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title: "Westernisation (M.N. Srinivas): Meaning & Examples"
description: "Westernisation, a term by M.N. Srinivas, describes how British rule transformed Indian society and culture, impacting technology and values."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Westernisation is M.
- N.
- How does Westernisation differ from modernisation in Indian sociology?
- What are primary and secondary Westernisation?
- Can Westernisation and Sanskritisation occur simultaneously?

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Westernisation is M.N. Srinivas's concept describing the changes Indian society and culture underwent through contact with Western, chiefly British, rule and its institutions.

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Reformer Raja Rammohan Roy's campaign that led Lord William Bentinck to abolish sati in 1829 exemplifies the value-level Westernisation Srinivas described, as British rationalist and humanitarian ideas reshaped Indian social practice.

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