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Where non-Sanskritic castes were dominant and their influence stronger, the process is termed:

AModernisation trend
BDe-Sanskritisation
CWesternisation trend
DSecularisation trend
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. De-Sanskritisation
1. Sanskritisation operated differently across regions. 2. The reverse is de-Sanskritisation. 3. Punjab long had Persian influence instead. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 2, Cultural Change._
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