Cultural GlobalizationIn Indian Context

Cultural Globalization

• Cultural globalization can be approached from 2 angles.

1) The popularization of cultural property

Involves the global distribution of cultural products such as fictions, films and songs.

2) The popularization of cultural attitudes

Involves the spread of such ideas as democracy , human rights and striving for efficiency .

“How to Judge Globalization”

• Does “globalization” equal “westernization”?

• Why West dominated?

- Reforamation & Renaissance

- Scientific development

- industrial revolution

- Strong Navy

• Oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the opressing class are to represent and repress them.

-Karl Marx-

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INDIA

Indus Valley CivilizationAryan Migration Muslim InvasionWestern Invation

Impact of Aryan Migration

• Caste System was introduced• Developed a new language ‘Sanskrit’• Religious rituals• Position of Women in the society was lowerd Na Sthree Swathanthryam Arhathi...!

Impact Of Muslim Invasion

• New Religion Islam was introduced• Religious tolerance• Pardha system and child marriage• New system of education through persian and

Arabic medium• Art and architecture flourished.

- Dome and pointed arch

India under Western Powers

The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part. The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations.

In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation.

Communist Manifesto

Effects Of Western invation

• Religion -Spread of new religion Christianity -Atheism -Intercaste marriage -religious tolerance -Abolition of Sati and such rituals

• Society -Occupational and geographical mobility -Nuclear families -Position of Women -Introduction of western celebrations - slavery was abolished

Effects Of Western invation ( contd)

• Rise Of Nationalism-Unification of India- Ideas of Renaissance and revolutions

• Education-introducton of western education-Decrease in importance of regional languages-Education became a business not a service

Effects Of Western invation ( contd

• Rediscovery of India’s past-William Jones founded asiatic society -Manusmrithi, Bagavath Gita (charles Wilkins), Rig Veda (Max Muller) etc was translated into English- Archeological survey of India was set up- Indus Valley civilisation was found out-deciphering insriptions on Ashoka pillar

Effects Of Western invation (contd)

• Language -enriched the regional languages with loan

words Mesha, Kasera- portugeseKakkoos, kappi- DutchMadama- English

• Performing arts-indian art form got world wide recoginition- introduction of western music

Criticism