“Aaj Kal ke bache, aaj kal ke naujwan, aaj kal ke maa-baap”. Yes, I am talking about the era of 21st century, the era of westernisation, the era of modernisation where all I can hear is “ Be modern, be advanced, be like the 'West'”.But, people Do you actually think that these two extremities ever gonna meet & form a circle? Well,I strongly say “No”.It is just like a typical Indian parent saying to one of their siblings to be like the other overlooking the uniqueness of the prior one which ultimately leads the prior one to the world of gloominess, the world of stress, the world of lost peace. The same is true with the eastern and the western culture.
One cannot even give a thought of the West people adopting Eastern moral values and ethics who perhaps even don’t know what do these terms actually mean? Indian kids are brought up being taught about our culture,our Sanskaras. Sanskaras are like the ingredients of their bottle-feed whereas a little is worried about this in the West. Convergence of the two at this aspect seems to be nearly impossible in near future. Habits don’t go off easily, that is why they are perhaps termed as habits :) . It is okay to believe that Indian ethnic clothing is being adored by the West and vice-versa but this mingling alone can’t change the scenario. It would be laudable if the minds meet too.
The conservativeness of Indians, looking upon a guy and a girl as the hands of a clock in opposite direction, ‘Beta, You are a girl, can’t roam around alone, can’t wear this, can’t talk to strangers but we will marry you with one to spend the rest of your life with :( , you are the respect of our family , and blah-blah stuff can’t be neglected in India whereas the least to be pay heed to in the West. Indians are living their life being ruled by the cobweb of crappy thoughts inside their mind. They are just the puppets of the so-called society. The faulty mind-set can’t over-empower the feelings of love, affection and care that Indians are endowed with in comparison to the dry-emotions of the West. They do care for their beloved ones although sadly westernisation is leaving its imprints to some extent. System, here in India, is least into implementation irrespective of the West. Rules and regulations are just meant for reading&cramming so that you can pass your examination. I mean still long miles to be covered yet to come upto the level of the West. Argh! look at the education system. 'Dude, you scored 98%! Well done! You are quiet intelligent’ Does anyone think that that knowledge is of any use or was it just attained to score 98%? Inspite of the huge potential and vastness of skills that Indians are blessed with, these skills are not deployed of Indian youth. Instead they are exploited by NRIs. Lastly, not forgetting about the food-freak Indians. How can I leave the diversification of mouth-watering Indian dishes-makki ki roti& sarson ka saag, daal-makhani, chole-bhature etc. etc. unmentioned. Momentarily pizzas, burgers may seem alluring but at the end ‘ Roti’ is what suffices every soul. So not making it a tedious, long, like never-ending note , concluding up stating that east and west are like the two contrary cultures where the positive of one can be incorporated into the other but they are never gonna amalgamate. Every entity in the universe possess an attribute of uniqueness which shouldn’t be tattered.
Thankyou for your patient reading. Stay connected :)
