Effects of globalization on Indian society Essay

In simple terms globalization Is the process of growing interconnectedness between various parts of the world. It is a process through which diverse world is unified into a single society. Globalization touches almost all spheres of human life social, stinting, political, cultural, environmental. Economic oppositionPositive Impact1. make out with other countries tremendously increased. Exports and imports boomed due to opening up of trade markets.2. Global food chain / restaurants3. Lib successionlization of Indian markets for abroad p socio-economic classs. This has increased the inflow of men, money, material, labour, engineering etc from foreign countries to India.4. Markets expanded. Many of the Indian industries have global markets and India serves as a market for many foreign companies5. Globalization is responsible for the growth of many industries in India and especially softw ar industry.6. Growth of MNCs7. Globalization has given nations greater access to global marke ts, technology, financial resources and part services and skilled human resources.8. advantage in and greater access to quality goods and services and an exponential increase in the volume of trade.9. Access to global capital resources via the stock market and supranational debt depending on the economic potential of nations and their markets.10. Access to technologies depending on the nations responsiveness to respect to protection of IPR and the responsible usage of technologies.11. Access to the world markets to the skilled human resources from nations with infixed intellectual and technical capabilities (the outsourcing of IT, Pharma, BPO and KPO work).12. Increase in exports of goods and services in which nations have their respective contendncies.13. Increased the purchasing capability of the nation through the creation of a sizeable middle class which is hungry for quality goods and services while there coexists a large brusque class whose time is yet to come.14. chang e over of labour force from agricultural sphere to industrial sector and thus reducing disguised employment in agricultural sector15. High quality and low cost productsflooded Indian markets increasing consumers choices.16. Growth of organized retail chain.17. Just few years back in India land address was a prestige symbol but now mobiles can be seen in the hands of many rich and poor people.18. In agricultural sector new varieties of farm equipment, new agricultural practices, applications of biotechnology like drought resistant, pest resistant varieties etc are indirectly due to globalization.19. Indian companies adopting international standards in the areas of accounting, inventory management, Human resource, marketing, customer relationship management practices etc.20. Increase in flow of investments from developed countries to developing countries, which can be used for economic reconstruction.21. India gained highly from the LPG model as its GDP increased to 9.7% in 2007-2008 . 22. The free flow of Information both general and commercial. Negative jolt1. Rich poor divide increased due to unequal distribution of wealth2. Ethical responsibility of business diminished3. Tribes are unable to integrate in the era of globalization and they are facing many paradoxs due to industrial expansion like land alienation, loss of livelihood, displacement etc4. High growth but problem of unemployment5. Price hike and inflation of every daily usable commodities6. Native traditional industries in India got badly affected as they are unable to grapple with foreign players.7. Government driven public sector units are in sale due to increased privatization8. Growth in different sectors became uneven.9. More inflow of money has aggravated the problem of corruption.Cultural opposition1. LanguagePositive reacha. Many people in India became bilingual or multilingual than before.b. prominence of English as a language increased and importance of many regional languages decre ased. Negative impacta. Some languages got extinct.b. Traditional knowledge that is expressed in the languages that are becoming extinct is getting unutilized. Many patents are filed internationally which is already mentioned in our traditional literature. 2. Music, dance, entertainmentPositive impacta. Many foreign melodyal instruments flooded Indian market.b. Foreign movies became widely available in Indian markets. c. Indian classical music has gained worldwide recognitiond. Fusing occidental music with Indian traditional music is encouraged among musicians. e. Many foreigners are learning Indian dance forms like Bharatanatyam while many Indians are getting attracted to foreign dance forms like salsa, hip-hop etc. Negative impacta. The penetration of global pop music has marginalized the traditional Indian music. b. There is an increase in tendency of playing western songs and pop music during marriage functions, parturitionday celebrations, engagements etc. c. Folk and tribal music is nearly extinct. Government is taking go to preserve it. d. One can see in India that inhibitions have been diluted because of the advent of media and the medium of entertainment. This has also naturally had some affect on the grey cultural values with the focus now being on consumerism and success.3. Food and DressPositive impacta. Many dresses of foreign brands are available in Indian local markets. Dressing style, costumes, etc of Indians changed due to globalization b. Male and female dresses manifestion is getting blurred.c. Food and dress habits are internationalizedd. Pizzas, burgers, Chinese foods, and other western foods have become quite popular. e. Fusion of Indo western clothing is the latest trend. Ex wearing western jeans and Indian pyjama or kurtha. f. A distinct change in life-styles with rapid adaptation to worldwide trends Negative impacta. Our traditional food and dress habits are getting changed contemporaries after generation b. Due to intake of wes tern and fast foods there is a threat of non communicable diseases like obesity, hyper tension, cardio vascular diseases etc.4. ReligionPositive impacta. India is birth place of different religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism etc. Due to globalization new religions like Christianity entered India and have multi dimensional impact on the culture of India. Negative impacta. Conversions to Christianity increased by the financial and institutional support of western players.5. FestivalsPositive impacta. Western festivals like valantines day, friendship day etc are spreading across India. Negative impacta. Importance of our traditional native festivals getting decreased. b. Sacred component in our religious festivals is getting decreased and there is increase of blue component in the form of social gatherings during festivals. 6. There is increase in interaction between people of different countries leading to admixture of cultures. 7. Nations have construct greater awar eness of themselves and the other countries and cultures of the world. India is not an exceptionSocial impact1. MarriagePositive impacta. Love marriages increased and thus parents preference for children wishes increased. b. lay religious and inter caste marriages increased and thus caste rigidities and inequalities getting reduced. Negative impacta. Divorce rate increasedb. Marriage changed from religious observance to civil contract. c. Unmarried boys and girls are sharing same apartment and staying away from their parents. Thus without marriage live-in relationships are happening in India 2. FamilyPositive impacta. previously all the members of the family did the same type of work but after globalization the same family has adapted different types of work depending upon availability and their economic benefits. b. As economise and wife are employed in most of the cases the child care is taken by day care centers or crches. c. Family controls on children are getting weekend an d children wishes are seldom ignored d. Social gatherings are getting increased than religious gatherings. Negative impacta. Nuclear families increased at the expense of joint families b. Family ceased to be a unit of production.c. The voice and decision of elders in the family matters decreased.3. EducationPositive impacta. Foreign universities tie up with Indian universities increased. b. Literacy rate increasedc. Scientific and technological innovations have made life comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable. d. Extension of internet facilities to rural areas and thus increasing awareness in rural youth. e. Increased access to better and qualitative education.f. The choices for the children increased as there are many streams in education to pursue. g. Extensive use of entropy communication technology.Negative impacta. Education became commercializedb. Pressure on children increased by parents, teachers, peers to get succeed in education which is essential to compete in this globaliz ed world c. Education is measured in the number of degrees a person holds rather thanthe useful knowledge he gained.4. SocietyPositive impacta. People shifting from unorganized sector to organized sector b. Distinction between polluting and non polluting castes getting weakened. c. Social taboos are getting weakenedd. Caste ground occupations are getting converted to merit based occupations. Negative impacta. Rural, urban divide increasedb. Migration of people from rural areas to urban areas due to urbanisationc. Due to extreme mechanization demand for manual labour is decreasing day by day. This leads to increase in unemploymentPolitical impactPositive impacta. Awareness about the right to vote increasedb. Opinion forming in many political issues increased with the help of ICT. c. International obligations creating pressures on domestic political system. d. India say in international matters increasede. Financial support from international organizations to India became possible du e to globalization Negative impacta. Politico-bureaucracy-industrial nexus increased which is modify badly the common man b. Criminalization of politics and politicization of criminals increased c. Organized crime with political support increasedEnvironmental impactPositive impacta. Awareness and concern about environmental problems increased b. Technology and financial support from international organizations to combat climate change Negative impacta. riotous emission of green house gases which leads to climate change and global warming b. Land degradation due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers c. Degradation of ozone layer due to release of ozone depleting substances like chloro floro carbons (CFCs) d. Excessive mining anddeforestation caused displacement of millions of people without proper rehabilitation and resettlement provisions.References1. www.daldrup.org/University2. www.cpim.org/content/globalisation-impact-indian-society 3. http//www.academia.edu/964379/GLOBALISA TION_AND_ITS_POSITIVE_IMPACT_ON_INDIAN_AGRICULTUREV.V.N Pavan Kumar