2.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURE DURING CHANGE

The possible implication that all current Indian values are wrong and should be changed is not intended. Certainly, there are values currently operative which should be preserved, which will continue to serve the needs of individuals and of society. The impatient reformer may want to change the entire society overnight. He may see only the negative aspects of the traditional ways and feel that the perpetuation of the present way of life serves no purpose. There is little he can do to realise his desire, for social change is by nature very slow. It can only be made less slow. Such a pessimistic view of the current culture can work against his best efforts, for it may cause him to overlook ways in which ...

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