it is a process of showing the way to development, and human is created with an intention to get developed. Culture is defined as […]
