Changing Cultural Roots and Youth Identity in Bihar in the Era of Globalization

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between literary diversity, cultural roots, and the evolving identities of young people in Bihar within the larger framework of globalisation. Regional languages like Bhojpuri have influenced Bihar’s rich and diverse literary and cultural legacy. Hindi, Magahi, and Maithili, as well as oral traditions, folktales, and performative cultural forms. Throughout history, these literary traditions have been extremely important in forming juvenile sensibility, cultural ideals, and collective memory. However, mass media, internet platforms, and transnational literary genres have exposed Bihar’s youth to global cultural flows more and more, bringing with them new narratives, aesthetic forms, and value systems. The study investigates how Bihari
youth negotiate this intricate cultural environment using secondary data gathered from historical sources, sociological research, literary works, cultural criticisms, and census data. The results indicate that instead than ignoring indigenous customs, youth actively participate in regional literary and cultural legacies while incorporating global influences into their goals, identities, and worldviews. As a result of this engagement, young people are developing hybrid identities that are both open to global imaginations and grounded in local cultural traditions. According to the study, Bihar’s literary diversity serves as a dynamic arena for identity innovation as well as a storehouse of cultural memory. By emphasising trends of change and continuity, in light of
globalisation, the study emphasises the value of literary and cultural plurality in comprehending Bihar’s contemporary youth identity.