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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