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Social Change in India Structural Change - British rule introduced a centralized administrative system, new revenue models (like zamindari), legal systems, and infrastructure, reshaping traditional rural hierarchiesPost-independence, India embraced planned industrial growth and later liberalisation. Migration to cities altered livelihoods, occupational patterns, and social structures .Cultural Change - lower castes adopting upper-caste customs to elevate status influence of Western education, lifestyle, and governance introduced by colonialism broader embrace of modern values like rationalism, science, gender equality, driven by education, media, and reform movements increasing separation of religious institutions from public life, codified in laws and the Indian Constitution Rural and Industrial Transformation- Rural Region: Reforms like land redistribution and the Green Revolution modernised agriculture and caste-class relations, but also brought inequalities and rural employment shiftsIndustrial Sector: Transition from state-led to market-driven growth created new job types, transformed work environments, and led to labour movements and trade union responses Globalisation & MediaGlobalisation: India's integration into the global economy and culture accelerated through trade liberalisation, international corporations, and consumerism .Mass Media: TV, radio, and digital media became key in shaping social attitudes on identity, gender, lifestyle, and politics .