Globalization has accelerated the rise of consumerism, individualism and questioned religion and provided for pluralist societies driven by distinctive religions. Comment.

Globalisation is the process of expanding the access and opportunity through open economy and global contacts. This impacted the global society in numerous ways.

Globalisation accelerated consumerism, individualism in world:

→ With globally opening the societies and economy, consumerism and materialism got increased.

Eg: online shopping of global brands increase materialism in the society.

→ Globalisation induced consumerism and materialism lead to the increase in exchange of values and culture among countries.

→ Demonstration effects & immitations increases; [priority to individuals] are resulted due to consumerism.

→ [Individualism] resulted in rational thinking, comparative attitude, questioning the culture and tradition. This result in [questioning the religion] which is more coercive on the individualism.

Globalisation → Questioned religion, provide pluralist societies with distinct religions.

→ Questioning of religion is due to individualism fuelled by the consumerist nature of Globalisation.

→ This leads to rational and empirical approach towards hitherto existing religion.

→ Which result in new cults and new sects in the pluralistic society.

Case study of Rajiv Dubey

In the modern globalised society, consumerism lead to search of new religions, which leads to emergence of sects and cults with new godmen and godwomen.

→ Hence, globalisation with the exchange of values, individualism and consumerism give rise to new religions in pluralistic societies.

→ eg Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation method leads to new search of religious effervescence in Globalised world.