QUESTION 18
GS1
15 marks
Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your answer.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Take a stand on whether globalisation threatens India's diversity and pluralism, and justify it.
JustifyGive reasons and evidence that support the statement.
Demand-wise check
- 1Threats: cultural homogenisation (food, dress, language), loss of crafts and dialects, consumerism, identity backlash≈50 words
- 2Opportunities: global markets for Indian culture (yoga, cuisine, films), diaspora, revival of crafts online≈50 words
- 3Glocalisation: global brands adapting to India≈50 words
- 4Verdict: pressure on diversity but also new forms of pluralism≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
StandThreatsCounter-evidenceVerdict
Where marks usually go
- Only negatives
- No examples, e.g. fading dialects and crafts vs global yoga and online GI-tagged crafts
Draw this
- Two columns: threats / new opportunities
Value addition
- DataUNESCO lists about 197 Indian languages as endangered.UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
- ExampleInternational Day of Yoga (UN, 2014) shows Indian culture spreading globally.UN General Assembly resolution 69/131
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- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 15 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
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