Towards a Deeper Understanding of Indian Administration: Culture, Public Values and Ethics

Archana Verma

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66652

Towards a Deeper Understanding of Indian Administration: Culture, Public Values and Ethics

Author(s)	Ms. Archana Verma
Country	India
Abstract	The region of Asia has a great history of religion and culture. It is a host of a number of strong cultures such as East Asian culture, Indian culture and Islamic culture. These cultures shape and influence people's lifestyle and way of living. India has a great history of traditional beliefs, customs and culture. It is interesting for us to analyse the influence of Indian culture on the administration, governance and public service delivery since time immemorial. The study adopts the methodology which is primarily qualitative in nature where secondary literature has been studied in details to get an idea about the impact of traditions and culture on Indian administration. Before getting into the study of the Indian administration it is essential to have a deeper understanding about the contributions of pioneers such as Fred Riggs and John Gaus on the administrative theories. Through this study we would identify and trace how Indian culture in particular has shaped the administrative practices. The governance structure is also not devoid of traditional beliefs and customs. In order to analyse the administration of any region an important prerequisite is to have a meticulous understanding of the impact of beliefs and customs in the governance. Within Public Administration, public value holds profound importance. The concept of public value states that it is value that guides citizens in the operation of public organization on delivery of public services. Therefore, in this study, the focus would also be in analysing the relationship between ethical culture and public value; in special reference to Indian administration. Through this study it would also be important to have an idea of a culturally diverse society like Asia as a region in general and India in particular along with have an indepth understanding of what different challenges India faces in public administration as well as the solutions to these problems in order to ensure greater accountability and ethical conduct.
Keywords	Indian culture, public value, ethical culture, accountability, ethical conduct
Field	Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-01-17
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66652

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