indian culture is a combination of the characteristics of the numerous races thet settled in india in different periods of time.modren indian society,,based on such a composite culture,can,therefore,claim to be neither homogeneous nor uniform. while the vareity that the diferrent races introduced in indian culture has been beneficial in certain cases,it has not been so in other.some features of the culture,like casteism,have proved to be particularyharmful to society, as well as to its egalitarian mentality.