Abstract
Any attempt at describing society and culture in India must begin with three assertions:
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Formally, India only came into being just over 60 years ago. The region in which Indian culture, society, and civilization has developed, has long been a loose and informal confederation. India is more a cultural unit than a political entity.
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In its history, the physical boundaries of this cultural unit were almost always larger than what India is today.
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India is a composite of multiple influences in a civilization that has continued to evolve for more than 5,000 years — and is still in the process of evolving as a living and changing culture.
Cf. [Chhokar 2007, p. 971-972]
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(2009). The Society and Culture in India. In: Working with India. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89078-2_3
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