Indian Culture v/s Western Culture

Like the bee gathering honey from different flowers,
the wise one sees only the good in all religions & cultures,
and accepts the essence of the different scriptures.


There are some good virtues in Western Culture as well Bad practices and beliefs in Indian Culture. Good & Bad are relative terms. Every Coin has two sides.

There is a need to bring a cultural revolution in India by mixing two cultures, so that our past generation and coming generation go hand in hand. There is need to make our youth aware of our Pure and Divine Indian Culture as well as teach them how to catch and perceive good things from foreign culture and keep pace with both. There are many good things, principles in our culture but also bad practices like Dowry, various exploitations, castisms etc.
Once I was exploring Ajanta Caves with my friends and there were some foreigners, a man near our group was eating Paan (beetal leaf), foreigners found it strange and inquired-
" What are you eating ? What is that? ".
The man explained them in a very good manner, he told about its contains, and also added beetal leafs are good for digestion and hence it is practice in India to have a beetal leaf after the meal. Foreigners were so impressed and they promised that they will surely taste it. They move ahead exploring the beautiful paintings and carvings inside the cave. Suddenly another man eating Paan spitted in
the corner, all foreigner noticed that, gave a moaning expression and pass. After coming out of the cave, the earlier man went near the group and told them that there is a Paan Stall, and they can taste paan there. But they politely rejected and explained him that they agree There are many good things in India, In fact India is a great Treasure of good virtues but sorry to say You Indians are not aware of that. All the qualities of your paan goes in vain if some of you are spitting it near such a valuable and unique carvings, and spoilng the natural heritage of your country.

I often used to ask my relatives, friends studying‌ abroad about their cultural life. And believe me that is not that much verse what we have thought of, in fact they gave me many positive responses, I agree in India we respect our parents, elders, May be foreigners are not respecting elders, but indeed they respect and have love for youngsters and children that is not found in India where child labour is practiced and merciless behavior is done with them.
Once my family went to a Durga Devi Temple near Philadelphia, USA, they saw there some American ladies in sarees and bindi and even offering 'Oati' to devi, and unfortunately there were some Indian womens there in 3/4th jeans and T-shirts.
Last year in Feb 2009, there was engagement of Dr. Anwesha Manjrekar with Dr. Sujay Nene (Brother in Law of Madhuri Dixit Nene), it took place at Los Angeles with all religious practices that we have in Marathi 'Sakhshgandha', As Anwesha's uncle was Manager at 20th Century Fox and Sujay's sister in law was Madhuri Dixit, there were some Hollywood Actresses specially invited to see What an Indian Engagement ceremony is! And they were surprised and had become sentinel when they had watch the In-Law's (Sas Sasur) of bride washing her feet with a great respect for her, they asked Anushka (Anwesha's Sis), Hey why they are washing her feet, And she told in India bride is considered as Goddess, in fact Sister in Law's in India are respected as a Godess Lakshmi, listening that one Actress ( I cant specify her name here) exclaimed " If we had such a relations with In Law's and got such respects from in laws we can also worship our husband and his family" added other " If that was Love in my Family, I had not divorced from my two ex-husbands and married to the third one, Thats true what we had heard about India and Indian Culture, Really Great Culture"

My dear friends, we have a very great culture and are also free to follow western etiquettes but please "DON'T BLINDLY IMITATE THE WESTERN CULTURE" , examine yourself with your virtues and principles and accept whats really good and try to get rid out of bad things from our culture and let us pass a really Pure, Unique and flawless culture to our next generation.

Thanks !!

BHARAT MATA KI JAY !!!

:- Suyog M. Potdar ( Amravati )