Recently I wrote a blog Women in USA where I tried to compare a life cycle of a women in India with the Women of USA. Well it was my frank observation and I tried to bring something that we all have forgotten. These things are love & relationship. Its the core of our culture. Today I'm writing this blog because of some comments that I got from so called Indian who criticize everything of India after spending a little time in abroad. Before criticizing India they forget that none of the American or European critisize their country if they think something is wrong they try to fix it. So I would like to ask such Indians, why do you critisize so much and if you follow so much to Americans or Europeans then follow the way they love their country and come forward and make changes in the system. How many of you (so called Indians) stand still when you hear Indian National Anthem? Look at the UK people they stop as soon as they hear their national anthem. I cant say about Americans because didn't go in any place where American national anthem is playing a bu I do believe these guys do the same.
First of all when I say culture, please don't connect it with the religion. Its the culture that teach us love, humanity, respect & relations. I'm not saying that USA or any other part of the world doesn't do that. As a human being we share the same love, affections and emotions across the globe. But what makes us different? Its the culture and we want same value to be passed to our ancestors, if we could not then definitely we are the worst country of the world.
I have been in UK and in USA, frankly speaking I like the way they have managed their infrastructure. But it never made me feel bad about my country we have come a long way after our independence but think about these nations they have never been captured by some other nation. We have a large ratio of illiteracy, poverty some bad things about religions and lots more that we, young and literate generation, need to fix instead of cribbing. In response to my last blog some of have said that there is Dowry system, there is Sati system and lots more bad about Women, I would like to say that till today only one man happened in Indian history who stood against such customs in one particular religion and he was Raja Ram Mohan Rai and he made changes in the customs so if you think anything is bad please think a way to fix it instead of cribbing.
I met so many NRIs and attended parties and one other major grouse I have is the attitude of the NRI community in general. First of all NRIs, at least in US, seem to suffer from some sort of disease. I used to go to those infamous NRI parties. The first pet topic of discussion in those parties is to show off what they shopped during their last trip to India or Europe. Parties where people are more cautious about wearing new clothes and jewelry to show off on Diwali function rather than celebrating the spirit of the festival.
And the next pet topic is to criticize everything that is associated with India. In the process they forget to realize that in a way they are associated with India too. How can you speak so pathetically disgusting things about the country in which you spent some key years of your life? And when they start comparing US and India and in turn find all the faults with India, my blood starts boiling. I cannot stand that. And I have ended up in a bitter argument with people here on this issue. To avoid any more tension and blood boiling, I stay away from such meaningless and sickening parties. 99% of the NRIs I have come across in US indulge in so many petty phony talk that I deliberately stay away from them.
In my last blog, some of them commented that in India too girls are having sex before marriage, In india also children lay off their parents ...etc. Well for such replies I would like to ask these guys, does it used to happen in India two decades before? answer is no, it used to happen but not in such a big level what we have today. More and more Indians are going abroad and when they started liking openness of these country they start criticizing our value. They are the one who influence next generation to follow American way. They can not stop them to do because they have done the same thing in their life. I would like to ask in general if your little girl would have sex before marriage would you happily accept it? would you accept the kid before her marriage? I think you can because you are 80-90% American but does it follow the Indian value? Remember it India does not oppose sex and India is the one who gave a litrature about sex Kama Sutra to the world but because our culture is based on love and trust, sex come after that. That is why relations in our country are stronger than other countries. Now I know some of the guys are going to oppose it (especially Indians in Abroad).
Well I'm not writing this blog because I want to answer of each and every question what I faced against my blog. The main reason is I want to spread these words to all those, especially NRIs, stop criticizing India, its not adding any value to it but its affecting negatively to India and you too. Now you must be thinking how to me? well whatever you think about some one eventually it converts to either hate or love and the kind of thought you guys have, will eventually convert to hate for our values and this will be transfered to your next generation and you can not stop hating it and also you can not stop them loving other culture.
Believe me or not, if you see India is loosing its cultural values than think inside your heart who is responsible for it? And think again do we really have inferior values than America that makes you so much of hate about the country.
"If you are not able to find the center of the circle where you stand you can not claim that you found the center of the other circle beside you". Same goes with the culture.
With the good notes, I would like to thank all of those who are reading my blog.
Monday, January 14, 2008
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