"This is a comprehensive sociological study of the processes and problems of
modernization in contemporary India. It refers to the vast range of changes that
are taking place today in the forms and functions of the Indian social structure
and traditions . Some questions examined with the help of rich secondary data
are: How are the major traditions of Hinduism and Islam responding to the
demands of modernization? How are the structures, political, economic and
occupational, or social categories such as the elite, professional groups,
working classes, etc., undergoing adaptive changes towards modernization? How
have the caste, family and village systems responded to the forces of
modernization? What