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THE DISCUSSANT SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION IN INDIA
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Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay
University of Delhi
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This paper is analysing and summarising the impact of globalisation on social and cultural values of India. For this, a number of research papers have been reviewed, presented and corroborated in this paper. In this paper social and cultural issues like gender inequality, equal opportunities, family structure and values, social security net, life style, administration, education, technology, healthcare system, festivals, language, music, literature, cinema, television and drugs and trafficking been discussed on the basis of prior research works. The findings from those works have been summarized and presented in this paper.
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JULY-SEPTEMBER
2014
Vol.2 No.3
THE DISCUSSANT
Journal of Centre for Reforms,
Development and Justice 65
SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION IN INDIA
RAJEEV KUMAR UPADHYAY*
Abstract: This paper is analysing and summarising the impact of globalisation on social and cultural values of
India. For this, a number of research papers have been reviewed, presented and corroborated in this paper. In
this paper social and cultural issues like gender inequality, equal opportunities, family structure and values,
social security net, life style, administration, education, technology, healthcare system, festivals, language,
music, literature, cinema, television and drugs and trafficking been discussed on the basis of prior research
works. The findings from those works have been summarized and presented in this paper.
Keywords: Globalisation, India, Value, Globalisation and Socio-cultural Change in India.
JEL CClassification CCodes:F2, F6, I00, O3, Z1.
INTRODUCTION
Globalization is the process of integration of economies and societies; and the intermingling of different cultures.
In other words, globalisation is the process of the mobilisation and distribution of resources (tangible and intangible)
from one geographic boundary to another. It leads to interdependence. Since the term globalization has been coined,
it has been popularly used in the narrow context of economics mainly but it is not limited to economics alone.Social
and cultural integration and intermingling is an important aspect and result of globalization.
From the social point of view, globalization seems to have significantly impacted the national life of countries such
as life style, attitude, identity, work culture, family structure and values and eating habits etc. As far as the culture is
concerned, globalization is expected to have impact on popular culture, festivals, literature, music and cinema and
television etc. The aspects like equal opportunities, gender inequality, drugs and trafficking and other social and
* Author is research scholar at Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
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political values are some other important aspects that get affected in the process of globalization of economies and
societies and India is not immune to these changes.
Literature Review
There have been a number of studies covering vast areas of social and cultural changes in India that have crept
in due to globalisation of economy. Since liberalisation of Indian economy globalisation has been increasing as
suggested KOF index for globalisation (see chart-1).
EDUCATION
Globalization has not only impacted the Indian economy and society as whole but also the whole education and
knowledge system as well.How knowledge is produced, used and transferred in India is witnessing significant
irreversible shift. For a society like India that had been knowledge based society and is turning out to become a
knowledge-based economy, the scientific research in all the field of life and business is the most important driver of