Q.What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.

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Factors Sustaining Indian Culture

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    FS --> RES["Resilience"]

Unique Peculiarities of Indian Society

• Principles of Tolerance and Respect: Indian society has been founded upon these principles which result in mutual respect and understanding for each other. The religions like Buddhism and Jainism have been founded upon these.
• Assimilation Process: Migrants from the times of Aryans to the Mughals have come and lived in India peacefully assimilating into the Indian way of life, thereby sustaining the culture of the nation.
• Spiritualism: Indians have been always curious to find a unique way of life giving rise to spiritualistic elements in the way of life. The various philosophies have given way to a spiritual dimension in the way of living people.
• Geographical: The monsoon makes the Indian subcontinent very suitable for the development of agriculture. Agriculture gives way to tradition, festivals, and interaction which over a long period turn into lifestyles of people.
• Secular: Indian society has been practicing trends that have not been associated with any particular religion. These practices have been incorporated into other religions as well and have been provided with space to co-exist. Example: Festivals like Holi have been celebrated without being restricted to the religious practice of any particular community.
• Governance: It was basically based on the agricultural aspect. This administration has remained more or less similar from the time of Ashoka to that of Akbar.
• Political: The democratic threads have always been in the Indian polity though ruled by the King. Sabhas and Samitis in ancient times to the Janapadas in medieval times have always been focused on the promotion of the interests of the people.
• Social: The tribals today are living their unique life depicting that they have been able to sustain their culture irrespective of foreign domination of the country. Various castes also have their unique way of living.