THE IMMORTAL INDIAN CULTURE.

                      

                                   THE IMMORTAL INDIAN CULTURE





Strange it may seem to you that in the present scenario, I am talking about the relevance of the Indian culture knowing the fact that India has been glamorised and globalized. But this is the liberal Indian culture which has glorified our tradition. Today to a large extent we have been able to remove the conservatism from the society and have made this culture appealing to the world ever without losing its essence.

As I think the advancement of a society causes modernisation which in turn transforms the paradigm of a culture but thanks to the genesis of the Indian culture which has not lost its significance rather in course of time has been able to rectify its errors and omissions, though exceptions are everywhere and do not be confused.

In brief, the essence of Indian culture lies in its ‘Unity in diversity’, the doctrine of universal love and brotherhood, the tolerant attitude and forgiving nature, respect for one another and finally connected with the socially accepted traditions. Though there are some hypocrites who act against some traditions and express themselves as modern but my simple argument to these people is that what’s wrong with you in following a tradition if it does not harass you nevertheless causes any value loss to you. Similarly there are some young people who flow with the stream; to them I would like to say that only dead fish can blow with the water, but very soon they get back to the origin because the root of Indian culture is so profound and strong that there is only possibility of short run disequilibrium. . Despite we have accepted modern means of living, improved lifestyle but our values and beliefs still remain unchanged. A person can change his way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values which are inherited within a person always remain unchanged because they are deeply rooted within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we receive from our culture. This is why ultimately we say ‘phir bhi dil hai hindustani’.



Friends the subject of Indian culture is a theme difficult to expound in the course of a short talk. The long history of this culture, its different expressions and its rich variety make it difficult to deal with it in the course of a few minutes, I want to make it easy and clearer in some small sentences or words, because, our Indian culture is too great or wide to discuss by mouth or with a pen.



What is culture? Culture means the total accumulation of material objects, ideas, symbols, beliefs, sentiments, values and social forms which are passed on from generation to the posterity in a given society. In lay man terms, culture is roughly anything we do and the monkeys don’t. In other words, culture is all about acquiring behaviour of a group. Hereby we should also notice the Supreme Court statement that Hinduism is not a religion it’s a culture and the followers of this tradition are called Hindus.



We should be proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal brotherhood. I am proud to tell you that according to our culture religions are a matter of experience and not of dogma or creed. From the times of Mauryas, Cholas, Mughals till to the period of British Empire, India has always been famous for its traditions and hospitality. So why we should not feel proud of Indian culture that it is India which has sheltered the invaders and refugees of all religion.



Does not it convince you that our culture is the greatest of all the cultures of the world? No other culture in the world is as rich, as varied, as vast and as long lasting as ours. No culture of any other country can be compared with it except the Chinese culture, but to some extent only. India is a country, which has Unity in diversity and on the other hand we, the Indian people, want to live a peaceful life and also want that others should also live peacefully. It naturally implies that we believe in the doctrine of universal love and brotherhood, that we want to live harmoniously with others. In spite of whatever differences there may be in our view points. It shows our tolerant attitude and our forgiving nature, that what we are.



Last but not the least I would like to tell you that for thousands of years, since the inception of the Indian culture we have been a point of attraction. This is why many a time we have been invaded, ruled, our knowledge has been tried to destroy, our civilization has been tried to misinterpret, the Languages have been attacked, hatred among the classes has been tried to spread and so on but the profound root of Indian culture has been able to synthesise and cope with all by distracting all the existing misconceptions without losing its identity, instead influenced and enchanted them all because this is the culture which has been rampant as air and has never stopped blowing. Its essence has been visible in the heart, body, mind and soul of its people ever since its inception till today!



THANK YOU!!