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Pointstorememberbeforeyouparticipateinthisdiscussion:
Assume,youoneofthememberofarealgroupdiscussion.
Taketheinitiativetoparticipateandcontributeyourthoughts.
Expressyourpositiveattitudetowardsprovidingthesolution.

Prajusaid:(Mon,Jan11,201604:09:38PM)

"Westerncultureisinvadingourculture"?
Thedifference:
"Tradition"iswhatwehavebeenfollowinghistoricallylikearrangemarriages,festival,spiritualetc.
"Culture"iswhatwehavecultivatedlikedisrespectingoneanother,women,children.
"Modernization"isaevolutionfromstoneagetotoday,itsrelatedtoscienceandtechnologyandfromwesternweare
gainingfreedomofthoughts,askingquestionselsegodmenwouldforceusbehindblindbelieves.
Nowwhatisourculture?Don'twecorrupteverywhere?Don'tyoubelieve?Witnessthesefollowing:HijackingtheQue,
Quarrelingintraffic,can'tsayno,throwingthegarbageeverywhere,Indianstandardtime,makingfunofothers,paying

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bribe,reservation,recommendation,thepoorissuppressedandmanymore.
IsSuppressingyoungemployeesisourworkculture?,thesekillersentencesatIndianworkplace:
1.DowhatIsay!
2.Iwillsendyouhome.
3.Thiswillneverwork.
4.Whatexperienceyouhave?
5.Whothehellisgoingtopayforthis?
Andmanymore.Thetraditionisourpridenoonecantakeoverbutweneedculturalcorrectiontokeepourtradition.
Ratethis:+1

VinayKumarsaid:(Tue,Jan5,201609:34:56PM)

Hi,
Yes,ourcultureisdecaying.Thewesterncultureisinvadingourculture.Becausewearewelcomingthewesternculture
forthejobopportunitiesdevelopment&etc.Butweareforgettingourculture.Worldisrespectingourculturebutweare
interesttolearnforeignculture.Iamnotsayingtolearnforeignactivitiesbutdon'tbechangesasslaverytoit.
MostoftheIndiansarethinkingthatourcultureisjustculture,itisnotjustcultureinithasscientificreasonbehind
everythingwhatourancestorsdo.Myrequestisthat"DON'TFORGETOURCULTURE,ITISTREASUREOFA
KNOWLEDGE".
Thankyou.
Ratethis:+3

AbhishekDubeyKv1Jamsaid:(Tue,Dec15,201510:13:17PM)

Itisnotthatourcultureisdecayingbuttheotherculturesarealsogettingequalopportunitytodevelop.Weshouldnot
takethewesterncultureoranyothercultureasitisbutweshouldhaveamixedculture.Weshouldtakethegoodsfrom
boththesocietiesandcultureandweshouldformanewculture,cultureofHUMANITY.
Ratethis:+3

SanthoshNilansaid:(Tue,Dec8,201507:26:41PM)

Haifriends,IamSanthoshnilan.
Iwanttoaddapointthatchangeistheonlythingthatcannotbechanged.Inmyviewourcultureisnotdecayingits
justchangingfromoneformtoanother.Wehavetoacceptthatwithbroadmindedattitude.MostofuswantingaMNC
recruitment.Thenwhatisthefaultinfollowingsometheirlifestyle?Butweshouldnotleaveourtraditionalvalues
completely.
Thankyou.
Ratethis:+6

Abhisheksaid:(Fri,Nov13,201510:36:35PM)

InmyopinionaboutIndianaswellaswesternculturebotharegoodforpeoplebutdependonpersonhowtheyadopt
himselfinit,inIndianculturepeoplestayonorthodoxandcontinuouslyfollowsomeuselessoldcustomswethinkthan
followwhatisrightforus.
Inlastcenturywomenaretolerateassaultsbyfamilyandsocietybutnowthesedayseveryonehaverighttolivethere
ownlifeandmakeourmindwithourculturesandrespecttoeldersthisshowsourmentality,westernculturehelpusfor
modemgrowthbypropereducation,medical,accommodationanddevelopingnation.Wejustfollowallculturebutnever
forgetouretiquette.
Thankyou.
Ratethis:+15

PranayPathaksaid:(Sun,Nov8,201505:01:17AM)

WeIndianshavetheoldestcultureintheworld,wetoldtheworldhowtowearclothswhentheothercountriesusedto
wandernaked,wearenottalkingagainstthewomenempowermentbutsametimeweshouldusethebrainwhileour
girlsdressingsense,beingempoweredandnakedcultureonthenameofwesternisationisadifferentthing.
Itsbeyondtheimaginationthatabigconspiracyisgoingoninourcountrytospoilourcultureonthenameof
westernisationasmillionsandbillionsoffundingarehappeningtodestroyculture.

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Ourscripturesandholybookareeditedandrewrittentosendavulgarmessageaboutourculture.Lotsoffilthy
statementsareaddedinourShlokasandholybooktowardsourgodandgoddesses.
Sopleasethinkalltheaspectsbeforemakeupourmindstowardsourculture.
Ratethis:+7

NishaPooniasaid:(Tue,Oct20,201505:50:17PM)

Hellofriends,IamNISHA.
Iagreethattheeffectofwesterncultureisharmfulforusasithaschangedourattitudetowardsourowncountry.Now
adayswe,especiallyyouthisgivingmoreimportancetotheforeigncultureastheythoughtitisbetterthanourculture.
TheythoughtalltheMantarinourhollybooksareveryboringandoldbutrealityisthattheseMantarlikeguruBrahhma
etcgivepowertooursoul.
Today'sworldstudentsdon'tgiverespecttotheteachers,thisallistheeffectofwesternization.Ourcultureteachusto
obeyeldersandgivethematmostrespectwhattheyprefer.Iagreethatchangeswithistimeisthelawofnationbut
weshouldchangeinagoodmannernotthatnowadayscriminalactivitiesareincreasinganditisalsoachangesoweall
soulalsostartdoingthat.Modernizationisgoodbutwegettingcompletelydevotedtoforeigncultures.
Today'syouthisforgettingthevaluesofourownculture.Withwesternizationwenotonlyhavechangedourattitudebut
alsoourthinking,ourdressingstyleandourfoodwhatweshouldeat.EarlieralltheKingswhofollowedtheIndian
culturelikeAshokathegreatwereverypowerful.
SoatlastIjustwanttoemphasizeonthatourcultureisthebestanditcanadoptgoodchangestimetotimeinit.We
shouldnotforgetourculturalheritageandproudtobeanIndianandbeingapartofIndianculture.Pleasedon'tletour
culturedecayandbecameaslaveofanyforeignculture.
Thankyouandwishyouallaveryenergeticday.Succeedinlife.Letyoursmilechangetheworld.Butdon'tlettheworld
changeyoursmile.
Ratethis:+30

Narayan.Dassaid:(Mon,Oct12,201511:26:24PM)

IreallyagreewithherIndiawasthecountryofcultureandwasfamousforitsoldpaintings,designs,cloths,etc.First
womenwerefreetomoveanywhereintheworld,becauseofwesternclothsnowadayswomen'slifeareindanger.
Womenarerapedandtheyarekidnapped.
Becauseofwesternsourclassicculturehasvanishedfromourlife.Nowthenewgenerationhaschangedtheirmindsets
towardsIndianculture.EarlierIndiawasknownforitsdanceslikeBharathanatiyam,Kathakkali,etc.Butnowmanyofus
speciallyyoungstersareinterestedinhiphop,Jaas,contemporary,etc.
Ratethis:+15

Sunnysaid:(Mon,Oct12,201503:11:18PM)

Hifriend.
CordingtowesternculturearenotbestthenIndianculture.NowIwanttocleartoallofyou.
1.Weknowwegotwesternculture.Butwearetakingmorethenharmfromwesternculture.
2.Weareforgettingourspiritual.Andwearenotgivingrespectourelder.
3.Nowbywesternculturewearetakingsomesmoking,drink,etc.
4.Welistenifteachingcasewithgirlslike,rape,ifteaching,anymanymore.
5.NowwecanseeIndianmovie.Mostlyarecomingfilthanddirtyseeninthemovie.Andinthemovieheroineshowour
bodyetc,
6.NowifItalkaboutgirl.Girlsmotivateboysmind.That'swaysomecasehappenwithgirls.
7.Weknowweobtainmanythingbywesternculturelikeelectronicmachinebutbymachinewegettingmoreharm.
8.Doyouknowwesternculture.
Thanksmyallfriends.
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Nachikethsaid:(Sat,Oct3,201506:09:41AM)

Hifriends,
Youaretalkingaboutdiminishingofculture.ItisnotthefaultofAmericansorEuropeans.

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Indiansareattractedbytheculturewhichisverycomfortableandattractive.Theythinkthatitisveryposhindoingso.
ComingtolanguageIndiansareattractedbythegrandiloquenceoftheforeignspeech.Indiaisnotanunderdeveloped
country,aspeoplesay,butintermsofcultureandheritageitishighlyadvancedinthestateofdecay.
Ratethis:+21

Nkusisaid:(Tue,Sep15,201512:29:49AM)

Peopleneverchangeforthesakeofothersbecauseafterallnoonewillplayyourrolesowehavetostopadoptingthe
westerncultureeverypersonscultureisthebest.
Ratethis:+4

Selvisaid:(Sat,Sep12,201511:59:47AM)

Mostofthemsaidourcultureisdecayingonlybytheinvasionofwesternculture.ButIstronglydisagreewiththat
becausebytheinvasionofwesterncultureonlyourthoughtsgetsimprovedrelatedtowesterncountriesandour
superstitiousbeliefgetsdiminished.Wegetachancetodominateothercountriesbyourmodernizedtechnologies.In
oldendayswomenwererestrictedtogooutside.
Butnowwomenaretherolemodelformanypeople.Becausetheyaresignedinvariousfieldslikepolitics,medias,navy
etc.SoIamstronglysayourcultureisnotdecaying.
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Lrwsaid:(Thu,Sep3,201508:40:24AM)

Hi,
Iwouldliketoofferawesternperspectivehere.IamanAmericanofEuropeanancestryandsothoroughlywestern.
Readingyourremarks,itisclearthatmostofyouhaveanextremelydistortedviewofwesternculture,especiallyof
Americanculture.IwouldsupposeyougettheseideasfromwatchingAmericantelevisionshows,whichhaveaboutas
muchtodowithourcultureaswatchingacartoonofMickeymouseandsupposingitisreal.Soletmetellyouwhatare
someofthosethingswhichareandarenotimportanttous.
First,webelieveinmeritocracy.You'restandinginsocietyisbasedonyourmerits,atleastintheory.Becausewefought
theBritishforindependence,whowereveryclassconscious,webelievethateveryAmericanshouldhaveequal
opportunities.Soapersonbornincompletepovertyhasachanceofbecomingwhatevertheywant.Wedonotfavormen
overwomen,orshowpreferencebasedonreligiousbeliefsorrace.
SomeofyouthinkIndiancultureisdecayingbecauseofyourchangesinclothing.Forawesterner,clothingisan
unimportant,trivialpartofculture.Forus,styleschangewiththetimes.Youcanseethisifyoulookatanybookon
fashioninAmericaovertheyears.Myownstyleofclothinghaschangedsignificantlysincethe1960's.Didthathavean
adverseaffectonmycultureabsolutelynot.I'mnotsayingthatitisn'timportantforIndiathough.
IndiansseeAmericancultureasshallowandmaterialisticbutyouthinkthisbecauseyouviewAmericathroughtheeyes
ofthemediaorthroughtheactionsofAmericanpoliticians,mostofwhomaredespised.YouknowneitherAmerican
culturenorWesternculture,justaparodyofit.
SoIhopeIndiadoesnotlosewhatmakesitagreatcountry.Theclothingstyleswillgo,justliketheyalwaysdo.Thatis
notimportant.ThesoulofIndiaisthespiritualdimension.ThatiswhattheWestISlosing,moresoinEuropethan
America.IndiawillbecomeagreatnationifitcanmergethatwiththebesttheWestoffers.
Ratethis:+21

GitanjaliSinghsaid:(Sun,Aug30,201507:40:14PM)

Intoday'sworld,theconsolidatedeffectofmodernity,thepictureofmanastherationalautonomousindividualendowed
withfreewill,iscomplete.Theindividualisindividualistic:selfinterested,egoistic,clamoringformoreandmorepower,
wealthandsocialstatus.Hehasstoppedthinkingaboutlifeconsideredasawhole.
Thereisnooverallspiritualmeaningtolife.Hislifeisdividedbetweenpurposeswhicharecontingentlythrustuponhim
byhisenvironment,requiringfulfillmentwithaspeedandefficiencywhichoccludeanyevaluationoftheirmeaningfor
lifeasawhole.Tolivecreatively,nodoubtoneneedsamatrixoffacts,knowledgeandtechniques.
Butthoughsuchaframeworkislogicallynecessary,itisnotsufficient.Creativityistheverydynamicofliving,andliving
isanartfulquestofthemeaningoflife.
Ratethis:+5

Pinkysaid:(Mon,Aug24,201511:06:03PM)

Hifriends.
Indiaisaoneofthebigtraditionalculturalworldweareonlyresponsibleforsaveourcountrytowesterncultureplease
allofshouldfollowtheIndianculturelikecottonsareeswomanchuditharandmenwestishritandourfestivallikePongal
Deepavali...etc.

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Dipssaid:(Tue,Aug18,201509:07:03PM)

IthinkthatourIndiancultureisnowbeingimproveddaybydaydueit'svastgrowingproductsandservicestothe
peopleandeverythingissopracticalandreal.
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Anusaid:(Mon,Aug17,201507:50:04AM)

Hello,
FirstlyIwouldliketosaythatmodernizationtoIndianculturehasbothpositiveandnegativetraits,butmoreofnegative
thanpositive.
1.Inpast,womenweregivenatmostrespectmainlybecauseofthewaytheydressandthewaytheywouldtolerateall
thehurdlesinfamilyandkeepthesurroundinginharmony.
Butnowithaschangedatanalarmingrate.Thelengthofclothusedbywomenandgirlshasdecreasedwhichisoneof
thereasonsforwhichtheyarepronetorapes.
2.Moreoverdivorcecasesareincreasingonlybecausewomenareslowlylosingtheirpatienceandtolerancelevelto
balancetheirfamily.
3.Oneofthebiggestdrawbackofmodernizationistherapidemergingofmediawhichisbecomingatmostbanethan
beingboon.
4.Earliermarriageswerecarriedoutforabout15dayswithallritualsthatwouldmakeallmembersoffamilygatherat
oneplaceandhavelotofhappinessallover.
Marriagewouldberememberedasthegreatestoccasiontheirlivesbutnowregistermarriageisthetrendwhichendsin
fewminuteswithjustsignatures.
Sothesemarriageswouldnotbecherishedinlongrun.Thesearejustfewaspectsofitstillaremanyinstancesthat
clearlystateshowourcultureisadverselyaffected.
Ratethis:+30

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Priyabathrasalamsaid:(Tue,Aug4,201507:36:00PM)

Ourcultureisdecayinginmypointofviewitsourdutytocareandprotectourculture.WepeoplearesayingthatIwon't
liketowearsareeandIamnothavingfaithinGodsendit'sjustlikeastone.Likethatourpeoplesaying.Butthe
foreignersprovethescientificmeaningforthatforexamplesuperbrainyoga.Sowehavetoprotectourculturebythe
viewofnonsuperstitiousbelief.
Ratethis:+10

BeautyKeshrisaid:(Wed,Jul29,201509:56:33PM)

Frommyopinionourcultureisdecaying.Weknowverywellweareadoptingslowlywesterncultureandthisisoneof
thenotification,wearemovingacrosswesternculture,everypersonneverfollowIndianculturetheyfollowIndianwith
western.Weareusing60%westernand40%Indian.
Ratethis:+17

Shreyasaid:(Sun,Jul19,201507:22:43PM)

HiguysIamShreya.
GuysyouallknowonceNehruwrotealettertohismotherandhemostlywroteon'BABU'whichmeanscheatercock
thatcomesformthewordbaboonwhichBritishersgaveus(Indians).Baboonisananimalwhichcopiesreallyvery
quickly.Iamnotsayingthatstopwearingthewesternstyledressesbutatleastnotfinishyourculturecompletely.
Pleaseitsarequest!
Ratethis:+21

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Aradhanasaid:(Thu,Jul9,201510:11:03PM)

God,whyiseventhereafightforfollowingthiscultureorthat.Culturescanneverbeenforcedonsomeone,weareborn
withthecultureofourrespectivecountry.Andwoah!WhoverbalizesthatIndiancultureisdecaying?I'mnotatallon
boardforthis.IfIwearadenimandcarryaleatherbagwithmethensure,maybeIdon'tfallunderthecategoryof
IndianwomenbutmyheartneverconcurswithitbecauseIstilldotemycountryandit'sculture.
Mymakeups,mydressesnevertakeawayfrommemyetiquetteanddeferenceformycountry.InsteadI'manIndian
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AnkitRawatsaid:(Wed,Jul1,201512:15:26PM)

DespiteIndiahasdiversityofreligions,cultures,andlanguages,Indiaisthesetexampleofapeacefulnationhowtolive
withbonhomie.
DuetospecialfeaturesofIndiamanycountryarekeeninterestedtoknowIndiafrominside.SotheycomesIndiaand
impressesbyourculturesanddress.AndalsotheytrytoturnhimselfinIndianculture.Ifweareworldfamousforour
cultures.Whyweneedtoacceptwesternculture?
Ratethis:+20

GunnaSatish.said:(Wed,Jun24,201505:13:43PM)

Hifriends,
MynameisGunnaSatish,
Yes,Indiacultureisdecaying.InmyviewbestcultureintheworldisIndia.ButtheIndiancitizensarenotfollowtheir
culture,becausetheymostlyattracttowardstheforeignculture.Exampleslikedresses,mobiles,makeupkits,etc.
TheinterestingmatterisforeignerslikeIndiancultureverymuch.Becauseourwayoftalking,humanvalues,traditional
dressing,foodhabits,hardworking,punctuatedlove.AnypersonwantstoknowaboutIndianculture,pleasevisit
villages.Thevillagersdonotknowtelllies.
Theyarehonestypersonsandfollowethicalvalues.Theirmarriagesystemisexcellent.Alltypesofcommunities,
religions,casteslivinginIndia.Theyalwaysinteractwithfamilymembersandsharetheiropinions(feelings)andsolve
theirproblems.
PleaseIrequesttoeveryonesavetheIndianculture.(Avoidforeignbrands).
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Sharadsaid:(Tue,Jun16,201510:51:57PM)

Hifriends.
ThisisSharad.
Myallfriendstellingaboutwesternculturebutmydearfriendsdon'tforgavethatweareanIndianandinIndiaevery
onehavingauthoritytolivehislifeashiwanthowwillheliveaboutwhathewanttoeatwhathewanttowearand
whathewanttoandfromwitchdealshewanttolearn.
ButmyfriendsafteracceptedthatallthingsheneverforgethistraditionallifeandhisculturewhereIbelongingfrom
supposeIamfromMaharashtraandnowIamsettledinDelhiwhenanyguystalkingbadthingsaboutmystateinDelhi
IwilldefinitelystuckhimandgivehimunderthatIamMaharashtraiaanandIamproudtomyselfthatIamMarathi
samelikethatyouwillgoinwesterncountryandthereanybusycansaysbadthingsaboutIndiathattimeyouwill
definitelybecomeanangryitsourculture.
Thanksfriends.
Ratethis:+16

AyushJhasaid:(Sun,Jun14,201501:38:56PM)

IagreeonthispointthatIndiaislosingit'sculturerapidlyonlybecauseofmodernizationyouknowthatIndiahaslostit's
250languagesoutof740languagesinjust50year'sitisgoodthatweareadvancingaheadasitis21stcenturybutstill
itisourresponsibilitytopreserveitouryounggenerationisattractedtowardswesternizationI'mnotsayingthatthis
cultureisbadordon'tfollowthiscultureIjustwantyoutogiverespecttoyourcultureandtoyourparents.
Ratethis:+27

Gitasaid:(Thu,Jun11,201511:04:12AM)

Indiansblindfoldbelievefollowingthisorthatisculturewhileweforgethowwelivehowourviewwantsustoliveisthe
waywewanttolive.Wepeopleliveforourselvesoronlyforsocietyandbloodyshitsofculture.Thereisnothingwrongin
westerncultureifwearefreetochoosehowwelivewithoutanydependence.
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Peehusaid:(Mon,May25,201505:16:46PM)

Hifriends,
IbelievethatChangeistheruleofnature.ThatisthereasonweareacceptingtheWesternculture.SoIthinkchanges
areforgood&weshouldacceptthem.

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Arunsaid:(Thu,May21,201507:22:32PM)

Thechangesaboutourattire,language,culturalactivities,behaviorwoundedourrealculture.Oncetheattireofgirlswas
aboutdignitybutnowitfavoursnudity.Ourcountryhasdistinctandvastculturethanothersit'sreallyhardtoget
mixedupwithwesternthoroughly,if50%adoptedthewesternthenremainingwillopposethatandlikewiseourculture
isimbalanced,attireandaffectationcanbechangedbutthementalityisthesameasearlierofmostofthepeople.
Ratethis:+8

Swarasaid:(Tue,May19,201512:59:17PM)

Hifriends,
Here'sSwara.
IthinkWesternculturehasaffectedalmosteverydimensionofsociety.Thecorereligioustraditionsarestillthesamebut
thelifestyledifferencescanbefoundbecauseofwesternculture.Hencewecansaythatwesternmediahasnotaffected
thecoretraditionsofIndiansocietybuthaschangedlifestyleandapparentcharacteristicsofthesociety.
Ratethis:+14

Swarasaid:(Tue,May19,201512:55:04PM)

Hellofriends,
Ithinkourcultureisnotdecaying.Howthereisheadandtailforthecointherearebothpositiveandnegativeinwestern
andIndianculture.Ithinkbothculturesareuniqueintheirownwayandequallygood.Weshouldnotthinkthatour
cultureisdecayingbutshouldtakegoodqualitiesfrombothandputitintouseinourlife.
Ratethis:+8

Swarasaid:(Mon,May18,201501:43:32PM)

Indianculturegivesuslotsofdifferentpeople,caste,raceandeverythingandalsogettingtolearnlotsofdifferentthings
atice.Whereasinforeigncountryyouwon'tgettolearnmanythings.Therelifewillbelikeamachine.Theonlything
yougettolearnisjustculture,religion,everyoneoutofthere.Solearntoloveourcountry.
Ratethis:+4

Nikhilsaid:(Fri,May15,201508:39:49PM)

HithisisNikhil.
Ithinkthatthecultureisforthepeople,peoplearenotfortheculture.Sothethingwhichiswronginourculture,that
mustbereformedandsamethingwearedoingwithourculture.Wearejustadoptingonlythosethingsfromthe
westernculture,whichisgoodforus.
Example:Ouroldculturesaysthatweshouldnotallowourgirlstostudybutthatisnotgoodforussowejustreformed
it.
Ouroldculturealsosaysthatweshouldrespectoureldersandwearedoing.Yes,Iacceptitthatthewayofrespecting
hasbeenchangedbutwearedoing.
Ratethis:+44

MuneebRashidsaid:(Tue,May12,201508:04:54PM)

HiIamMuneeb.
Ithasbeenwiselysaidthatifacountryloseshisculturethecountrylosthiseverything.Ourcultureisourid,weare
knownbyourcultureitisourresponsibilitytosaveourculturefrombeinggettingdecayed.
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Sanasaid:(Tue,May12,201504:29:04PM)

Friends,
Cultureisnotsomethinglikeourdressingsenseorourfoodoranythinglikethat.Cultureisourwayofrelating,
connectingtoourworldandthelivingthingsaroundus.Thewaywebehave,thewaywefeelaboutthings,thewaywe
reacttothings.Westilldoloveandrespectourparents,ourteachersandourelders.Thereisalotofpassionfordance
andmusicinus.
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Helenasaid:(Wed,Apr29,201503:33:48PM)

Hieverybody,I'maNigeriangirl,franklyspeakingImustsaythatmodernizationorcivilizationisnotmakeourculture
especiallyinAfricancountries,Nigeriatobepreciseithasinculcatetoomuchofbadattitudeintoourwayoflife,interm
ofdressing,respectforelders,andsoon.Itsreallyterrible.
Ratethis:+8

Sharmilasaid:(Tue,Apr28,201505:38:01PM)

Hifriends,
Inmypointofview,weareadoptingthewesternculture(liketheirwaydressing,foodhabits,etc).Butourwayof
thinkingisnotchangedtillnow.Allothercountriesarefollowingourculturebutwearenotseeingthebeautyofour
culture.Weshouldsaveourculturefromdecaying.Bysayingthegloryandbeautyofourculture.
Toourchildren(theyoungergeneration).Indiaisthemixtureofdifferentculturesandtraditions.Whatweadoptfrom
westernorothercountriesitshouldbeusefulandbenefitforthewelfareofourcountry.
IamveryproudtobeanINDIAN.
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Lakshmisaid:(Sun,Apr19,201510:50:21PM)

Hifriends,inmypointofviewonlysomeculturearedecayinglikeinourfoodhabitwepreferfastfoodsratherthanour
normalfood.Andalsoourarts(kalai)likedance,musicetcischangedalot.Wewon'tliketohear/seeourculturaldances
anddramas.
Butsomehabitsarestillfollowedlikewomen'scrazytowearornaments.Fromearlydaystonowadayswomenliketo
weargoldornaments.
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AlokKhuranasaid:(Sun,Apr19,201503:39:48PM)

Haifriends,
Iagreewiththis.AswhenbirthofficialsattackedonceinourcountrytheymadeIndianstheirslavesandmadethem
forgettheirownculture.Soitalsoapplieshereasweournotabletorecognizethecultureofourcountyandoursociety.
Example:NowadaysEnglishspeakingismustwhoeverspeaksfluentEnglishistreatedasasaneducatedandhigh
societypersonbutpeoplehaveforgottenthathardworkandeducationisevenrequiredtostudyHindi.
Ratethis:+6

Poojasaid:(Fri,Apr17,201503:03:48PM)

Hifriends.
FirstlyIwanttosaythatwesternizationisnotmodernization.Inmypointofviewourcultureismuchbetterthanany
cultureintheworld.Tofollowwesterncountriesandtobecomemodernaretwodifferentthings.Tofollowwestern
countries,itdoesn'tmeantofollowdresscode.Itmeanstofollowinalldirectionslikeinscienceandtechnology,
infrastructure,improvementinruralareasetc.
Ratethis:+26

Sakshisaid:(Thu,Apr16,201510:49:06PM)

HeyguysImSakshiIdon'tknowwhyweallarejuststicktoonetopicandthatis"dressingsense".Imeanwhy?
Astimechangesourmindchange,ourviewchangessimilarlyourdressingsensechangesowhydebtonthistopic.
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Monasaid:(Sat,Mar21,201509:09:30PM)

Ithinkallofthesearerightinmypointofview.Itsrealtythatourculturalisdecaying.Inourculturalistowearsuitand
saree'snotawesterndressesanditsamostimportedmatterthosewediscussingroupdiscussions.
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JayantSharmasaid:(Tue,Mar10,201511:37:08PM)

Helloguys.

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Inmyopinionweareadoptingthewesternculturebutourmentalityisnotchangingaccordingly.That'swhyitappears
tobedecaying.Butifwearepursuingwesternculturewemusthavewesterntypementality.
Intoday'stimeifgirlwearwesternoutfitaboywillseheronlywithabadview,whichmakesthethoughtthatour
cultureisdecaying.ButasIfeltIndiancultureisveryvastanditisjustimpossibletoeradicateit.
Soifitsfewpartarechangingtowesternwemustbearamentalityforthischangesothatitwillnotappearthatour
cultureisaffected.Thanks.
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PriyankaRajputsaid:(Tue,Feb24,201506:25:11PM)

Hifriends,M.Priyanka.
IwanttosaysomethingthatwesternizeisnotgoodforourIndia.BecauseIndiansareonlyadoptwesterncultureand
theybecomeonlyafollowerineverythingforbecomemodern.
Onlytheintentionsofmakingone'ssocietybetterandadvancedbyowneffortswouldmakethesocietymodernandthat
isaneedofIndiansocietyinpresentscenario.
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Shansaid:(Tue,Feb24,201512:24:29AM)

Theculturemaybechangetothecomfortabilityofeachpersonalitydependsuponthesituation.Wecan'tsayour
cultureisgoodorbadbefore20yearsago,themediasonlysayingbadnewsinthispresentsituation.Thenwethinkour
cultureisdecaying.Thepasterawedon'tknowwhathappensinthecultureandsociety.
Supposeinagroupofpeopleifmostofguysmayshowstheirbadhabitandthenwecallcultureless.Iftheydidn'tshow
itandwhatwesay?soeveryculturehasitsownqualitiesandwhichculturewefollowingisnotamatter.Beagoodman
thatistheimportantthing.
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Anonymoussaid:(Mon,Feb23,201507:53:49PM)

Therearebinariesallaround.Whatamaturepersonhavetodoistochoosethebestfromallthingsheisexposedto.
Remember,nothingiscompleteandnooneisperfect.
IwouldprefertochooseIndianmoralvaluesalongwiththemodernamenitiesthewesternculturehasgifteduswith,
likeEnglishlanguage.
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Shailysaid:(Wed,Feb18,201509:02:08PM)

Hifriends,
FirstIwanttosaythatourcountryhasmanythingstounderstandmanythings.Westerncountrieswalktowardsour
cultureandwearethefoolishoneswhomovetowardsthewesternculture.Wewantmanyimprovementstotakeour
ownculture.Theimprovementwewantsarelikethis:
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Ourculturedancesare:
1.Kathakali.
2.Kuchipudi.
3.Bharatnatyam.
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Shobanasaid:(Fri,Feb6,201504:14:32PM)

Indiaculturehasmanyrestrictionsinbuilt.Butwhenwesterncultureisadapteditshouldhavecertainrestrictions
implemented.Thecultureischangingdaybyday.
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D.Balakrishnasaid:(Mon,Feb2,201503:31:39PM)

Haifriends,

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I'mBalakrishna.
Ihavealotofinteresttodiscussaboutourculture.Inmyview,Isay'yes'.Becausewearenotfollowinginourculture.
Therearealotofways,
1.DRESSINGSENSE:Oldendayswomenwerewearingsareesandhalfsarees.Nowtheyarewearingmoderndresses.
Theyarefollowingwesternculture.Aswellasgentsalsoarewearingpantsandshirts.Inpastdaystheywerewearing
Jubbasandpancha.
2.Buffysystem.
3.Communication.
4.Notrespecttoeldersandparents.
5.Indrinking.
6.Pubdancing,itisnotourdance.Ourdanceiskoochipoodi,katakalietc.
Ourpeoplearenotfollowingthese.Weshouldfollow.
Thankyoufriends.
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Dikshasaid:(Thu,Jan29,201502:14:53PM)

Inmyopinionourcultureisnotdecaying.Westillhaveallthevaluesinourheart.WeIndiansstillrespectourelders,
touchtheirfeet,womenstillfastfortheirhusbands,girlsalsofastfortheirboyfriends,wecelebrateallourfestivals.This
isonlyourculturethatbeforestartinganynewworkweprayforgod,andonlyinIndiamachinesarealsoworshipedby
workers.Thisisallourculturetheseallarepracticedfromancienttimeandstillwedothesame.
Soourcultureisnotdecayingourwayoflivinghaschangedonly.Ifgirlswearjeansthisdoesnotmeanthisisagainst
theculture,theywearinginwhichtheyarecomfortable.Arestyleoflivinghasbeenchanged,ourwayofthinkingis
changingsoautomaticallyifourdressingischanging,thisisnotdecayingofculture.
Ononehandallofustalkaboutgrowth,development,goodinfrastructureandonothersomemanagersofculturebeat
thecouplethosearewalkingwithholdingtherehands.Andthesemanagerssaythatthesetypeofcouplesspoilingour
culture.Someoneaskthosemanagersthat,israpingisourculture,teasingisourculture,childlabourisourculture?
AtlastIwanttosaythatourcultureteachesusharmony,respectofwomen,brotherhood,love,respectofelders.Just
bykeepingthesevaluesinheartwillresultthatourculturewillalwayswithus.
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Subisaid:(Fri,Jan2,201511:29:30AM)

Inmypointofview,Culturegetdestroyedduetomodernisation.Thefirstreasonisthedressingsenseofgirlsanddueto
technologydevelopment.Theimportantreasonisfilmsarecorruptingtheyouthminds.Theworldbecomemoney
oriented.
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SabaPerwezsaid:(Tue,Dec2,201411:25:22AM)

Hifriends,
1stofall,Iwanttosaysomethingthatourcultureisnotdecayingitlosestheancientvalue.Ourcultureissamebut
peoplearegoingdifferent.Theonlythinkabout,howbecomearichperson.Sotheywerenotrespecttheirparentsand
olderperson.Wethinkthattheyaregoingtowesternculture.
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Ishikasaid:(Tue,Nov25,201405:42:38PM)

Itisgoodthatwearewantedtobecomeallrounder.Wearedoesnotwantstobackfromanyone,butwealsohaveto
rememberourownidentity.Wearetodaysgeneration,iftrySowecanachieveanything.
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NoorbinaSalimsaid:(Mon,Nov24,201408:35:18PM)

Isourculturedestroyedbymodernera.
Doyouknow?Whatismodernization?Thedaybydaychangesthatoccurinourculture&customs.Isit?Yes.Earlier,
theprimitivepeopleusesthebarks&leavesoftreesforcoveringtheirbody&theyhavetheirownbelief&tradition.
Thisiswhatwefollowednowadays?NO.

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Differenttypesofchangesoccurredbythesedays.Ourdressingstylechanged.Isitdestroying?Itisonlyapartof
changethatoccurinourlife.Thiscannotbequestionedbyanyone.WeIndianshavetherighttoselectwhatweshould
be.Intheworldoffasttechnology.Modernizationisrequired.Withoutmodernizationwecan'tdoanythingforthe
developmentofcountry.
InmyopinionIndiancultureisnotdestroyedbymodernera.
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Adityasaid:(Fri,Nov21,201407:37:40PM)

Idon'tthinkweindiansareactuallyforgettingourculturealatestinstanceIwanttosharethatourPM,MrNarendra
Modiwentforforeigncountries,asitwasatouravastnumberofIndianvisitedwherehearrivedtheyjustwantedto
takeaglimpseofhimwhichshowsthatweindianshavemoralvaluesandgreatrespectforourcultureastheyhavea
feelingofsomeonewhoisgoingtorepresentIndiainforeigncountrieslikeAustraliaandAmerica.
FurthermoreIwanttoaddwithduerespectmybrotherandsistersofIndiathatintodaysmodernworldwecan'tkeep
awaytheyouthfromadvertisement,exposureofwesternoutfitsoranythingwhichcanbeprovetoalluringone.
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Adityasaid:(Thu,Nov20,201408:32:17PM)

IthinkitisnotusonlywhoareacceptingWesternCulture,thereareforeignersalsowhoareacceptingourindia's
traditionaroundthousandsofforeignersarevisitingourcountryeveryyearbecauseIndiantraditionismorealluringthan
anyotherculture.
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NoorbinaSalimsaid:(Mon,Nov10,201408:21:21PM)

TodayourCultureisdestroyedbymodernera.OurDresscodes,greatpassiontofastfoods&towardsjunkfoodsarethe
symptoms.Ourspeakingwaytowardseldershastotallychanged.Canyoufindanymistakefromthesesimple3
sentences.Filmsshowstheactuallifeofcitizens.Now,Thereisnodialoguesinit.Onlyasinglebeep.Thisiswhatwe
expectedfromsuchacountrylikeIndia?
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Hasnasaid:(Tue,Oct28,201406:02:12PM)

HaiguiseIamHasna.Indiansdon'tknowwhatisfashion.Theydon'tknowwhatisgoodforthem.Sotheyarealways
dependingonothersopinion.ButnowadaysmanyIndianswearjustlikewesternstyle.Theywanttochangethis
culture.Theyshouldcomebacktotheirtraditionalstyle.
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Kamsaid:(Sun,Oct26,201410:13:31PM)

Hellofriend.
Accordingtome,weareslowlylosingourtraditionalculturalvalues.Wehavesuchaglorioushistory.Butnowadays
youngstersaregettinginfluencebytheforeigncultureandforgettingourrichculturalvalues.DeclineofIndianculture
notonlytoblamewesternculturebutwearealsoresponsibleforthiscondition.Wearenotteachingourteenagerour
culture.Butwearefollowingwesternculture.
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Shrutisaid:(Sun,Oct26,201407:27:28PM)

Accordingtome,ourcultureisdecayingbutithasbothbadandgoodimpactsonoursociety.
GOODEFFECTSarethatithasabolishedinequality,satisystem,dowrysystem,castesystemetcfromoursociety.Ithas
introducedequalityinthesocietybecauseofwhichnobodyistreatedasinferiorandsuperior.Ithasintroduced
democracy,integrityetcinoursociety.
BADEFFECTSarethatithaschangedourdressingstyle,ourfoodhabitsandalsoouryounggenerationnolongerrespect
theirelders.IthasintroducedcorruptioninoursocietyandmanyotherbadthingsthathaSdestroyedourculture.
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SatyajeetSahaiKautilyasaid:(Fri,Oct17,201410:23:54PM)

Hellofriends!Iwentforadebatewhereiwasgiventhesametopicforthemotion.Here,iwouldliketosubmitmy
speech.
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Ifyoucan'trun,thenwalk
Ifyoucan'twalk,thencrawl
Butwhateveryoudo,justkeepmovingforward.'
TheselinesofMartinLuther,accordingtome,havedeviatedIndianyouthfromtheirveryownculture.
Goodmorning,esteemedpanelofjudges,distinguishedaudienceandmyfellowdebaters.I,SatyajeetSahaiofArmy
PublicSchool,standbeforetoyoutovoicemyopinionsforthemotionofthetopic,'IndianCultureislosingitsessencefor
theyouth.'
JustlikeAdolfHitlertooktomasskillingsonthebasisofCharlesDarwin'stheory'TheSurvivaloftheFittest',theIndian
youthisalsotakingthefamouslinesofM.L.inadistortedway.
Movingforwarddoesn'tmeandoingawaywithourrichculturalheritage.Herein,Iwouldliketoemphasizethat
superstitionsmayhavebeenapartoftradition,buthavenothingtodowithculture.Theyouthalwaysconfusesreligion
withcultureandgetsmovedbythehotnews,trendingnowadaysoftheimpostersadhusandall.But,letmetellyouMr.
AndMs.Youth,cultureisthewayoflife,especiallythearts,customsandinstitutions,ofaparticulargroupofpeople,
whereasreligionisaparticularsystembasedonbeliefs,faithandworship.
UppalapuShrinivas,IndianmandolinmaestroandcomposeroftheclassicalCarnaticmusicaltradition,diedjustamonth
ago.Onlyahandfulofpeoplepresentherewouldknowhim.AndifIaskaboutYoYoHoneySingh,mostofmyfriends
herewouldbewellversedevenwiththetapsofhisnewestalbumDesiKalakaar.Whatdoesallthisprove?Weareaping
westernculturewithoutbeingawareoftherichnessandvarietyofourownculture.Classicalmusicissaidtoenhance
cognitivedevelopmentandreasoning.
Ourimmunesystemhasgivenupduetoourrushtowardscontinentalandfastfood.Thetraditionalspicesthatwerun
awayfromhelpinimprovingourhealthintremendousways.Forinstance,cinnamoncanlowerbloodsugar,turmeric
suppressesthegrowthofcancerouscellsandthelistgoeson.
Whenspeakingoffood,thenwhynottalkaboutfast?Observingfastisanagelongtraditionthatisstillbeingfollowedin
India.Scientificstudiesrevealthatobservingfasthelpsimprovingourdigestivesystem.Buttoday'syouth,whichis
gettingmoreandmoreaddictedtotheworldlypleasures,doesnotseethevalueofsuchtraditions.
Today,thedressingsenseoftheyouthhaswesternized.Shortsandsleevelessdressesmayappearclassyandsassyto
many.Theydon'tunderstandthereasonforourtraditionalclothesbeingthewaytheyare.Myfriends,inatropical
countrylikeours,ourtraditionalclothesarethebestbet.
IndiawasthenameofaBritishcolonywhereasBharatwasacountryofrichandethicalvalues.WehaveadoptedIndia,
butleftBharat.Also,from'Pitaji'and'Mataji'we'vecomedownto'Dad'and'Mom'.Well,foryouththat'sgoingup.
Now,myfinalstandthatIwouldliketotakeformytopicisaboutteacherstudentrelation.WehaveforgottentheGuru
Shishyatraditionsandrespectforoureldersinthismodernworld.WherearethedaysofEklavyagone?Nowforallthose
Einsteinspresenthere,nobodyisaskingforyourthumbs.Yourteachersjustwanttherespectandtheimportancethey
deserve.
Withthis,duetotherestrictedtimelimit,IwouldliketoconcludemyspeechstandingformywordsthatIndianculture
islosingitsessencefortheyouth.
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ShrishtyTyagisaid:(Wed,Oct15,201409:15:29PM)

OfcourseIdoagreewiththestatementandwouldsaythatnowtheculturehasreachedsuchasituationwherethereis
nopartlefttofollowthem.Mainlyitgoeswiththeyounggeneration.
Imeantosayisthatintoday'sworldnoteenagedolikestofollowthededicatesandjustwanttokeepwithwhatthey
wantwhichisreallygoingtoberesultinaveryharshone.
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Palkisaid:(Sun,Oct5,201404:13:55PM)

'OURCULTUREISDECAYING',weindiansareverysimple,wejustbelievewhatweseeandhear.Butsomehowthis
simplicityareaffectingusinanyway.Iagreethatchangeisnecessarybutonlywhenitcanmaintaintheoriginalidentity.
Indiancultureissorichanddiversethatitcannoteasilydecaywithanyforeignculturewhetheritiswesternoreastern.
Butyeahwearegettingverymuchinfluenceddaybydayfromforeigncultures.Aswecanseemany'the'dayhave
comeexvalentinesday,teddyday,friendshipdayetcetc,wherepeoplewastealotoftimeandmoney.
Peoplehavealsochangedthebasicmeaningofourtraditionalfestivals.EarlierInDiwalidiyaswereburntbutnowdays
peoplejustlightenupelectricandcolourfullights.
Incaseofeatinghabitwehavealsoadaptedinverywrongway.Kidsandchildreneatalotofjunkfood.Adultsstarted
drinkingandsmokingjustbecauseofbeinginfluencedfromforeignculture.Iamnotsayingchangeisbadandadapting
fromforeigncultureisbad,butthereshouldbesomelimit,sothatessenceandflavourofeveryindiansjustdon'tget
lost.
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Hifriends.I'mBhuvana.
AccordingtomypointofviewIndiancultureisnotdecayingfully.Itisinyouth'shandtopreserveourcultureorto
destroythem.Aspeople'sarelikelytobemodernthecorrectimpactofwesternculture.Likehavingfood,dressingstyle
etc.
Nowadayspeopleneedtobemodernfashionsotheyprefertowesternculturewhichobviouslyaffectourculturethat
nobodyknowsaboutthat.SoIconcludethatpreferringwesterncultureisgood.Assomebodysays"toomuchof
anythingisbetterthannothing".Wehavetoconsiderourourculturetoo.WeareallproudtosayweareIndiansofollow
ourculture.
AsIsaidyoungstersaremilestonestoanythingsowepeoplewantfollowourculture.
Thankyou.
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KaranKeswanisaid:(Sun,Sep28,201402:31:13PM)

Indiabyitsverynamegivesinformationabouttheextentofwestinfluence.Britisherstermedacountryrichinresources
insouthAsiaasIndia.Indiawasthenameofcolonywhilebharatwasthenameofacountryrichvaluesandethical
values.WeadoptedINDIAandleftbehindbharat.
Reallyourcultureleftournationalsoandwepersuadedittoleaveournationwithourconsent.
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AnkitChauhanD.Jsaid:(Sat,Sep27,201405:16:52PM)

Hellomydearfriends.HereI'mAnkit.Iwouldliketosharemythoughts.Indiaisthelandofdifferentculturesitsgood.
Butthetoday'sgenerationistotallychanged.Theyaddictedtowardsthewesternculture.Thisisgoodbutweshouldn't
havetoforgetthatweareIndiansnottheBritish.Thankyou.
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Komalsaid:(Wed,Sep24,201408:23:12AM)

Hellomyfriends,Iwouldreallyliketosharemyviewsonthistopic.IndiaisthelandofdifferentCultures,Religionsetc.
AndforthisIamproudofit.ButnowadaysIndianculturehasbeendecaying,ithasbeenlosingitsroots.Nowthe
generationisbecomingmodernized.Weallarebecomingaddictedtothewesternculturewhetheritisfoodhabitsorit
maybethedressingsense.Inallofthisweareforgettingourtraditions,ourculture.
Iamnotsayingthatwesterncultureisbad.Everyculturehasitsnorms.Weshouldrespectotherculturebutnotatthe
costofourculture.
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Nithyasreesaid:(Fri,Sep19,201410:38:26PM)

Haifriends,
Firstofall,IwouldliketoremindyouthatINDIAisourmotherland.Accordingtomyview,Indiaistheoriginofculture.
Theculturecameintoexistencebytheexperienceofourancestors.Ourancestorsconsideredthatasasacredthingand
startedtopracticeitefficiently.Ourculturenevertookanythingfromforeigncountries.Thewayoflivingwithmankind
hasbeenelaboratelydiscussedintheholybookslikethirukkuraletc.Theseholybooks,oureverlastingmonuments,
incomparablesculptures,magnificenttemplesarethepreciousgiftsfromourland.Itisourdutytopreservethem.Butit
soundsgloomythatwehaveforgotteneverythingwithinaminuteandwehaveswitchedontosomeotherculture.May
beweareaddictedtotheforeignculturebecauseoftheimplementationoftheireducationsysteminourcountryand
evenbecauseofourgracetowardsthem.Iagreethatalltheforeignculturesaregoodbutitdependsuponushowwe
takeupthatculture.Ifwetakeonlythegoodthingsfromothersandfollowit,thenwewillbethewinners.Icanassure
thatbecauseofotherculturesourculturecannotbedecayedforever.
Andnow,comingtothepresentmomentthisisnottheend.AndmoreoverENDmeanseffortneverdies.Sofriendslet's
startpreservingourculturefromthismoment.
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ChandniGuptasaid:(Fri,Sep19,201403:55:47PM)

INMYPOINTOFVIEW"OURCULTUREDECAYINGBECAUSEOFbeingmoderndaybydayrakhiisnowlookinglike
friendshipband.Weareadopting&wewanttoadoptingmorenmorewesternculture&duetothiswearedivert.Girls
clotharealsobeingshorterdaytoday,pavitrarakhifestivalthat,thistypeofclotharenotinourculture.Inthisregard
parentshavetoshowtherightwaytoyouthintheirchildhoodlikepathoftruth,nonviolence,obeytherulesetc.Then
ouryouthpowerwillgotherightdirection,whichledtothecountryonthepathofprogress.
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Santhisaid:(Tue,Sep16,201412:20:59PM)

Inmypointview,WesternCulturedecayingonIndianculture.In1990'stotakeonefamilyforourten(or)twenty
membersarelivinginveryhappy,peace,kindnessinthedays.Butnowadaystotakeonefamilyforonlytwo(or)three
members,shouldnothappiness.Onlyfewmembersbutnothappy.
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Poojasaid:(Sun,Sep7,201410:03:48AM)

HELLOEVERYONE!
OfCourseourcultureisdecaying.Butinthesamewayit'simproving.Imeanthatsocialnetworkslikefbarehelping,in
thesamewayspoiling.So,Iconcludethatweshouldusemodernitytohaveafruitfullife,butnottospoil.
Thankyoufriends!
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Sreejitasaid:(Sun,Aug31,201401:02:10PM)

Indiancultureisoneofthewellknownandrespectablecultures.Butalas!weindiansfailtounderstandit.
Weareratherbusycopyingthewestinsteadofimprovingourtradition.Thesedayswepreferadoptingawesternculture
thanourowncultureandheritagewhichisindeedfarbetterthanthewesternintheirownways!notonlythisweare
misleadingtheyoungoneswhoarethefutureofourcountry!itshightimewestopdisrespectingourownheritageour
ownculture!
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Ambikasaid:(Thu,Jul31,201401:50:13PM)

Afterreadingalltheviewpointsmentionedhere,IfeelthattherewereevilsintheIndianSocietysuchasissuesrelated
togirlchildabortions,deprivededucation,earlymarriage,sati,pardah,casteism,soonandsoforth.Butnowwithtime,
oursocietyhasbecomeeducatedandawakentothesedeeprootedproblems.Wehaveemergedwithbetter
understanding,educationandsensiblethinking.Wehaveabsorbedallthegoodthatwesternculturehadtooffer.Now
weshouldSTOP.Enoughhasbeentakenfromthem.Wehavetodrawalinesomewhere.Weshouldnotadoptitblindly.
Don'tletWesterncultureorsocalledModernizationruleourmind.
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ArunKumarsaid:(Mon,Jun23,201405:54:35PM)

Dearfriends,
Itoobelieveinwhatyouaresaying?
Atpresentwearetyingtoimitatewhattheforeigncountriesareperforming.Wegetjustcaughtupintheseandwespoil
ourrichtraditionandculture.Asweallknowour'sisavastandsecularmotherland,withanarrayofculture,traditions
believes&customs.AsviewingthisfrommyeyesIwishifwecouldinculcatethegoodmethodsofothernationsinstead
ofcopyingallwhattheydoes.Trytogetridofthebadonesandsaveourrichtradition,forourtraditionmakeswhatwe
aretheytellsusourpast.
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Ananyasaid:(Fri,Jun13,201403:56:23PM)

Hellofriends,
Cultureisatrademarkoftheircountries.Insteadofsayingpeopleareadaptingwecouldsaywearechanging.Takingany
historyourcountryismostbeautifulandwonderful.Startingfromlifestyle,marriagefestivaletc.Butslowlyallare
movingtoforeigncountries.Andweareinterestedintheirtraditions.Wearelosingourhappiness.Everyoneischanging
theirrealidtofakeid.
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Yashashreesaid:(Sat,Jun7,201403:39:16PM)

IfwewanttoimitatetheWesternculture,itshouldbedonemoreintheHealthcareandEducationsystemandWomen
securitymatters,thanintheCulturalvaluesandtraditionsofourforefathers.IndianCultureisnotdecayingasmuchas
itisdissolvingintheWesternCulture.
Amendmentsorsomemodificationscanbeacceptable,as"Changeisinevitable"buttheroots(ofIndianCulture)
shouldn'tbecutoff,becausethatishowacountryisknownbyitsCulture.
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Vivamsaid:(Mon,May26,201402:21:29PM)

ItsamazinghowblindIndianpeoplearetothefailingsoftheirculture.Castesystem,womensrightsabuse,child
marriages,massivewealthinequalityarejusttonameafewreasonsalmostmostoftheworlddoesn'trespectyou.
Couplethatwiththeinferioritycomplexofthemiddleclassindiansitsthereasonworldwillalwaysviewindiansas
primitiveandIndiawillneveramounttothelevelofchina.
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AnkitPahwasaid:(Mon,May19,201409:48:20PM)

IfeelthatyouthofIndiathinksthemselvestobeverysmartandintodaysgenerationofsocialmediatheyneed
completeprivacyjustwastingtheretimeinwhatsappandfbduetowhichtheyaregoingfarfromcultureandtraditions
whicharerequiredtobehaveinsociety.
Generationgapisnotonlytheprobleminordertoget"modernised"(tocomeineyesofotherstheyareadoptingmodern
fashionmakinganewtrendofsociety).
Suchactivitiesaretakingthemawayfromtheirfamilies.
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Kartikasaid:(Thu,May15,201404:40:48PM)

Ithinkadoptingwesterncultureisnotatalltheproblem.Theproblemstartswhenweareadoptingbadthingsfrom
them.Likemanypeoplejustcopythelifestylesofwesternpeoplewithoutunderstandingwhatactuallyitis.Indianyouth
failstounderstandthedifferencebetweenmodernisationandwesternisation.Justbywearingjeansandtopsand
westerndressesdoesn'tmeanthatwearemodernising.Modernisationstartswheninsteadofchangingthedressing
sensewestartchangingourmindset.
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Sidharthsaid:(Fri,Apr25,201409:21:40AM)

Ithink'changeistheruleofnature'andthechangeinlifestyleandhabitsshouldalsobepermissibletoanextenttill
wherewedonotneedtoleaveouroriginalroots.
Wehavedebatesoverdevelopment,wecompareourselveswithUS.ButweforgetthatUSisadifferentcontinentwith
differentclimaticconditionsanddifferentlybuildcivilizations.Sowearenotboundtomatchupwiththeirdressingsense
andculturalethos.Itsgoodtochangeabitbutthechangeshouldbeboundedsuchthatourgroundsremainoriginal.If
wecompletelydenytochangethenthatwillalsobenotgoodbecauseifwewantaIndiatobeadevelopedcountrywe
havetochangeourethossomehowlikewomeninequality,childmarriage,malesupremacy.Onlythesechangeswilllead
ustowardsdevelopment.
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Arthisaid:(Thu,Apr24,201406:59:03PM)

Wehaveforgottenourowncultureandweblindlyfollowthewesternculture.Wehaveforgottenourownidentity.Itis
veryunfortunatethattoday'sgenerationdonotknowaboutourIndianculturalheritage.Nodoubtthatwesternculture
isversatileandhastaughttobeselfindependentbutthisdoesnotmeanthatwewillforgetourcultureatallandblindly
followit.Weshouldfeelproudthatweareindians.
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SomnathSantrasaid:(Tue,Mar25,201407:43:16PM)

Hifriend,
Indiaisfamousforit'sculture,it'heritage.ForeignerarecomeforstudyinginNALANDA,TAKSHASHILA.Theirunity
amongstvariousreligion,theirculturearepointedoutagainandagain.PeoplesofIndiarespectstheelders.But
modernisationmakeitahistory.Today'sfestiveceremony,peoplebehavior,people'sdresspatternshowsthatour.
Culturevanishedsoonandremainsonlyinthedictionary.
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Prasannanjalisaid:(Sun,Mar23,201411:04:26AM)

Cultureisourwayoflivingandstyle.Nowadaysespeciallyyouthisfeelingthatitisnotprestigiousifwenotfollow
modernwesterncultureitisobviouslywrongbecausefromourancienttimesweareadaptedtoourIndiansystemwhich
ismorebeneficialtoourmindsetandhealth.
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Yes,Ialsoagreewiththisstatementthatourculturedecayingbecauseofwesternculture.Actuallyourcountryisknown
foremotionalbondingswithourfamily.Theindiansareveryheartypeople.Ourmainstrengthofcultureis,wehavea
jointfamilytilldate,Butnowadaystheyoungsterwantprivacyandwanttheirspace,yesitisokbutonlyfortheprivacy
wecan'tignoreourrelationwithourparentsbecausetheyneedtoallofusbetogether.Yesitismusttobeapartoffirst
ourcultureandrespectitandthenothers.
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AbhijithKrishnan.U.Rsaid:(Thu,Feb20,201402:46:03PM)

Wemustnotforgetourculture.Nowadaysweareimitatingthetrendsofwesterncountries.Ourlandhasaunique
identityinhistoryintheformofVedas,Upanishadsetc.Wehavetoacquireknowledgefromallthosethingsinsteadof
blindlyfollowingtheculture&modernwayoflivinginforeigncountries.Sothuswecanavoidglobalizationtoagreat
extent.
Ratethis:+17

Prehasaid:(Wed,Jan1,201401:01:01PM)

India'stangibleandintangibleculturalheritageisextremelydiverse,richandancient.Thevalueofthetangibleheritage
ofmonuments,templesandotherworksofartsuchaspaintings,sculpturesandhandicraftshasbeenacknowledgedand
effortsarebeingmadetorestore,maintainandconservetheseculturalexpressions.
However,thelessvisibleformsofculturalheritage,pertainingtooraltraditions,aestheticandreligiousbeliefs,ritualsand
festivals,arts,music,folktraditions,dances,theaterforms,performingartsandnarrativestylesofstorytellinghavenot,
untilrecently,receivedmuchattention.Thepapermakesacriticalassessmentofthenecessity,importanceand
significanceofprotectingthisculturalheritage.
ItthenaddressesseveralissuesrelatedtothepreservationandconservationofIndia'sintangibleculturalheritage.
Lastly,itsuggestswaysandmeanstopreserve,safeguard,maintainandstrengthenIndia'srichanddiverse,multi
cultural,multilinguisticculturalheritagesothatitremainsavibrant,dynamicandlivingpartofcommunitylife.
Ratethis:+27

Varshasaid:(Wed,Dec18,201309:27:51PM)

Changingcultureisabooninsomewaysandabaneinsomeways.Allthatpeoplehavetoknowisthateveryculture
saysthesamethingloveallthepeopleandhelpthem.Cultureisnothingbutleadingourlifeinamoresystematic
manner,whichyouadoptfromourancestorsandIndiancultureisprovedtobemorebetterthanothers.
Astoldourcultureistheoldestcultureandshowedtheworldhowtoleadalife.
Forexamplelordramashowedhowtoruleacountry,howtoleadalifeinaperfectway.
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SwatiPalsaid:(Thu,Dec5,201307:41:47PM)

WeareIndiansthenwhyweareforgettingourpreciouswealththatis,ourculturalheritage.Whyweareacceptingthose
modernculturewhicharespoilingourIndianfuture.Aswearefarmersandearthisourmotherlandthenwhyinsteadof
takingchapatiwearehavingburgar,insteadofmilkwearehavingtea,insteadofhavinghukkawearehavingcigarette.
Whatisthereasonbehindit?IfYouthinkthattheseareallbecauseoffilms,soyourmentalityisincorrectbecauseit
dependsonyouhowandwhatyouthink,seeandacceptasitisaworldfullofdifferenttypesofincidenthappensbutI
expectyoutoacceptgoodthings.
Ratethis:+75

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SwatiPalsaid:(Wed,Dec4,201307:33:06PM)

IthinkthatmodernityhasmadeusforgetourculturalheritagebecauseweasIndiansarenotbeingrespectfultowards
ourculture.Filmindustryisnotresponsiblefordecayingitasitistheirdutyastheyearnlotofmoneyinit,itisupto
youthatwhetheryouwanttoacceptitinyourlifeornot.Iknowthatitiseasytoacceptwrongthingsbutgoodthings
aredifficulttoaccept.Sotrytoengageingoodthingsasitwillprotectourculture,whichisveryprecious.
Ratethis:+24

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Gurpreetsaid:(Thu,Nov28,201305:01:23PM)

Ourcultureisdecayingbyusandwearethepeoplewhocansaveourculture.Wearetheindianssoitsourresponsibility
tosaveourcultureandnotfollowthewesternculture.Soplease,please,pleasesaveourculture.
Thankyou,verymuch.
Ratethis:+24

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Aarthisaid:(Mon,Nov25,201307:36:29PM)

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India'straditionalcultureisoneofthemostfamouscultureintheworld.ButnowIndia'scultureisdecaying.Country's
foodanddresshabitdependsonitsclimaticchange.Thewesterncountriesweathermadethemtofollowsuchfoodand
dresshabits.
AsIndiaisatropicalcountry,ourhabitsareliketoboundsareesandsalwars.Butnowadayspeoplemisunderstoodthis
andmisusetheirprivacy.SoitsourdutytopreserveIndia'sculture.
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MansiParadkarsaid:(Sat,Oct19,201305:45:57PM)

Ourcultureisdecayingaswedoacceptthewesterncultureveryinstantly.Iamnotsayingthatrejectallthewestern
thingsbutonlythethingisthatlookatIndianculturealsoifwe'llnotadoptthewesternIthinkwewillstopgrowingthat
isprogressingandIwouldliketosaythat"IAMINDIANANDIAMPROUDOFBEINGINDIAN".
Ratethis:+33

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Aparnasaid:(Tue,Oct15,201307:40:43PM)

Hello,myfriends.
Indiaisadiversecountry,wherewecanfindmanyreligions,cultureasithasallkindofpeople.Soitisasecularcountry.
Nomatterwerespectothercountry'sculturebutatthesametimeweshouldnotletourculturedown.Inordertomake
Indianstoexist,wehavetosaveourculturefirst.Ifyousaveyourculture,culturewillsaveyou.
Idon'tsaythateveryonehastofollowhisownculture,ifyoufindthattherearesomeprosinanotherculture,thenuse
themandenhanceyourownculture.Thusagoodcultureisnotonlyfollowingthingsbutalsoadoptinggoodpointsfrom
otherculture.Sowiththisbothindividualaswellascountry'sculturecandevelopinmoreprosperousway.
Thankyou.
Ratethis:+59

Prashantsaid:(Wed,Oct9,201311:11:44PM)

Tosee,readaboutandthinkwholeworldcultureandsocietythenchoosebestofthembecauseacrosstheworldoneand
twothingsarebestforyourenvironmentineachcountry.Morepeopletraveledaroundtheworldbecauseofthistypeof
thingsomepeopleshaveadoptsomepeopleshavenot.InIndianculturealltypesofthingsaremixed.Becauseofall
typesofreligionsanddifferenttypeofsocietylivestogether.Sometimepeoplesthinkpositiveandsometimenegative.
Becauseofchangesinalldifferentpartofentirenation,state,dist.,village.,andworldparts.Peopleshaveshowand
readintv,radio,newspapers.Sochogethebestpartofcultureandchangethemindandsociety.
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ChandraSekharsaid:(Tue,Oct8,201303:07:34PM)

Yesourcultureisdecaying.Itissaidthatweareaddictedtowesterncultureratherthanfollowingit,startingfromfood
habitswearefollowingthem.Wearelearningthingswhicharenotusefultous.Inturnwesterncountrieslearning
thingsfromuswhichincreasetheirownstatus.Finallyitissaiditiseasytolearnthingswhichareuseless,butitis
difficulttospreadthingswhicharegood.
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Ankushsaid:(Wed,Oct2,201308:22:19PM)

Yeahwellourcultureisdecaying.Generationischanged,peoplehavemodernthinkingandtheywanttoadoptthenew
thingsintheirlifeastheydoseefit.Peoplemakeculture,itdoesnotmakepeople.PeoplewanttotrynewthingsandI
seenowronginthat.Youcan'tblamemoviesormusicoranythingbecauseyouknowwhat?ifthosesuckymoviesare
hitbecausepeoplelovethem,theywantsuchthingstohumorthemorwhatever.Thinkofourculturedyingisstepfor
somethingnew,somethingbetter.TakeitasOurcultureisnotdecayingitisevolving.
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Johnsaid:(Wed,Aug28,201307:06:45PM)

Allwehavetoblameisbollywoodproducers,directorsandsomeartists,corruptingthemindsofyounggenerationsin
India.AndalsorealtyprogrammeslikeBigBoss6,7mustbeburnedinpublic.Trytobemoralinthemedia,andother
showssimplygettingfamethroughnakedambition.Showyourpatriotismoutofyourmind,learntothinkwhatisright
andwrong.Otherwiseourcountrywillbecomebraindrainthroughthesestuff.
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GauravDhanwantsaid:(Mon,Aug19,201312:56:30AM)

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thoughtisthere,talkingaboutsexandrelationshipsopenlyistherebutweforgetthatcorruptionisconsideredtabooin
westerncountries,butwepracticeitopenly,wejustwanttoadopt,whatisbeneficialforusandwedon'tthinkaboutthe
rest.Acountryisknownbyitsculture,inwesterncountriesourdiversecultureispraisedandappreciatedsowhywe
forgetit?Weshouldbeproudthatweliveinsuchacountrywithrichcultureandtraditions,sowhynottostickwithit?
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Sadnativesaid:(Fri,Aug16,201307:27:48PM)

IamadifferentIndian,I'maNativeAmericanIndianandourculturewasruinedwhentheEuropeanscameoverand
startedtakingthelandto"civilizeanddevelop".Thatwasjustthebeginningofthefallofthewesternworld.They
wantedto"educate"andruinaculturebecausetheydidn'tfeeltheyknewhowtodothings.TheIndianstriedtolivea
peacefulexistencewithoneanother,torespecthumanrace,torespectnature.Theproblemwithtoday'sworldis
everyoneisaloverofselfthanloverofothers.AmericausetobefoundedonGod,butmostofwhatwetolerateasa
nationnowiscorruptedandimmoral.Lookatthewomenforanexample.
Thereisnoshame.Thereusetobeatimewhenonlyahusbandwouldseehiswife,nowanyoneinpubliccanseehis
wife.Whatwasviewedinthemarriagebedroomisnowapublicshow.Thatisasadcrime!Notonlythattheyarenow
startingontheyoungchildren.Theyaredesensitizingthemsomuchthatbytimetheirgenerationgrowsuptheywillbe
moresexualanddisrespectfulthanthisgeneration.Thistimeinlifeisaboutmoney,fame,powerandself.TheWestern
worldhasadoptedeverythingthatisimmorallywrongasrightandwhatisrightaswrong.Ifyoustandagainstityouare
aminoritynow.Itwasn'talwaysso!
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Harshikasaid:(Thu,Aug15,201311:25:36PM)

Thisistruebecausetoday'sgenerationareswitchingovertowesternculture.About95%ofpopulationinIndiaare
overwhelmedbywesterncultureandadoptingwesterncultureforgettingtheirIndianvalues,cultureandskills.Even
forgettingtheirparentstheyareengrossedinfulfillingtheirownselfishneedslikemoney,fame,powerandposition.
Ratethis:+28

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Hemanthsaid:(Mon,Aug5,201309:08:29AM)

Ourcultureisnotonlydecayingbywesternculturebutalsobymoderncommunication.Aswehavestepintothe
modernworldwegetinthesecommunicationlikeTV,computer,internet,etc.Nowadaystheseareonlydecayingour
culture.Butinthatcasewehavestepintomodernwearenotdecayingourculturebutforgettingit.
Ratethis:+27

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