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Indian SocietyEXAMINEYear 201515 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Discuss whether communalism in India is merely an outcome of electoral politics or has deeper socio-psychological roots.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Salient features of Indian society, diversity, role of women, population, poverty, urbanization, globalization effects, secularism, communalism, regionalism.
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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Roots of Communalism, Social Psychology, Electoral Divides
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