Composite culture censusoperations and communal consciousness in the colonial Punjab
- Punjab University: Research Journal Social Sciences
- 28(1,2 &3), 2020: p.1-30
Pre-colonial Punjab had been an abode of composite culture where diverse religious and culture traditions co-existed and flushed for centuries tougher. The people of the region were living in a highly diffused world where the religious exclusiveness was hardly practiced. It was a folk civilsation which manifested itself through he shared cultural practices and social fluidity. – Reproduced
Pre-colonial Punjab, Composite culture, Religious coexistence, Cultural traditions, Folk civilization, Social fluidity, Syncretic practices, Shared customs, Diffused identities, Interfaith harmony, Regional pluralism, Indigenous heritage, Cultural integration, Non-exclusive religiosity, Punjabi folklore, Community bonds, Oral traditions, Social cohesion, Pre-modern India, Cultural resilience