Articles · Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011): Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro - Asian dialogue

5 - Socio-Cultural Stratification of India

  • Iqtidar Karamat Cheema
    Iqtidar Karamat Cheema
    Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE), Leicestershire
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Vol. 12 · 2011 No. 2 Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro - Asian dialogue ICP

Abstract

Most of the research on any aspect of Indian culture or society considers holistic India as a single cultural unit and is based on mere observations and intuitive assumption and not based on empirical investigation. This paper is an attempt to create an understanding that India is a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic society and that the usage of nation as a surrogate for culture is in-appropriate for countries like India with heterogeneous cultures. In this research an attempt is also made to compare the cultural values within the various regions of India.

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Socio-Cultural Stratification India literature

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  • Iqtidar Karamat Cheema

    Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE), Leicestershire

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