On the name of Modernization our country is turnin - Page 3

Anything that will help our society, alleviate poverty, make us more tolerant and open minded, empower women etc.. where ever it comes from, should be welcomed. The problem is when people develop a superiority complex by aping the west and treat their native culture condescendingly. Internalise the good things from the west.

Besides, India has been doing this for milleniums. Invaders after invaders, migrations after migrations, people were subsumed into the Indian cultural fabric and also influencing the native culture.

Originally posted by: CunningLinguist

Anything that will help our society, alleviate poverty, make us more tolerant and open minded, empower women etc.. where ever it comes from, should be welcomed. The problem is when people develop a superiority complex by aping the west and treat their native culture condescendingly. Internalise the good things from the west.

Besides, India has been doing this for milleniums. Invaders after invaders, migrations after migrations, people were subsumed into the Indian cultural fabric and also influencing the native culture.

OMG Empty ji...the Indians suffer from the worst case of superiority complex when it comes to Indian culture...they would not waste a second to put the western culture down...haven't u ever heard about humari sanskriti ...humare sanskar etc...

Originally posted by: blue-ice

OMG Empty ji...the Indians suffer from the worst case of superiority complex when it comes to Indian culture...they would not waste a second to put the western culture down...haven't u ever heard about humari sanskriti ...humare sanskar etc...

Blue-ice ji, its not all Indians, only some Indians have a superiority complex over Indian culture. Most Indians are proud of their history and culture, they ought to be, its just a few who take it over the top and give our culture and our cultural pride a bad reputation.

At the same time it is true that some Indians feel superior over their western adapted ways. There's plenty of NRI who always trash talk India. Many urban Indians tend to look down on rural indigenous Indians. Unfortunately, these few give all NRI or westernized Indians a bad reputation.

We should not hesitate to call out cultural superiority and diminishing other cultures to whoever is doing it. Everyone should be expected to hold all cultures with certain esteem and respect. There are pros and cons to all cultures and pride to be taken in one's heritage or ones life choices, but it never is an excuse to look down on someone whose culture and life is different.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Blue-ice ji, its not all Indians, only some Indians have a superiority complex over Indian culture. Most Indians are proud of their history and culture, they ought to be, its just a few who take it over the top and give our culture and our cultural pride a bad reputation.

At the same time it is true that some Indians feel superior over their western adapted ways. There's plenty of NRI who always trash talk India. Many urban Indians tend to look down on rural indigenous Indians. Unfortunately, these few give all NRI or westernized Indians a bad reputation.

We should not hesitate to call out cultural superiority and diminishing other cultures to whoever is doing it. Everyone should be expected to hold all cultures with certain esteem and respect. There are pros and cons to all cultures and pride to be taken in one's heritage or ones life choices, but it never is an excuse to look down on someone whose culture and life is different.

No its not a few ...its a lot who have this superiority complex when it comes to the Indian culture...of course its less in the younger generation...because they are not aware of the indian culture as much...India does not consist of the metros only...70percent of India lives in small cities and rural areas who have no idea that the westerners are cultured and sensible people like us...they always look down on the western culture...

Ignorance does not equate to arrogance.

I feel that rural Indians tend to be unfamiliar with varying western cultures, they are hesitant and fearful of change, sometimes steadfast in their ways - but it does not always equal to disdain for the west or superiority over the west. Many rural Indians too have respect for other cultures, and can even be receptive to other cultures after the initial period of familiarizing and overcoming apprehensions.