Indian Society - Index Page

📖 Indian Society – UPSC Mains Index

Salient Features of Indian Society

  • Forms and Reasons of Diversity
  • Bonds of Unity – Geo-political, Pilgrimage, Tradition
  • Accommodation, Interdependence & Leadership
  • Constitutional Safeguards and Role of Framers
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Social Justice

  • Concept of Casteism and Political Dynamics
  • Reservation Policy Debate
  • Social Justice & Development
  • Social Security and Equity
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Social Security System in India

  • Organised and Unorganised Sectors
  • Centrally Funded Assistance Programmes
  • Public Initiatives & Legal Implementation
  • Improving Social Security Matrix
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Challenges of Diversity to Unity

  • Regionalism, Linguism & Communalism
  • Social Inequalities and Disparities
  • Ethno-nationality & Tribal Identity
  • Threats to National Integration
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Basic Sociological Concepts

  • The Family and Kinship
  • Concept of Patriarchy
  • Role of Women in Indian Society
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Women and Society

  • 19th Century Social Reform Movements
  • Women’s Issues – Gandhian to Modern Era
  • Violence, Development, and UCC
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Population and Associated Issues

  • Demography & Population Policy
  • Ageing, Gender Imbalance, and Dividend
  • Population Explosion – Causes & Impact
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Poverty and Developmental Issues

  • Dimensions of Poverty
  • Poverty–Development Linkage
  • Rangarajan Committee & Alleviation Strategies
  • Concept of Inequality
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Urbanization

  • Trends and Patterns of Urban Growth
  • Issues in Service Delivery & Governance
  • Smart City Mission – Review
  • Census 2011 & Literacy Trends
  • Schemes and Initiatives
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Effect of Globalization

  • Meaning and Drivers of Globalization
  • Political, Cultural, and Economic Dimensions
  • Pre- and Post-1990 Social Outlook
  • Anti-Globalization & New Localism
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Social Empowerment

  • Constitutional Provisions for SC/STs
  • Status of Minorities
  • Dalit Identity & Caste Violence
  • Tribal Challenges & Forest Rights
  • Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) & Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
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Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism

  • Concept: Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism
  • Western vs Indian Concepts of Secularism
  • Secularization & Forced Conversion
  • Fundamentalism and Communal Violence
  • Regionalism, Small-State Demands & Solutions
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