| 520 | ## | $aProvides a comprehensive overview of India’s society and culture, examining its diverse ethnic, linguistic, religious, and regional traditions; family and kinship structures; caste dynamics; social hierarchy; values and customs (such as marriage rituals, festivals, etiquette); and evolving institutions. Discusses the tension between tradition (extended families, caste-based norms, ritual purity) and modernization (urbanization, nuclear households, increasing gender equality), while highlighting art, literature, religious pluralism, and the impact of globalization on Indian identity. |