The Rural and Urban population in India (1901 – 2011) is given below:
Based on the above data, answer the following questions.
Question: 1
“Rural-urban migration is preferred for 'social reasons'.” Mention any two reasons.
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To analyze "social reasons" for migration, think of the city as a space of relative anonymity, personal autonomy, and social mobility that allows marginalized individuals to escape the highly visible, rigid, and oppressive surveillance of traditional rural caste and gender hierarchies.
“It is not a question of numbers alone, processes of modern development ensure that the economic and social significance of the agrarian-rural way of life declines relative to the significance of the industrial way of life.”
Highlight the reasons for the decline in the agrarian-rural way of life.
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The decline of the agrarian-rural way of life is a structural consequence of urban bias in development. While rural areas hold the numerical majority, the urban-industrial sector commands the economic resources, political power, and cultural prestige, rendering rural lifestyles marginalized.
