{"id":1449,"date":"2018-07-06T13:24:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T07:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T05:11:40","slug":"sociological-debate-on-tradition-and-modernity-in-indian-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sociological-debate-on-tradition-and-modernity-in-indian-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sociological_Debate_on_Tradition_and_Modernity_in_Indian_Society\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevant_for_Sociology_Optional_Paper_2\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 2)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sociological-debate-on-tradition-and-modernity-in-indian-society\/#Sociological_Debate_on_Tradition_and_Modernity_in_Indian_Society\" title=\"Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society\">Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sociological-debate-on-tradition-and-modernity-in-indian-society\/#Relevant_for_Sociology_Optional_Paper_2\" title=\"(Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 2)\">(Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 2)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sociological-debate-on-tradition-and-modernity-in-indian-society\/#Concept_of_Sociological_Debate_on_Tradition_and_Modernity_in_Indian_Society\" title=\"Concept of Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society\">Concept of Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25754 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society by Vikash Ranjan sir at Triumph IAS, UPSC Sociology\u00a0Optional\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Untitled-design-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concept_of_Sociological_Debate_on_Tradition_and_Modernity_in_Indian_Society\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Concept of Sociological Debate on Tradition and Modernity in Indian Society<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Yogendra Singh has defined Indian society and its traditions with reference to hierarchy, holism, transmigration or continuity and transcendence. He argues that the Indian society also contains traditions of Islam and tribals. Prior to Yogendra Singh, the preceding sociologists such as D.P. Mukerji, D.N. Majumdar, M.N. Srinivas, G.S. Ghurye, A.R. Desai, Milton Singer and others have also made efforts to provide an explanation to the meaning of tradition in Indian society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In the study of modernization in India, tradition has always been an obsession. During the 1950s, there was a hot debate in India on tradition and modernity. In the west also, when modernization began after enlightenment, there was a serious debate on religion, science, state and fundamentalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Feudalism was challenged by rationality, capitalism and science. In India, modernity needs to be analyzed in the context of liberalism, democracy and capitalism. The Britishers had colonial power to exploit the Indian masses, but in their effort they also wanted not to interfere in the traditional structure of Indian society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The princely rulers were highly antagonistic to modernity. Their survival depended on the continuity and strengthening of tradition. And, therefore, in Indian situation also, it is quite meaningful to discuss modernity in terms of India\u2019s traditions and hence the obsession.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/d-p-mukerjis-analysis-of-tradition\/\">D.P. Mukerji\u2019s analysis of tradition<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/d-n-majumdar\/\">D.N. Majumdar<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/g-s-ghurye\/\">G.S. Ghurye<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/m-n-srinivas\/\">M.N. Srinivas<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/a-r-desai\/\">A.R. 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