Do you think that this lack of animosity in Indian culture between science and religion (at least at the deepest level) facilitates or promotes mixing a modern outlook with a very traditional one? Further, do individuals, families, and societies in India create their own particular set of norms and practices to navigate between not just “two worlds” but multiple worlds according to their desires and circumstances?
Assignment Question Prompt Think about Somyaji’s characterization of this phenomenon of “living in two worlds” and answer the following FIVE questions. Pay further attention to the additional contexts provided in Q. 4, and 5, before writing your answers to these questions. Can cultural globalization be called cultural diglossia, similar to linguistic diglossia and/or bilingualism? Provide … Read more