Western culture

Are we indians losing our indian culture?

I would say yes to it. One of the main reason is that the west makes products of high quality and everything they make must be of high quality isn't it?

I don't know nor do I speak of other cultures but Indian culture has a lot of science behind it. Recently, i saw a post saying copper kills bacteria and using them in hospital bed railings prevents contamination. But in India using copper vessels for storing water, food, etc are practiced since ages. Drinking in copper glass and eating in banana leaf is a norm in olden days.

Also, the verses and meaning of Bhagawad gita is the source of many self help books. And most of them are being seriously used in the corporate world.

The surya namaskar and yoga are practiced heavily in the west and so we practice the same. Due to the antiseptic properties of turmeric, it will be someday used by the western countries as a spray at their doorstep (may be).

I feel that how many curves the technology takes, it has to end up like the Indian culture. With modernisation, many of the useful parts of the culture were been thrown away. An example for this is saying, " Do not cut nails after sunset". This is said because there were no bulbs at those times and it can be harmful to do so.

It is necessary to keep evolving with technology. Rather than using a broom to clean the home, its okay to use a vaccum cleaner which isn't destroying our culture here.

As long as the epics like Ramayana and Mahabaratha are not forgotten, we are safe. But we can't stop the inevitable. If something is supposed to be vanished, it will. This is what our culture teaches.

                                                                                                                                  - Sinduja Sathyaram