UPSC Mains 2024 · GS I · Q20 · 15 marks · 250 words

Critically analyse the proposition that there is a high correlation between India’s cultural diversities and socio-economic marginalities.

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इस अभिमत का आलोचनात्मक विश्लेषण कीजिए कि भारत की सांस्कृतिक विविधता और सामाजिक-आर्थिक सीमांतताओं के बीच एक गहरा सहसंबंध है।

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “What are the diverse practices that preserve heterogeneity in Indian society? Examine the factors that threaten this diversity in the context of India's development.”

Nandala SaikiranAIR 27 · CSE 2023 · 87 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Diverse practices ↔ deeper Heterogeneity.

Body

  1. Tribal practices → Tree worship → Eg Sacred Groves → closeness with nature → Eg Tree roots in meghalaya

  2. Unique cultural practices preserve heterogeneity. → Eg Jallikattu.

  3. Fusion of practices → Eg Diwali celebrated by all.

  4. Visiting Interfaith religious places → Eg Dargah visited by Hindus.

Threats → Communalism, fundamentalism → Castism and Hierarchy → Gender inequalities → limited understanding of Secularism.

Close

As India moves to Amrit kaal, Diversity, Heterogeneity, Composite texture is source of its soft power.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Q20. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.