HOW MODERN INDIA IS UNIQUE

Introduction
- largest functioning democracy
- neutral position (between Western and communist)
- mixed economy (combination of private and public ownership)
- 9th largest industrial economy in the world (able to feed population)
- key location of oil logistics
Five Important Features
1. its diversity
- 15 official languages, 300 minor languages, 3,000 dialects
- largest spoken- Hindi
- Castes (four principal social groupings)
- ethnic differences
2. the dept of culture
- 4,000 years of cultural development since Aryan civilization
- Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Sikh influence
- even illiterate ones can tell stories of myth and history
3. a land of minorities
- 80%- Hindus (contain conflicting elements)
- 12%-Muslims (aware of Islamic faith)
- 40 million- Tribal and neo-aboriginal people
4. its future depends on the interaction between two worlds
- 1. Cities of India (20% of pop. living)
- 2. Rural India (600,000 villages)
- Urban India
- modern industry
- national politics
- foreign policy
- government planning
- national media
- major universities
- business
- armed forces
- science and technology
- Rural India
- age-old patterns
- tradition= principal of society
- Combined= Success
- expansion of education
- reduction of illiteracy
- extension of lifespan
- introduction to basic health care
 - democratic political system
- Combined= Unsuccessful
- unemployment
5. in the cities and rural India, poverty, spirituality and modernity mix and coexist
- endure poverty
- modernity provides improvement
VOCABULARIES
1. Coexist
a. verb
b. exist at the same time or in the same place
2. Inert
a. adj.
b. lacking the ability or strength to move
3. Misperception
a. noun
b. to understand incorrectly
4. Conceals
a. verb
b. keep from sight
5. Contested
a. adj.
b. take part in
6. Suitable
a. adj.
b. right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation
7. Relatively
a. adverb
b. in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else
8. Evaluate
a. verb
b. form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess
9. Tentative
a. adj.
b. not certain or fixed
10. Distill
a. verb
b. to get the main ideas of facts from a much larger amount of information
11. Predominantly
a. adverb
b. mainly; for the most part
12. Mosaic
a. noun
 b. a group of different things that exist next to each other or together
13. Fragmented
a. adj.
b. to be broken into pieces
14. Impose
a. verb
b. to force someone to have the same ideas, and beliefs as you
15. Abrasive
a. adj.
b. rude or unkind
16. Mesh
a. verb
b. fit together very well
17. Potential
a. noun
b. showing the capacity to become or develop into something good in the future
18. Paradoxical
a. adj.
b. seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
19. Deprived
a. verb
b. to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need
or should have
20. Composite
a. noun
b. something made up of different parts or materials