The Concept of Responsive Reception in Folk Studies
Responsive reception is a unique, essential and special faculty or quality or characteristic of the Indian culture, its traditions as well as its people. As is easily sensed from a cursory glance at the titular terminology, there is an immediate or simultaneous process of at least two functions the conjoining of which makes Indian culture and traditions look exotically different from western culture by leaving a legacy that India will cherish and celebrate perennially. Unlike the western culture and traditions which are primarily deemed uniform or homogeneous, Indian culture and traditions are largely diverse in form and nature. But despite this inborn, innate, complex, indivisible and undistinguished diversities, there is a conspicuous presence of unity in Indian culture and traditions. Hence, the famous saying of Jawaharlal Nehru “Unity in diversity” . The reason behind this wide diversity lies in the fact that India is supposed to be the most active, enthusiastic and potent receiver...