Present Indian Society

Presentation in English and Marathi Language

Created by: Mrs. Nausheen Parkar ( Asstt Prof.)

•The community of people living in a particular country or
region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations.
•The term "society" came from the Latin word societas
which means interaction between parties that are friendly,
or at least civil.
•A society is a group of people involved in persistent
social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the
same geographical or social territory.
समाज,
society: समाज, िविशिशिष्ट ठीकाणचा समाजातील विशरचा स्तर,
िविशिशिष्ट उद्देशिाने स्थापन के लेली संस्था, मंडळ, संगत, सहविशास 
Indian society

Indian society may refer to:

Culture of India
Hindu society
culture: संस्कृ ती, सुसंस्कार, जिमनीची मशिागत, बुद्धीचा
िविशकास, सुसंस्कृ तपणा, जंतुंची कृ ित्रिम विशाढ 
Hinduism: िहदू 
Culture of India

The culture of India is संगीत, गोंगाट, संगीत कला,

the way of living of the अन, खादय, भक्ष्य
people of India. India's आर्किकटेक्चर, विशास्तुिविशद्या,
languages, religions, विशास्तुकला, स्थापत्य
dance, music
भाषा
, architecture,food, and
customs differ from सानुकूल, चाल, रुढी, दस्तुरी,
place to place within the जकात, धंद्याला िमळणारा
country. िगर्‍हाइकांचा आर्कश्रय 
Hinduism

Hinduism is a religion, उपासना, पूजा, आर्कराधना,

or a way of life, found ध्यान, िचतन
most notably in India अधूनमधून यात्रिेच,े तीथर्थटन
Hindu practices include
विशािषक सण
rituals such
as puja (worship) and
recitations, meditation,
annual festivals, and
occasional pilgrimages.
Caste system
Present Indian Society
India is one of the world's oldest civilisations.[3]The Indian
culture, often labeled as an amalgamation (एकत्रीकरण, ऐक्य,
सम्मीलन,)of several various cultures, spans across
the Indian subcontinent like Asia.(खंडप्राय देश, उपखंड)and
has been influenced and shaped by a history that is several
thousand years old
Modern or contemporary society (आधुनिनक
निविन समकालीन,एकाचविेळचा)enjoys the usage of advanced
technology. People have greater knowledge of the various
components of nature.
A modern society is characterized by a variety of sub-
cultures.
Indian Society
In modern society, a large number of people share
knowledge एखाद्या िविषयाचे ज्ञानthrough the books,
internet, films, etc.
Modern societies are generally literate. (साक्षर)
There is wider scope (संधी उपलब्ध) for specialization
(िविशेषीकरण ). Each individual has certain roles to be
played. The social structure सामािजिक रचना is highly
complex. जििटिल, समिन्वित, अनेक भाग असलेला
(consisting of many different and connected parts.)
Multi-religious बहु धािमक
Religion:-
India is a secular (not connected with religious or
spiritual matters.)धमर्म िनरपेक्षdemocracy जिनतंत्रand is
the home to Hinduism, Islam,Christianity, Buddhism,
Jainism, Sikhism and many other religions. In India
religion is a way of life, an integral part of one's day to
day activities, influencing every aspect of life.
Common practices आम प्रियाक्रिया through ages had
influenced most faiths and many festivals that mark
each year with music, dance, and feasting are shared
by all communities. समुनदाय 
religion
Religion is a major concern of man. Religion is universal,
सार्वतर्वत्रिक त्रिक permanent and perennial योनीमार्गार्र्वत्रतून interests of
man. The institution of religion is universal. It is found in
all the societies, past and present. Religious beliefs and
practices are, however, far from being uniform. Religious
dogmas हठधर्मिमतार्, िक वतिक शिष्ट शिक शिकवतणhave influenced and
conditioned economic आर्थिथिक endeavors प्रयत, political
movements, properly dealings, and educational tasks. The
major religions in India are following: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Christianity, Islam, Parsi, The
basic ideas and faith of the each religion differs. But they
co existently stood in Indian society.
Multi cultural बहुसार्ंस्कृत िक तक 

Culture:-
India's cultural heritage वतार्रसार्, िक वतरार्सत dates back to
5000 years. Very few countries in the world has a
social and religious structure which withstood
invasions स्वतार्री, आर्थक्रमण and kept its identity. Indian
culture is unique because of its diversity िक वतिक वतधर्मतार्and
variety in physical, religious, racial, जार्तीय linguistic
भार्षार्ईand artistic कलार्त्मक fields. Many dances,
theatrics and folklore (the traditional beliefs, )
लोकसार्िक हत्य are religious and based on Indian
mythology( traditional story) पुरार्णand folk legends.
लोक महार्पुरूष, आर्थख्यार्िक यकार्
Multi lingual
Languages :-
India's original 14 states were formed mainly on
language barriers. Hindi is the official language.
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, ,
Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Rajasthani are the other
languages to cite a few.
Linguistic Diversity
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY The high degree of large
diversity found in India is due to the existence of
diverse population groups. The greatest variety in
languages can be found in the one of the biggest
democracies in the world. Most of these languages are
distinct िक भन and have their own distinct form of
writing and speech. The dictionary defines ‘Diversity’,
as variety or different. Languages are defined as a
system of arbitrary ( unpredictable,)अनिक नयंिक त्रित vocal
(relating to the human voice.) मौखिक खिक symbols used for
human communication.
Indian society in Rural ग्रामीण
India is a land of villages
Among the earliest human groups, gathering was the main
source of food. Gradually man acquired the skill and knowledge
in agriculture. With the development of agriculture, people
began to lead a settled life
The major features of rural society are given below: 1. Small size
of village community, 2. Intimate relations, 3. Jajmani System, 4.
Isolation, 5. Social homogeneity, 6. Informal Social Control, 7.
Dominance of Joint Family, 8. Legal Self Government 9.
Occupation, 10. Role of neighborhood, 11. Faith in religion, 12.
Self Sufficiency, 13. Widespread caste system, 14. Simplicity, 15.
Feelings, 16.Poverty, 17. Illiteracy, 18. Desire for Independence,
19. Social Homogeneity, 20. Occupations, 21. Preservers of the
Ancient culture of the society.
Urban society शहरी समाज
Meaning of Urban Society :
An urban area is characterized by higher population
density and vast human feature in comparison to area
surrounding it. Urban areas are created and further
developed by the process of urbanization.
Major Features of Urban Society:
The major features of urban society are given below: 1.
Social Heterogeneity, 2. Secondary Relations, 3. Artificial
life 4. Secondary Control, 5. Large- scale Division of
Labour and Specialization, 6. Large-scale social mobility,
7. Individuation, 8. Voluntary ऐच्छिक च्छिक Association, 9. Social
Reference सामािक जक संदर्भ,र, 10. Unstable Family, 11. Dynamic
life 12. Lack of community feeling, 13. Lack of unity in
family, 14. Moral Laxity, नैतिक तिक हलगर्जीपणा 15. Unbalanced
personality, 16. High incidence of crime, 17. Social
disorganization, 18. Peculiarities of marital life.