I am no great writer or anyone whose set out on a mission
to get people to think.. but a lot is going wrong.. and there are realisations... about how
things are changing in India... about the pace at which it is changing and
the direction...
The base and the scariest part.. is the deep rooted inferiority thats somehow
creeped into the minds of Indians. Why else would there be so much admiration for the West.
Why else would people be proud about their children studying abroad..Why else would there be
so much excitement about visiting places abroad.. Its not like India does not have the
ability to give its citizens education.. or that we do not have beautiful places. Then why
is there a hint of pride on being tagged as someone whose been abroad? Why does that thought
even arise...Why is it cooler if a person has visited Switzerland or Scotland.. and not so
cool if the same person goes to Matheran or Panchghani..? I am not against going anywhere..
infact I'd like to visit places too... but m as excited to visit these places as I'd be to
visit Jammu or Ladakh...What I don't understand is the 'extra' importance given to people
abroad.. or places abroad.. Why are we Indians always gullible.. and so easily led into
believing something... In order to get India its rightful place in the world.. the first
step and the most important one.. is that we stop believing that places/people abroad are
superior to us in anyway. They are not. This is a fact and the earlier we start believing,
the better it would be for our country.
A lot has already been talked about our culture being influenced by the West... English is
important period. Everyone wants to learn english and the fact remains, we need it. We
need to be good at English to keep pace with the world. But it is english that is
important.. not the culture it brings..!.. We need to adopt English.. but not let it replace
our own languages..!..We need to use English and move ahead.. Not let the English culture replace our own... On the contrary, this gives us even more reason to consiously stick to our roots.. because thats where our identity stems from. And When I talk about our roots, it includes everything.. food.. religious beliefs.. traditions.. culture.. languages.. We need to preserve them and not get swept away. I do see a lot of people of our generation making efforts to learn and keep up. But it isnt enough. Because there is a much larger crowd which does not. We need to consiously make an effort to learn our traditions and beliefs so that we can keep them for the generations to come. If things keep moving as they are now.. it wouldn't take too many generations to lose them all..
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I can relate to what you feel,but look at it from another perspective young Indians such as you are questioning the fallacious presumptions of Indian society.This attitude would take years to go because it was drilled in people during colonial era.
People such as you and me who see things from different perspective would be the harbingers of change for this antiquated notion :)
sandeep.. cudn't agree more..:) u're so right.. we need to see things in a different perspective and more people need to see it that way.. and the positive part is.. that a lot of people are seeing it that way..:)
Hey I want to go to Ladakh again. :-) Someone willing to sponsor me pleassssssse;-)
But on a serious note, I don't think it's now a status symbol to go abroad like it used to be some time back. Now the world has shrunk and it's not a big deal to go anywhere. Decades back when money was with only a few who can splurge on spending it on a expensive holiday in the alps was something that they could boast off. Obviously there are still some people who thinks like that but people are changing, the world itself is changing.
But yeah, I too want to go to those places but to satiate my hunger to see a new place. I love traveling, be it the remotest place in India or somewhere in the Alps.. ;-)
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