INDIA
State of the Nation

50 years of existence as an independent nation has produced convictions, attitudes and fears which are real, tangible and, more important, identifiable. An exhaustive India Today-ORG-Marg Independence poll sought to track and interpret some of these.

A T T I T U D E S

THE concentrated exposure to globalisation hasn't swept India off its feet. There is a certain wariness about the impact of western culture on traditional values. Ironically, this fear has served to bolster traditional attitudes including attitudes to sex and marriage. The nation may be an article of faith, but it has not been allowed to intrude into the family. Urban Indians and the more educated are a little more open-minded, but it is a matter of degree. Are you afraid that western culture may overpower Indian culture? YES 49 NO 30 Rest: Don't Know/ Can' t Say Would you allow your son or daughter to marry someone from another...   YES NO CASTE 27 72 REGION 47 52 RELIGION 20 78 COUNTRY 29 70 Rest: Don't Know/ Can' t Say All figures in percentage The graphs are only representative, not to scale

Should there be sex education in schools? YES 43 NO 48 Rest: Don't Know/ Can' t Say Is the western way of life affecting the Indian way of life? YES 64 NO 17 Rest: Don't Know/ Can' t Say

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