Transmission, Adaptation and Continuity
- Parampara as transmission across generations.
- How knowledge and values move through family, guru-shishya, community and institutions.
- Oral traditions, texts, rituals, festivals, crafts and performing arts as carriers of memory.
- The difference between repetition and meaningful continuity.
- How traditions adapt to new circumstances without necessarily losing their identity.
- What happens when transmission between generations breaks down?
Central question:
What allows a culture to change without losing its continuity?
