Modernisation and Tradition
Debate the complex relationship between modernisation and tradition in India, exploring whether they are opposing forces or can coexist and adapt.
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Debate the complex relationship between modernisation and tradition in India, exploring whether they are opposing forces or can coexist and adapt.
Key Questions
- Explain the key features of modernisation.
- Analyse how traditions in India have adapted and changed in response to modernity.
- Evaluate the argument that modernity is simply another form of Westernisation.
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