Social Transformation in India

1. RELIGIOUS: SYSTEMS OF BELIEF THAT
DEAL WITH QUESTIONS OF EXISTENCE
 B- 09 Rajlakshmi Chaudhary
 B-10 Dwani Dave
 B-16 Priyanka Doshi
 B-19 Pruthvi Gajera
 B- 22 Sohil Ghoghari
 B- 26 Devyani Jodhwani
 B- 28 Nivida Joshi
 B- 29 Rajit Joshi
 B- 36 Manoli mehta
 B- 50 Jayesh Patil
 B- 52 Parshwa Sanghavi
 B- 56 Dharmik Shah
 B- 57 Dishant Shah
 B- 71 Krunal Sonavane

2. Time-Origin of life

3. Time-Origin of life
 Origin of life according to Hinduism.
 Origin of life according to science- Big Bang Theory
 Child birth- A God gift, Ancient thinking
 Troubles faced by women during child birth
 The transformation in field of healthcare and technology has facilitated birth
process with improved medical techniques
 Parents awareness towards child planning has led to control over increasing
population

4. Social Perspective
 In the Indian society, girl children were considered as the curse and priority was
given to a boy.
 Save the girl child movements.
 Governments’ different initiative.
Business Perspective
 Healthcare industry.
 Surrogacy business more than $400 million a year.
 I.V.F treatment (Test tube baby)
 Bone marrow.

5.  From ages there were several beliefs regarding origin of life and most of them
were inclined towards superstations but science and technology has changed
those beliefs.
 It is the transformation from supernatural to more towards science.

6. Natural Suffering

7. Natural Suffering- Diseases
Social point of view • Technological point of view Connection with religion
• Spending very less time with
family and friends.
• Spending more time at
workplace.
• Adoption of fast and
competitive life-style.
• YOGA became a business.
• Expensive transformation in
“Medical Science” .
• Booming Health care industry in
India.
• Overcome from major diseases
like Tuberculosis and Malaria.
• Guidelines from Rishis and
Munis (saints).
• Suggestion of Ayurveda and
Yoga.
• Jains practices upvas and other
rituals like eating before sunset.

8. Social point of view • Technological point of view
• Before- Curse from god
• Now- Technological
advancement.
• Health issues
• Education
• Before- Slow recovery from
destruction.
• Now- Rapid recovery from
destruction.
• Example- Japan
Natural Disaster
 Earthquakes, windstorms, floods, and disease all strike anywhere on earth often without
warning.
 Natural disaster is also natural suffering.

9. Separation of Spiritual and material reality

10. Difference between Spirituality and materialism
Spirituality Materialism
• A phenomena that relates to the spirit or soul
and not to physical nature or matter and is
intangible. It mainly pertains to sacred things
or religious matters.
• A phenomena which emphasize on material
possessions, comforts & considerations with
a rejection of religious , intellectual or cultural
values.

11. Social transformations Earlier Present Impact
{(+ve) or (-ve)}
• Greed for
sophisticated lifestyle
• Less • more (+ve)
• Increased literacy rate
•Improved scope of revenues from
Advertisement Industry and Media
(-ve)
•Created social pressure on students leading
to more suicide rates
• Savings on Individual
level
• More • Less (+ve)
•Improved the flow of capital in the economy
(-ve)
•Increase in the amount of financial volatility at
individual level
Social Transformation - Materialistic approach

12. Social
transformations
Earlier Present Impact
{(+ve) or (-ve)}
• Kind of housing • More horizontally
spread
• More vertically
spread
(+ve)
•Usage of land more
efficiently
• Level of western
forms of
entertainment
• less • more (+ve)
•Improved the
revenues from
entertainment industry.
•Improved FDI
(-ve)
•Youth is more tilted
towards western
culture
•Increasing number of
various forms of
harmful addictions.

13. Social
transformations
Earlier Present Impact
{(+ve) or (-ve)}
• Social Status of
women
• In equal w.r.t men • Improving (+ve)
• Reduction in the
Female Infanticide
• Increase in number of
educated women- dual
working couple
• Idolistic form of
Worship
• High • Low • Decrease in
superstitious beliefs
• Decrease in the cases
of fraud by some
religious teachers
Social Transformation - Spiritual approach

14. Social
transformations
Ealier Present Impact
{(+ve) or (-ve)}
• Animal killing for
religious purpose
• High • Low (+ve)
•Improvement in the
Environmental
imbalance as compared
to previous time

15. Material is transitory; spiritual is permanent

16.  Materialism - Belief that nothing exists except matter and its movements
and modifications.
 Spiritual - Relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical matter.
What is materialism and spiritualism ?

17. Causes lead to -
Materialism Spirituality
• Lifestyle
• Technology
• Change in mentality
• Soul

18. Example
 Video

19. Conclusion
 Materialistic approach of a person towards life doesn't lead to true fulfillment of an
individual's satisfaction and fades with time but Spiritual approach of one's remains forever.

20. Some form of ritual / practice to focus the mind
on spiritual

22.  Yoga(as a service)  Yoga centers
 Meditation(practice)  Meditation Centers
 Nature  Sight seeing
 Guru (lessons of life)  Teacher + Counselor
 Dana and Dakshina  Charity  NGO

23. Most religions have some form of cosmology

24. Cosmology
 Study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe.
 Type of cosmology :
1. Physical - Scientific study.
2. Religious - Mythological study.

25. Social transformation
Earlier Present
• People had a strong belief in astrology,
stars and religion.
• Matching of kundali’s was given at most
importance's before marriages.
• People have practical approach towards
life.
• The culture of love marriage is getting in
society.

26. Business and economical aspect
 Institutions of cosmology.
 Business of astrology in news paper, T.V channels, Applications, Social media is
growing day by day.

27. Why is there suffering - Man’s inhumanity to
man.

28. Man’s inhumanity to man (war etc.).
 What is Inhumanity ?
Extremely Cruel and Brutal behavior is known as Inhumanity .
 Two Types of inhumanity
Soft Inhumanity And Physical Inhumanity

29. Social transformation
EARLIER PRESENT
• Inhumanity war basically towards basic
needs like food , Shelter and Survival Etc.
• Now the inhumanity is towards some big
ambitions like Power, Authority, Rule Etc.
• There was no religion involved in inhumanity • Religious is used as a tool to Differentiate
and influence people and spread inhumanity
 Mans Inhumanity towards another species and climate

30. Social impacts of man’s inhumanity
 How a society or religion have to face after effects of a mans inhumanity .
 Example : 9/11 USA attacks

31. Political impacts
WORLD INDIA

32. Business and economic impacts
 Business impact
How soft inhumanity affected the business of Snapdeal – Amir khan’s intolerance
speech.
 Economical impact
Increasing defense budget of all the countries in the world.

33. Natural suffering : Old age
Social point of view Economical point of view
• It has become burden form a blessing.
• Change in thinking, beliefs and mindset.
• SON will take care.
• Life insurance and Medi-claim.
• Before: No investment for future
• After: Secured investment for future.
• Age dependency .

34. End of life

35. Death perceptions and rituals
• Belief : Enters from one world to another
• Ritual : burial
• After death ceremony
• Belief : Reincarnation and Rebirth
• Ritual : Cremation
• After death ceremony
• Belief : Resurrection
• Ritual : Burial
• After death ceremony
Islam :
Hinduism :
Christianity :

36. Earlier Beliefs
 Sati
 Dudhpiti
 Floating of ashes in Ganges River
 Burial or cremation culture
 Karta carries out death ceremonies
 Organ donation belief

37. Transformation's
SOCIAL
• Women empowerment
• Eco friendly cremation
• Save girl child
• Reduction in harshness towards widow
LEGAL
• IPC – 306 and 309
• Euthanasia
• Abolishment of traditional brutal death
concepts
Economic
• Organ donation
• Insurance
• NGO’s
• Death ceremonies
• Newspaper advertisements
• Expensive Coffins
Political
• Women participants
• Supportive government towards medical aids

38. Where does the universe end?

39.  God is the only creator and destroyer of universe.
 Sadhu’s,priests, Preachers -messengers of god
 Religious books regarded as the divine truth.
 Beliefs:
 Hinduism: Shiva will destroy universe after Kaliyug end’s.
 Islam: Qayamat
 Christianity: Dooms day.

40. Bhagwat geeta:
 “The whole cosmic order is under Me. By My will it is manifested again and again, and by My
will it is annihilated at the end.”
Bible:
 "See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit
for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc
”

41. Transformation
 When Technology becomes religion and science becomes god.
Mythology
(Bhagwat geeta,
Quran, Bible.)
Cosmology
(science)

42.  Science triggered practical approach towards life .
 Religious beliefs about the universe being questioned- acknowledgment to reason and evidence.
 Space education.
 Change in belief. Human’s can be responsible for bringing an end to life on earth.
Transformation in India

43.  Shift from being a religious oriented country to being technologically advanced.
Evidence : Mangalyaan .
 Excess utilization of India's wealth for space exploration
Business aspect