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UPSC - CSE · General Studies I

Indian Society

Caste, family, kinship, communalism, regionalism, secularism, and social justice.

  • 6 articles
  • 4 topic areas
  • Last updated Nov 2026
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Cover of the article: LaQshya Programme: The Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative LaQshya Programme: The Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative The LaQshya programme raises the quality of care in the labour rooms and maternity operation theatres of public hospitals through NQAS certification. Jul 201924 min read Cover of the article: Urbanisation in India: Meaning, Trends, Causes, Problems and Urban Governance Urbanisation in India: Meaning, Trends, Causes, Problems and Urban Governance Urbanisation in India rose from 10.84 per cent in 1901 to 31.16 per cent in 2011, driven by migration, new towns and reclassification and governed under the 74th Amendment. Apr 201942 min read Cover of the article: Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Caste, Tribe, Family and Social Change Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Caste, Tribe, Family and Social Change The salient features of Indian society are unity in diversity, caste and tribe, family and village life, and steady social change. Apr 201950 min read Cover of the article: Women's Movement in India: Social Reform, Women's Organisations, Freedom Struggle and After Women's Movement in India: Social Reform, Women's Organisations, Freedom Struggle and After The women's movement in India grew from nineteenth-century social reform into campaigns for the vote, freedom, legal equality and reserved seats. Jan 201940 min read Cover of the article: Reservation in India: Constitutional Articles, Categories, Percentage and Debates Reservation in India: Constitutional Articles, Categories, Percentage and Debates Reservation in India sets aside jobs, college seats and legislative seats for SCs, STs, OBCs and the EWS under Articles 15 and 16, within court-set limits. Jan 201935 min read Cover of the article: Communalism in India: Meaning, Stages, Causes, Communal Violence and Secularism Communalism in India: Meaning, Stages, Causes, Communal Violence and Secularism Communalism turns religious identity into hostile politics. It has colonial, economic and political causes and grew in three stages; secularism checks it. Dec 201820 min read