Unit 4: Social Change in India Topic 1: Sanskritisation (Theory by M

Unit 4: Social Change in India Topic 1: Sanskritisation (Theory by M.N. Srinivas) Sanskritisation ka concept M.N. Srinivas ne apni book Religion and Society among the Coorgs mein diya tha. Ye ek aisa process hai jisme koi lower caste ya tribal group apne rituals, ideology aur lifestyle ko kisi Higher Caste (khaaskar Dvijas yaani Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya) ki tarah badal leta hai. Sanskritisation ke mukhya points: Pehla point ye hai ki ye sirf ek positional change hai, structural change nahi. Iska matlab ye hai ki ek jaati thoda upar toh chadh jati hai par pura caste system waisa hi rehta hai. Doosra point ye hai ki log apni purani aadatein chhod dete hain jaise ki non-veg khana, sharab peena ya bali dena. Iski jagah wo shuddh shakahari ban jate hain aur sanskrit mantras ka prayog karte hain. Teesra point ye hai ki ye process sirf Hindus tak limited nahi hai, balki tribal groups mein bhi dekha gaya hai jo Hindu lifestyle adopt karke caste system ka hissa banna chahte hain. Iska example ye hai ki kai gaon mein ‘non-dominant’ castes ne apna naam badal kar ‘Singh’ ya ‘Sharma’ rakh liya aur purane vedic rituals shuru kar diye taaki agali peedhi ko unchi jaati ka mana jaye.

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