Indian Society and Social InstitutionsThe Book Deals With All Aspects Of The Indian Society And Social Institutions In Detail In A Beautiful Way. The Characteristics Of Indian Society, Indian Culture, Values Of Indian Social System, Hindu Social Organisation And The Caste System Have Been Described In The First Five Chapters With Enormous Facts So As To Meet The Requirements Of The Students. The Book Also Provides A Good Picture Of The Casteism, Untouchability, The Hindu Family System, Muslim Social System, Christian Social System, Tribal Social System And Rural Problems In India Along With Social Legislations And Status Of Women In Hindu Society From Sixth Chapter To Twentyfith Chapter. The Remaining Chapters I.E., Twentysix To Forty Give A Cryptic Account Of Social Disorganisation, Sanskritization, Westerni-Sation, Secularisation, Modernisation, Condition Of Housing, Education And Industrial Workers, Trade Unions, Indian Political System And The Role Of Religion In Politics. In Brief, Sufficient Informations Have Been Given In An Elaborate Way In The Book Regarding Indian Society And Social Institutions So As To Meet The Requirements Of The Students And The Common Readers. |
Contents
Characteristics of Indian Society | 1 |
Indian Culture | 8 |
Values of Indian Social System | 17 |
Hindu Social Organisation | 25 |
8 | 43 |
The Caste System | 44 |
Casteism in India | 65 |
Untouchability | 77 |
Status of Women in Hindu Society | 145 |
Social and Religious Movements in India | 183 |
ii Muslim Movement | 208 |
iii Parsi Movement | 220 |
Christian Social System and Institutions | 239 |
Race and Racism | 248 |
17 | 256 |
18 | 283 |
The Hindu Family | 92 |
10 | 101 |
ii Different Forms of Marriage | 115 |
11 | 122 |
The Jajmani System | 294 |
Religion in Rural India | 303 |
Rural Reconstruction in India Development | 309 |
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According Ambedkar areas Arya Samaj Aryans Ashram basis belonging birth Brahmcharya Brahmins Brahmo Samaj bride bridegroom British caste system casteism child marriage class consciousness custom Dayanand decree depressed classes Dharma different castes divorce dowry economic endogamy equality established exogamy factors feeling form of marriage Gandhi girls Government Harijans Hindu Marriages Act Hindu society Hinduism husband Indian culture Indian society individual institution inter-caste marriages Jajmani system jati joint family system Kameen Keshab Kshatriyas labour living male married Mehar missionaries modern moksha movement Muslim Muslim marriage Muta Marriage Muthulakshmi Reddy occupation one's organisation party person political Prarthana Samaj race Ram Mohan Roy Rama Krishna religion religious Rina rule rural Sanskara Sanskrit scheduled Shudra social class status sub-caste superiority Swami Swami Vivekananda temples traditional tribal tribe unity untouchability Vaishyas Varna Varna system Vedic village wife woman women worship