Model Question and Answers for APSC | To what extent globalisation has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.

Ans: Globalization is a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world a more connected and interdependent place. Globalization also captures in its scope the economic and social changes that have come about as a result.

Influence on the core of cultural diversity in India:

1. Movement from joint families of various kinds based on cooperation and collaboration to a modest increase in nuclear families based on individualism, competition and career progression
2. Homogenization in terms of food choices where pizza, burgers and pasta are replacing the diverse diet of our subcontinent
3. A similar phenomenon can be seen in seen clothing as western suits and ties replace diverse Indian clothes
4. People across faith are more active on valentine's Day and Mother's Day as compared to Buddh Purnima or Ram Navami

Counter assertion of cultural diversity through being vocal for local:

1. Diverse yoga practices and Ayurveda countering Gyms and allopathic medicine.
2. Indian Ram Navami, Ganesh Festival, Lohri and Pongal reaching distant shores
3. Indian joint families re-emerging in North America re-educate diaspora in cultural diversity based on a complex mixture of regional, national and religious identity .