Indian Society: Better OR Not?

Exploring Indian societymDivisions by religion, caste, and family dynamics. Emphasis on social interdependence and purity beliefs.

Society is the mutual relationship between people, not a group of people. India is a society where people are divided into Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and other religious communities. India is also divided into rural and urban areas where there is a difference in many things, from water to electricity, from the style of living of people to the people's dress, even if the language is different in both areas. India is a country where people are ranked according to wealth and power. Where influential people are big people, and others are little men. The family in Indian society has two types: nuclear and joint families. Every Individual has their rights in Indian society. As India is a secular country, no person can answer the government's authority for their religion.

FAMILY AND KINSHIP

Joint families are considered highly valued families because the members of the joint family are supposed to live together, eat together, and help each other. In the family, the wife is used to staying at the man's home, and their sons and daughters are supposed to live with them. Daughters are to leave their parent's home at the time of marriage to continue their husband's family. The brothers' son is supposed to live in a single house. Tata's, Bills, and Sarabhais are the most famous examples of joint families. So many people in urban and rural areas are also members of nuclear families, where the man, wife, and their unmarried children stay. The eldest male member makes the family's decisions.

CASTE

Though inequalities exist worldwide, thousands of castes and sub-castes in India involve millions. The best relationship between families is recognized between people of the same caste. Many castes have traditional occupations like potters, barbers, carpenters, and launderers, considered the lower castes of society. People are also Called untouchables, and these people generally belong to the scheduled castes. Mahatma Gandhi called them Harijans, or the children of God. Within castes, standards are maintained, and the panchayat, the head of the particular caste group, designs the rules of marriage, diet, dress, and occupation.

SOCIAL INTERDPENDENCE

Social interdependence is the most crucial thing in Indian society, as people are born into different groups, families, castes, and subcastes and have a deep sense of inseparability. The family members are supposed to depend on the other family members, but they depend on themselves. All people of the same caste are dependent on other people of the same caste to maintain better relationships with others. Every person expects moral and practical support from others to have well-maintained relationships.

PURITY

The differences in Indian society are mainly defined in terms of ritual purity and pollution. High-caste people are known for their ritual purity, and low-caste people are known for pollution. High-ranking people are Brahmins or priests. Purity is directly connected with ritual cleaning; daily bathing is considered pure or polluted. Due to a lack of education, most people do not take baths, and they are considered low-caste people and have pollution.

Conclusion:

India is also divided into rural and urban areas where there is a difference in many things, from water to electricity, from the style of living of people to the people's dress, even if the language is different in both areas. All people of the same caste are dependent on other people of the same caste to maintain better relationships with others. Joint families are considered highly valued families because the members of the joint family are supposed to live together, eat together, and help each other. High-caste people are known for their ritual purity, and low-caste people are known for their pollution. Due to a lack of education, most people do not take baths and are considered low-caste and polluted.