Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.3 Indian sociology and thinkers

6.3.2 M.N. Srinivas: Sanskritisation, Westernisation and dominant caste

M.N. Srinivas, the pioneer of field-based Indian sociology, explained caste mobility through Sanskritisation, change under British rule through Westernisation, and village power through the dominant caste.

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  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • M.N. Srinivas
  • Sanskritisation
  • Brahminisation
  • Westernisation
  • dominant caste
  • Rampura
  • Coorgs
  • The Remembered Village
  • vote bank
  • field view
  • de-Sanskritisation
  • caste census

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