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January 22, 2018

The self-sufficiency of the rural life should be replaced as soon as possible by the social interdependence as witnessed in the cities. Comment

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IAS Parliament 6 years

KEY POINTS

Concerns regarding self-sufficiency of rural life

·         The social, economic, cultural and political configurations in our villages are acutely patriarchal, communal and casteist.

·         The prospects of education and upward mobility, and indeed, the core dignity of the individual, are crushed by the structures of power that operate in rural areas.

·         The nature of Indian villages makes the caste order very clear. The entire village is divided into neighbourhoods that are populated by members of different castes.

·         These are mostly the outcomes of self-sufficiency of villages.

·         Generally, a traditional village was a self-sufficient unit, which meant that all the needs of the village were fulfilled by its residents.

·         Because of the segregated nature of rural societies and the absence of compulsions to try to bridge physical distances between different social groups, the ignorance and deficit of trust are able to strike deeper roots in non-urban settings.

·         Meanwhile, untouchability in varying degrees practised in villages militates against the ideal of self-sufficiency and allows it to be turned into a weapon of oppression against depressed groups.

·         It is for this reason that the self-sufficiency of rural life should be replaced as soon as possible by the social interdependence of the cities, which will help in the overall progress and development of the country as a whole.

Social Interdependence of urban life

·         By contrast, social structures in our cities, at least visibly and on the surface, mostly appear to be civilised and sensitive.

·         It is not of the opinion that people living in our metros or other cities go through a personality transformation and cease to be communal, or casteist.

·         But, those social and economic circumstances in the cities often compel people to demonstrate a hypocritical civility and sensitivity in their behaviour.

·         Meanwhile, it is this phase that gradually develops into a new set of social and cultural behaviours and attitudes.

·         Generally, big cities do not box people in categories. Even if certain religious or caste groups attempt to impose categories or hierarchies, the administration or police are able to step in immediately to take action against them.

·         Such intervention by State agencies is very difficult in the villages in the face of opposition from socially and numerically dominant caste or religious groups.

·         The process of urbanisation has resulted in women, Dalits, Adivasis and minorities coming closer together.

·         Many progressive and sensitive people belonging to the upper castes are partners in their campaign to fight back against oppression and discrimination.

·         The process of urbanisation needs to be accelerated not just for social and economic democracy, but for better functioning of political democracy. 

Vishwanth Adhepalli 6 years

Plz review

IAS Parliament 6 years

Need more conceptual clarity. Keep writing.

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