The question asks to identify the scholar who coined the term ‘Modernity of tradition’ concerning the process of modernization in India.
Modernization & Tradition in India
In India, modernization does not always mean discarding traditions. Sometimes, traditional customs and practices adapt to or coexist with modern developments. This complex interplay is a significant aspect of Indian social change.
Coined by Lloyd I. Rudolph
The specific phenomenon where tradition does not necessarily hinder modernization, but can coexist or integrate with it, was termed ‘Modernity of tradition’ by scholars Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph.
Therefore, Lloyd I. Rudolph is credited with identifying and naming this concept.
- Scholar: Lloyd I. Rudolph
- Concept: Modernity of tradition
- Context: Indian modernization
Important Questions from Globalization and Social Change
Who made the following statement ?
Globalization as a complex multi-dimensional process involving a dialectical relationship between global and local . . . . also leading to new global inequalities and stratification.
- Who described the phenomenon of globalization in today’s world as ‘globalization of nothing’ ?
- Which is not an Indicator of Globalization ?
- The process of social change to which people attribute positive values is termed as :
- ‘‘The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distinct localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring miles away and vice versa’’, is related with which concept ?
