Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Which of the following statements have not been made by M.N. Srinivas regarding caste politics in India?
- 1. There is horizontal solidarity of caste in India
- 2. Modern technology created hurdles on the way to caste solidarity
- 3. There was even vertical solidarity between castes
- 4. There was competition amongst castes in the political and economic sphere
A1 & 2 only
B1, 2 & 3 only ✓ Correct
C2, 3 & 4 only
D1, 3 & 4 only
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2 & 3 only — M.N. Srinivas analysed how caste was being reshaped, not destroyed, by modern democratic and economic life.
Explanation
★M.N. Srinivas analysed how caste was being reshaped, not destroyed, by modern democratic and economic life.
★He argued that modern means such as print, railways and the vote strengthened the horizontal solidarity of castes across villages and regions.
★He observed that castes increasingly competed with one another for advantage in the political and economic sphere.
★His framework rests on Sanskritization, the dominant caste and the adaptation of caste associations to electoral democracy.
★He saw caste persisting in new forms rather than dissolving under modernisation, which is central to his reading of Indian society.
★Take away from this item: for Srinivas modern forces mobilise and reorganise caste rather than simply weaken it.
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