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

"Westerncultureisinvadingourculture"?

Thedifference:

"Tradition"iswhatwehavebeenfollowinghistoricallylikearrangemarriages,festival,spiritualetc.

"Culture"iswhatwehavecultivatedlikedisrespectingoneanother,women,children.

"Modernization"isaevolutionfromstoneagetotoday,itsrelatedtoscienceandtechnologyandfromwesternwearegainingfreedomofthoughts,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.

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

Hi,

Yes,ourcultureisdecaying.Thewesterncultureisinvadingourculture.Becausewearewelcomingthewesterncultureforthejobopportunitiesdevelopment&etc.Butweareforgettingourculture.Worldisrespectingourculturebutweareinteresttolearnforeignculture.Iamnotsayingtolearnforeignactivitiesbutdon'tbechangesasslaverytoit.

MostoftheIndiansarethinkingthatourcultureisjustculture,itisnotjustcultureinithasscientificreasonbehindeverythingwhatourancestorsdo.Myrequestisthat"DON'TFORGETOURCULTURE,ITISTREASUREOFAKNOWLEDGE".

Thankyou.

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

Itisnotthatourcultureisdecayingbuttheotherculturesarealsogettingequalopportunitytodevelop.Weshouldnottakethewesterncultureoranyothercultureasitisbutweshouldhaveamixedculture.Weshouldtakethegoodsfromboththesocietiesandcultureandweshouldformanewculture,cultureofHUMANITY.

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

Haifriends,IamSanthoshnilan.

Iwanttoaddapointthatchangeistheonlythingthatcannotbechanged.Inmyviewourcultureisnotdecayingitsjustchangingfromoneformtoanother.Wehavetoacceptthatwithbroadmindedattitude.MostofuswantingaMNCrecruitment.Thenwhatisthefaultinfollowingsometheirlifestyle?Butweshouldnotleaveourtraditionalvaluescompletely.

Thankyou.

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

InmyopinionaboutIndianaswellaswesternculturebotharegoodforpeoplebutdependonpersonhowtheyadopthimselfinit,inIndianculturepeoplestayonorthodoxandcontinuouslyfollowsomeuselessoldcustomswethinkthanfollowwhatisrightforus.

Inlastcenturywomenaretolerateassaultsbyfamilyandsocietybutnowthesedayseveryonehaverighttolivethereownlifeandmakeourmindwithourculturesandrespecttoeldersthisshowsourmentality,westernculturehelpusformodemgrowthbypropereducation,medical,accommodationanddevelopingnation.Wejustfollowallculturebutneverforgetouretiquette.

Thankyou.

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

WeIndianshavetheoldestcultureintheworld,wetoldtheworldhowtowearclothswhentheothercountriesusedtowandernaked,wearenottalkingagainstthewomenempowermentbutsametimeweshouldusethebrainwhileourgirlsdressingsense,beingempoweredandnakedcultureonthenameofwesternisationisadifferentthing.

Itsbeyondtheimaginationthatabigconspiracyisgoingoninourcountrytospoilourcultureonthenameofwesternisationasmillionsandbillionsoffundingarehappeningtodestroyculture.



Ourscripturesandholybookareeditedandrewrittentosendavulgarmessageaboutourculture.LotsoffilthystatementsareaddedinourShlokasandholybooktowardsourgodandgoddesses.

Sopleasethinkalltheaspectsbeforemakeupourmindstowardsourculture.

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

Hellofriends,IamNISHA.

Iagreethattheeffectofwesterncultureisharmfulforusasithaschangedourattitudetowardsourowncountry.Nowadayswe,especiallyyouthisgivingmoreimportancetotheforeigncultureastheythoughtitisbetterthanourculture.TheythoughtalltheMantarinourhollybooksareveryboringandoldbutrealityisthattheseMantarlikeguruBrahhmaetcgivepowertooursoul.

Today'sworldstudentsdon'tgiverespecttotheteachers,thisallistheeffectofwesternization.Ourcultureteachustoobeyeldersandgivethematmostrespectwhattheyprefer.Iagreethatchangeswithistimeisthelawofnationbutweshouldchangeinagoodmannernotthatnowadayscriminalactivitiesareincreasinganditisalsoachangesoweallsoulalsostartdoingthat.Modernizationisgoodbutwegettingcompletelydevotedtoforeigncultures.

Today'syouthisforgettingthevaluesofourownculture.Withwesternizationwenotonlyhavechangedourattitudebutalsoourthinking,ourdressingstyleandourfoodwhatweshouldeat.EarlieralltheKingswhofollowedtheIndianculturelikeAshokathegreatwereverypowerful.

SoatlastIjustwanttoemphasizeonthatourcultureisthebestanditcanadoptgoodchangestimetotimeinit.WeshouldnotforgetourculturalheritageandproudtobeanIndianandbeingapartofIndianculture.Pleasedon'tletourculturedecayandbecameaslaveofanyforeignculture.

Thankyouandwishyouallaveryenergeticday.Succeedinlife.Letyoursmilechangetheworld.Butdon'tlettheworldchangeyoursmile.

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

IreallyagreewithherIndiawasthecountryofcultureandwasfamousforitsoldpaintings,designs,cloths,etc.Firstwomenwerefreetomoveanywhereintheworld,becauseofwesternclothsnowadayswomen'slifeareindanger.Womenarerapedandtheyarekidnapped.

Becauseofwesternsourclassicculturehasvanishedfromourlife.NowthenewgenerationhaschangedtheirmindsetstowardsIndianculture.EarlierIndiawasknownforitsdanceslikeBharathanatiyam,Kathakkali,etc.Butnowmanyofusspeciallyyoungstersareinterestedinhiphop,Jaas,contemporary,etc.

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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.Andinthemovieheroineshowourbodyetc,

6.NowifItalkaboutgirl.Girlsmotivateboysmind.That'swaysomecasehappenwithgirls.

7.Weknowweobtainmanythingbywesternculturelikeelectronicmachinebutbymachinewegettingmoreharm.

8.Doyouknowwesternculture.

Thanksmyallfriends.

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Nachikethsaid:(Sat,Oct3,201506:09:41AM)

Hifriends,

Youaretalkingaboutdiminishingofculture.ItisnotthefaultofAmericansorEuropeans.



Indiansareattractedbytheculturewhichisverycomfortableandattractive.Theythinkthatitisveryposhindoingso.ComingtolanguageIndiansareattractedbythegrandiloquenceoftheforeignspeech.Indiaisnotanunderdevelopedcountry,aspeoplesay,butintermsofcultureandheritageitishighlyadvancedinthestateofdecay.

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

Peopleneverchangeforthesakeofothersbecauseafterallnoonewillplayyourrolesowehavetostopadoptingthewesterncultureeverypersonscultureisthebest.

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

Mostofthemsaidourcultureisdecayingonlybytheinvasionofwesternculture.ButIstronglydisagreewiththatbecausebytheinvasionofwesterncultureonlyourthoughtsgetsimprovedrelatedtowesterncountriesandoursuperstitiousbeliefgetsdiminished.Wegetachancetodominateothercountriesbyourmodernizedtechnologies.Inoldendayswomenwererestrictedtogooutside.

Butnowwomenaretherolemodelformanypeople.Becausetheyaresignedinvariousfieldslikepolitics,medias,navyetc.SoIamstronglysayourcultureisnotdecaying.

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Lrwsaid:(Thu,Sep3,201508:40:24AM)

Hi,

Iwouldliketoofferawesternperspectivehere.IamanAmericanofEuropeanancestryandsothoroughlywestern.Readingyourremarks,itisclearthatmostofyouhaveanextremelydistortedviewofwesternculture,especiallyofAmericanculture.IwouldsupposeyougettheseideasfromwatchingAmericantelevisionshows,whichhaveaboutasmuchtodowithourcultureaswatchingacartoonofMickeymouseandsupposingitisreal.Soletmetellyouwhataresomeofthosethingswhichareandarenotimportanttous.

First,webelieveinmeritocracy.You'restandinginsocietyisbasedonyourmerits,atleastintheory.BecausewefoughttheBritishforindependence,whowereveryclassconscious,webelievethateveryAmericanshouldhaveequalopportunities.Soapersonbornincompletepovertyhasachanceofbecomingwhatevertheywant.Wedonotfavormenoverwomen,orshowpreferencebasedonreligiousbeliefsorrace.

SomeofyouthinkIndiancultureisdecayingbecauseofyourchangesinclothing.Forawesterner,clothingisanunimportant,trivialpartofculture.Forus,styleschangewiththetimes.YoucanseethisifyoulookatanybookonfashioninAmericaovertheyears.Myownstyleofclothinghaschangedsignificantlysincethe1960's.Didthathaveanadverseaffectonmycultureabsolutelynot.I'mnotsayingthatitisn'timportantforIndiathough.

IndiansseeAmericancultureasshallowandmaterialisticbutyouthinkthisbecauseyouviewAmericathroughtheeyesofthemediaorthroughtheactionsofAmericanpoliticians,mostofwhomaredespised.YouknowneitherAmericanculturenorWesternculture,justaparodyofit.

SoIhopeIndiadoesnotlosewhatmakesitagreatcountry.Theclothingstyleswillgo,justliketheyalwaysdo.Thatisnotimportant.ThesoulofIndiaisthespiritualdimension.ThatiswhattheWestISlosing,moresoinEuropethanAmerica.IndiawillbecomeagreatnationifitcanmergethatwiththebesttheWestoffers.

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

Intoday'sworld,theconsolidatedeffectofmodernity,thepictureofmanastherationalautonomousindividualendowedwithfreewill,iscomplete.Theindividualisindividualistic:selfinterested,egoistic,clamoringformoreandmorepower,wealthandsocialstatus.Hehasstoppedthinkingaboutlifeconsideredasawhole.

Thereisnooverallspiritualmeaningtolife.Hislifeisdividedbetweenpurposeswhicharecontingentlythrustuponhimbyhisenvironment,requiringfulfillmentwithaspeedandefficiencywhichoccludeanyevaluationoftheirmeaningforlifeasawhole.Tolivecreatively,nodoubtoneneedsamatrixoffacts,knowledgeandtechniques.

Butthoughsuchaframeworkislogicallynecessary,itisnotsufficient.Creativityistheverydynamicofliving,andlivingisanartfulquestofthemeaningoflife.

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

Hifriends.

IndiaisaoneofthebigtraditionalculturalworldweareonlyresponsibleforsaveourcountrytowesternculturepleaseallofshouldfollowtheIndianculturelikecottonsareeswomanchuditharandmenwestishritandourfestivallikePongalDeepavali...etc.



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

IthinkthatourIndiancultureisnowbeingimproveddaybydaydueit'svastgrowingproductsandservicestothepeopleandeverythingissopracticalandreal.

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Anusaid:(Mon,Aug17,201507:50:04AM)

Hello,

FirstlyIwouldliketosaythatmodernizationtoIndianculturehasbothpositiveandnegativetraits,butmoreofnegativethanpositive.

1.Inpast,womenweregivenatmostrespectmainlybecauseofthewaytheydressandthewaytheywouldtolerateallthehurdlesinfamilyandkeepthesurroundinginharmony.

Butnowithaschangedatanalarmingrate.Thelengthofclothusedbywomenandgirlshasdecreasedwhichisoneofthereasonsforwhichtheyarepronetorapes.

2.Moreoverdivorcecasesareincreasingonlybecausewomenareslowlylosingtheirpatienceandtoleranceleveltobalancetheirfamily.

3.Oneofthebiggestdrawbackofmodernizationistherapidemergingofmediawhichisbecomingatmostbanethanbeingboon.

4.Earliermarriageswerecarriedoutforabout15dayswithallritualsthatwouldmakeallmembersoffamilygatheratoneplaceandhavelotofhappinessallover.

Marriagewouldberememberedasthegreatestoccasiontheirlivesbutnowregistermarriageisthetrendwhichendsinfewminuteswithjustsignatures.

Sothesemarriageswouldnotbecherishedinlongrun.Thesearejustfewaspectsofitstillaremanyinstancesthatclearlystateshowourcultureisadverselyaffected.

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

Ourcultureisdecayinginmypointofviewitsourdutytocareandprotectourculture.WepeoplearesayingthatIwon'tliketowearsareeandIamnothavingfaithinGodsendit'sjustlikeastone.Likethatourpeoplesaying.Buttheforeignersprovethescientificmeaningforthatforexamplesuperbrainyoga.Sowehavetoprotectourculturebytheviewofnonsuperstitiousbelief.

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

Frommyopinionourcultureisdecaying.Weknowverywellweareadoptingslowlywesterncultureandthisisoneofthenotification,wearemovingacrosswesternculture,everypersonneverfollowIndianculturetheyfollowIndianwithwestern.Weareusing60%westernand40%Indian.

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

HiguysIamShreya.

GuysyouallknowonceNehruwrotealettertohismotherandhemostlywroteon'BABU'whichmeanscheatercockthatcomesformthewordbaboonwhichBritishersgaveus(Indians).Baboonisananimalwhichcopiesreallyveryquickly.Iamnotsayingthatstopwearingthewesternstyledressesbutatleastnotfinishyourculturecompletely.Pleaseitsarequest!

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

God,whyiseventhereafightforfollowingthiscultureorthat.Culturescanneverbeenforcedonsomeone,wearebornwiththecultureofourrespectivecountry.Andwoah!WhoverbalizesthatIndiancultureisdecaying?I'mnotatallonboardforthis.IfIwearadenimandcarryaleatherbagwithmethensure,maybeIdon'tfallunderthecategoryofIndianwomenbutmyheartneverconcurswithitbecauseIstilldotemycountryandit'sculture.

Mymakeups,mydressesnevertakeawayfrommemyetiquetteanddeferenceformycountry.InsteadI'manIndiangirlwithdifferentposture.



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AnkitRawatsaid:(Wed,Jul1,201512:15:26PM)

DespiteIndiahasdiversityofreligions,cultures,andlanguages,Indiaisthesetexampleofapeacefulnationhowtolivewithbonhomie.

DuetospecialfeaturesofIndiamanycountryarekeeninterestedtoknowIndiafrominside.SotheycomesIndiaandimpressesbyourculturesanddress.AndalsotheytrytoturnhimselfinIndianculture.Ifweareworldfamousforourcultures.Whyweneedtoacceptwesternculture?

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

Hifriends,

MynameisGunnaSatish,

Yes,Indiacultureisdecaying.InmyviewbestcultureintheworldisIndia.ButtheIndiancitizensarenotfollowtheirculture,becausetheymostlyattracttowardstheforeignculture.Exampleslikedresses,mobiles,makeupkits,etc.

TheinterestingmatterisforeignerslikeIndiancultureverymuch.Becauseourwayoftalking,humanvalues,traditionaldressing,foodhabits,hardworking,punctuatedlove.AnypersonwantstoknowaboutIndianculture,pleasevisitvillages.Thevillagersdonotknowtelllies.

Theyarehonestypersonsandfollowethicalvalues.Theirmarriagesystemisexcellent.Alltypesofcommunities,religions,casteslivinginIndia.Theyalwaysinteractwithfamilymembersandsharetheiropinions(feelings)andsolvetheirproblems.

PleaseIrequesttoeveryonesavetheIndianculture.(Avoidforeignbrands).

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Sharadsaid:(Tue,Jun16,201510:51:57PM)

Hifriends.

ThisisSharad.

Myallfriendstellingaboutwesternculturebutmydearfriendsdon'tforgavethatweareanIndianandinIndiaeveryonehavingauthoritytolivehislifeashiwanthowwillheliveaboutwhathewanttoeatwhathewanttowearandwhathewanttoandfromwitchdealshewanttolearn.

ButmyfriendsafteracceptedthatallthingsheneverforgethistraditionallifeandhisculturewhereIbelongingfromsupposeIamfromMaharashtraandnowIamsettledinDelhiwhenanyguystalkingbadthingsaboutmystateinDelhiIwilldefinitelystuckhimandgivehimunderthatIamMaharashtraiaanandIamproudtomyselfthatIamMarathisamelikethatyouwillgoinwesterncountryandthereanybusycansaysbadthingsaboutIndiathattimeyouwilldefinitelybecomeanangryitsourculture.

Thanksfriends.

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

IagreeonthispointthatIndiaislosingit'sculturerapidlyonlybecauseofmodernizationyouknowthatIndiahaslostit's250languagesoutof740languagesinjust50year'sitisgoodthatweareadvancingaheadasitis21stcenturybutstillitisourresponsibilitytopreserveitouryounggenerationisattractedtowardswesternizationI'mnotsayingthatthiscultureisbadordon'tfollowthiscultureIjustwantyoutogiverespecttoyourcultureandtoyourparents.

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

Indiansblindfoldbelievefollowingthisorthatisculturewhileweforgethowwelivehowourviewwantsustoliveisthewaywewanttolive.Wepeopleliveforourselvesoronlyforsocietyandbloodyshitsofculture.Thereisnothingwronginwesterncultureifwearefreetochoosehowwelivewithoutanydependence.

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Peehusaid:(Mon,May25,201505:16:46PM)

Hifriends,

IbelievethatChangeistheruleofnature.ThatisthereasonweareacceptingtheWesternculture.SoIthinkchangesareforgood&weshouldacceptthem.



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

Thechangesaboutourattire,language,culturalactivities,behaviorwoundedourrealculture.Oncetheattireofgirlswasaboutdignitybutnowitfavoursnudity.Ourcountryhasdistinctandvastculturethanothersit'sreallyhardtogetmixedupwithwesternthoroughly,if50%adoptedthewesternthenremainingwillopposethatandlikewiseourcultureisimbalanced,attireandaffectationcanbechangedbutthementalityisthesameasearlierofmostofthepeople.

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

Hifriends,

Here'sSwara.

IthinkWesternculturehasaffectedalmosteverydimensionofsociety.Thecorereligioustraditionsarestillthesamebutthelifestyledifferencescanbefoundbecauseofwesternculture.HencewecansaythatwesternmediahasnotaffectedthecoretraditionsofIndiansocietybuthaschangedlifestyleandapparentcharacteristicsofthesociety.

Ratethis:+14 5

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

Hellofriends,

Ithinkourcultureisnotdecaying.HowthereisheadandtailforthecointherearebothpositiveandnegativeinwesternandIndianculture.Ithinkbothculturesareuniqueintheirownwayandequallygood.Weshouldnotthinkthatourcultureisdecayingbutshouldtakegoodqualitiesfrombothandputitintouseinourlife.

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

Indianculturegivesuslotsofdifferentpeople,caste,raceandeverythingandalsogettingtolearnlotsofdifferentthingsatice.Whereasinforeigncountryyouwon'tgettolearnmanythings.Therelifewillbelikeamachine.Theonlythingyougettolearnisjustculture,religion,everyoneoutofthere.Solearntoloveourcountry.

Ratethis:+4 7

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

HithisisNikhil.

Ithinkthatthecultureisforthepeople,peoplearenotfortheculture.Sothethingwhichiswronginourculture,thatmustbereformedandsamethingwearedoingwithourculture.Wearejustadoptingonlythosethingsfromthewesternculture,whichisgoodforus.

Example:Ouroldculturesaysthatweshouldnotallowourgirlstostudybutthatisnotgoodforussowejustreformedit.

Ouroldculturealsosaysthatweshouldrespectoureldersandwearedoing.Yes,Iacceptitthatthewayofrespectinghasbeenchangedbutwearedoing.

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

HiIamMuneeb.

Ithasbeenwiselysaidthatifacountryloseshisculturethecountrylosthiseverything.Ourcultureisourid,weareknownbyourcultureitisourresponsibilitytosaveourculturefrombeinggettingdecayed.

Ratethis:+20 7

Sanasaid:(Tue,May12,201504:29:04PM)

Friends,

Cultureisnotsomethinglikeourdressingsenseorourfoodoranythinglikethat.Cultureisourwayofrelating,connectingtoourworldandthelivingthingsaroundus.Thewaywebehave,thewaywefeelaboutthings,thewaywereacttothings.Westilldoloveandrespectourparents,ourteachersandourelders.Thereisalotofpassionfordanceandmusicinus.

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Helenasaid:(Wed,Apr29,201503:33:48PM)

Hieverybody,I'maNigeriangirl,franklyspeakingImustsaythatmodernizationorcivilizationisnotmakeourcultureespeciallyinAfricancountries,Nigeriatobepreciseithasinculcatetoomuchofbadattitudeintoourwayoflife,intermofdressing,respectforelders,andsoon.Itsreallyterrible.

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

Hifriends,

Inmypointofview,weareadoptingthewesternculture(liketheirwaydressing,foodhabits,etc).Butourwayofthinkingisnotchangedtillnow.Allothercountriesarefollowingourculturebutwearenotseeingthebeautyofourculture.Weshouldsaveourculturefromdecaying.Bysayingthegloryandbeautyofourculture.

Toourchildren(theyoungergeneration).Indiaisthemixtureofdifferentculturesandtraditions.Whatweadoptfromwesternorothercountriesitshouldbeusefulandbenefitforthewelfareofourcountry.

IamveryproudtobeanINDIAN.

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Lakshmisaid:(Sun,Apr19,201510:50:21PM)

Hifriends,inmypointofviewonlysomeculturearedecayinglikeinourfoodhabitwepreferfastfoodsratherthanournormalfood.Andalsoourarts(kalai)likedance,musicetcischangedalot.Wewon'tliketohear/seeourculturaldancesanddramas.

Butsomehabitsarestillfollowedlikewomen'scrazytowearornaments.Fromearlydaystonowadayswomenliketoweargoldornaments.

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AlokKhuranasaid:(Sun,Apr19,201503:39:48PM)

Haifriends,

Iagreewiththis.AswhenbirthofficialsattackedonceinourcountrytheymadeIndianstheirslavesandmadethemforgettheirownculture.Soitalsoapplieshereasweournotabletorecognizethecultureofourcountyandoursociety.

Example:NowadaysEnglishspeakingismustwhoeverspeaksfluentEnglishistreatedasasaneducatedandhighsocietypersonbutpeoplehaveforgottenthathardworkandeducationisevenrequiredtostudyHindi.

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

Hifriends.

FirstlyIwanttosaythatwesternizationisnotmodernization.Inmypointofviewourcultureismuchbetterthananycultureintheworld.Tofollowwesterncountriesandtobecomemodernaretwodifferentthings.Tofollowwesterncountries,itdoesn'tmeantofollowdresscode.Itmeanstofollowinalldirectionslikeinscienceandtechnology,infrastructure,improvementinruralareasetc.

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

HeyguysImSakshiIdon'tknowwhyweallarejuststicktoonetopicandthatis"dressingsense".Imeanwhy?

Astimechangesourmindchange,ourviewchangessimilarlyourdressingsensechangesowhydebtonthistopic.

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Monasaid:(Sat,Mar21,201509:09:30PM)

Ithinkallofthesearerightinmypointofview.Itsrealtythatourculturalisdecaying.Inourculturalistowearsuitandsaree'snotawesterndressesanditsamostimportedmatterthosewediscussingroupdiscussions.

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JayantSharmasaid:(Tue,Mar10,201511:37:08PM)

Helloguys.



Inmyopinionweareadoptingthewesternculturebutourmentalityisnotchangingaccordingly.That'swhyitappearstobedecaying.Butifwearepursuingwesternculturewemusthavewesterntypementality.

Intoday'stimeifgirlwearwesternoutfitaboywillseheronlywithabadview,whichmakesthethoughtthatourcultureisdecaying.ButasIfeltIndiancultureisveryvastanditisjustimpossibletoeradicateit.

Soifitsfewpartarechangingtowesternwemustbearamentalityforthischangesothatitwillnotappearthatourcultureisaffected.Thanks.

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PriyankaRajputsaid:(Tue,Feb24,201506:25:11PM)

Hifriends,M.Priyanka.

IwanttosaysomethingthatwesternizeisnotgoodforourIndia.BecauseIndiansareonlyadoptwesterncultureandtheybecomeonlyafollowerineverythingforbecomemodern.

Onlytheintentionsofmakingone'ssocietybetterandadvancedbyowneffortswouldmakethesocietymodernandthatisaneedofIndiansocietyinpresentscenario.

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Shansaid:(Tue,Feb24,201512:24:29AM)

Theculturemaybechangetothecomfortabilityofeachpersonalitydependsuponthesituation.Wecan'tsayourcultureisgoodorbadbefore20yearsago,themediasonlysayingbadnewsinthispresentsituation.Thenwethinkourcultureisdecaying.Thepasterawedon'tknowwhathappensinthecultureandsociety.

Supposeinagroupofpeopleifmostofguysmayshowstheirbadhabitandthenwecallcultureless.Iftheydidn'tshowitandwhatwesay?soeveryculturehasitsownqualitiesandwhichculturewefollowingisnotamatter.Beagoodmanthatistheimportantthing.

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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.Westerncountrieswalktowardsourcultureandwearethefoolishoneswhomovetowardsthewesternculture.Wewantmanyimprovementstotakeourownculture.Theimprovementwewantsarelikethis:

1.Don'tmakeBuffetsystem.2.Don'tsayhai/hellotoelders.3.Don'tdancethestepsofwesternstyles.

Ourculturedancesare:

1.Kathakali.2.Kuchipudi.3.Bharatnatyam.

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Shobanasaid:(Fri,Feb6,201504:14:32PM)

Indiaculturehasmanyrestrictionsinbuilt.Butwhenwesterncultureisadapteditshouldhavecertainrestrictionsimplemented.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.InpastdaystheywerewearingJubbasandpancha.

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.Thisisonlyourculturethatbeforestartinganynewworkweprayforgod,andonlyinIndiamachinesarealsoworshipedbyworkers.Thisisallourculturetheseallarepracticedfromancienttimeandstillwedothesame.

Soourcultureisnotdecayingourwayoflivinghaschangedonly.Ifgirlswearjeansthisdoesnotmeanthisisagainsttheculture,theywearinginwhichtheyarecomfortable.Arestyleoflivinghasbeenchanged,ourwayofthinkingischangingsoautomaticallyifourdressingischanging,thisisnotdecayingofculture.

Ononehandallofustalkaboutgrowth,development,goodinfrastructureandonothersomemanagersofculturebeatthecouplethosearewalkingwithholdingtherehands.Andthesemanagerssaythatthesetypeofcouplesspoilingourculture.Someoneaskthosemanagersthat,israpingisourculture,teasingisourculture,childlabourisourculture?

AtlastIwanttosaythatourcultureteachesusharmony,respectofwomen,brotherhood,love,respectofelders.Justbykeepingthesevaluesinheartwillresultthatourculturewillalwayswithus.

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Subisaid:(Fri,Jan2,201511:29:30AM)

Inmypointofview,Culturegetdestroyedduetomodernisation.Thefirstreasonisthedressingsenseofgirlsandduetotechnologydevelopment.Theimportantreasonisfilmsarecorruptingtheyouthminds.Theworldbecomemoneyoriented.

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SabaPerwezsaid:(Tue,Dec2,201411:25:22AM)

Hifriends,

1stofall,Iwanttosaysomethingthatourcultureisnotdecayingitlosestheancientvalue.Ourcultureissamebutpeoplearegoingdifferent.Theonlythinkabout,howbecomearichperson.Sotheywerenotrespecttheirparentsandolderperson.Wethinkthattheyaregoingtowesternculture.

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Ishikasaid:(Tue,Nov25,201405:42:38PM)

Itisgoodthatwearewantedtobecomeallrounder.Wearedoesnotwantstobackfromanyone,butwealsohavetorememberourownidentity.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.



Differenttypesofchangesoccurredbythesedays.Ourdressingstylechanged.Isitdestroying?Itisonlyapartofchangethatoccurinourlife.Thiscannotbequestionedbyanyone.WeIndianshavetherighttoselectwhatweshouldbe.Intheworldoffasttechnology.Modernizationisrequired.Withoutmodernizationwecan'tdoanythingforthedevelopmentofcountry.

InmyopinionIndiancultureisnotdestroyedbymodernera.

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Adityasaid:(Fri,Nov21,201407:37:40PM)

Idon'tthinkweindiansareactuallyforgettingourculturealatestinstanceIwanttosharethatourPM,MrNarendraModiwentforforeigncountries,asitwasatouravastnumberofIndianvisitedwherehearrivedtheyjustwantedtotakeaglimpseofhimwhichshowsthatweindianshavemoralvaluesandgreatrespectforourcultureastheyhaveafeelingofsomeonewhoisgoingtorepresentIndiainforeigncountrieslikeAustraliaandAmerica.

FurthermoreIwanttoaddwithduerespectmybrotherandsistersofIndiathatintodaysmodernworldwecan'tkeepawaytheyouthfromadvertisement,exposureofwesternoutfitsoranythingwhichcanbeprovetoalluringone.

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Adityasaid:(Thu,Nov20,201408:32:17PM)

IthinkitisnotusonlywhoareacceptingWesternCulture,thereareforeignersalsowhoareacceptingourindia'straditionaroundthousandsofforeignersarevisitingourcountryeveryyearbecauseIndiantraditionismorealluringthananyotherculture.

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NoorbinaSalimsaid:(Mon,Nov10,201408:21:21PM)

TodayourCultureisdestroyedbymodernera.OurDresscodes,greatpassiontofastfoods&towardsjunkfoodsarethesymptoms.Ourspeakingwaytowardseldershastotallychanged.Canyoufindanymistakefromthesesimple3sentences.Filmsshowstheactuallifeofcitizens.Now,Thereisnodialoguesinit.Onlyasinglebeep.ThisiswhatweexpectedfromsuchacountrylikeIndia?

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Hasnasaid:(Tue,Oct28,201406:02:12PM)

HaiguiseIamHasna.Indiansdon'tknowwhatisfashion.Theydon'tknowwhatisgoodforthem.Sotheyarealwaysdependingonothersopinion.ButnowadaysmanyIndianswearjustlikewesternstyle.Theywanttochangethisculture.Theyshouldcomebacktotheirtraditionalstyle.

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Kamsaid:(Sun,Oct26,201410:13:31PM)

Hellofriend.

Accordingtome,weareslowlylosingourtraditionalculturalvalues.Wehavesuchaglorioushistory.Butnowadaysyoungstersaregettinginfluencebytheforeigncultureandforgettingourrichculturalvalues.DeclineofIndianculturenotonlytoblamewesternculturebutwearealsoresponsibleforthiscondition.Wearenotteachingourteenagerourculture.Butwearefollowingwesternculture.

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Shrutisaid:(Sun,Oct26,201407:27:28PM)

Accordingtome,ourcultureisdecayingbutithasbothbadandgoodimpactsonoursociety.

GOODEFFECTSarethatithasabolishedinequality,satisystem,dowrysystem,castesystemetcfromoursociety.Ithasintroducedequalityinthesocietybecauseofwhichnobodyistreatedasinferiorandsuperior.Ithasintroduceddemocracy,integrityetcinoursociety.

BADEFFECTSarethatithaschangedourdressingstyle,ourfoodhabitsandalsoouryounggenerationnolongerrespecttheirelders.IthasintroducedcorruptioninoursocietyandmanyotherbadthingsthathaSdestroyedourculture.

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SatyajeetSahaiKautilyasaid:(Fri,Oct17,201410:23:54PM)

Hellofriends!Iwentforadebatewhereiwasgiventhesametopicforthemotion.Here,iwouldliketosubmitmyspeech.

'Ifyoucan'tfly,thenrun



Ifyoucan'trun,thenwalkIfyoucan'twalk,thencrawlButwhateveryoudo,justkeepmovingforward.'

TheselinesofMartinLuther,accordingtome,havedeviatedIndianyouthfromtheirveryownculture.

Goodmorning,esteemedpanelofjudges,distinguishedaudienceandmyfellowdebaters.I,SatyajeetSahaiofArmyPublicSchool,standbeforetoyoutovoicemyopinionsforthemotionofthetopic,'IndianCultureislosingitsessencefortheyouth.'

JustlikeAdolfHitlertooktomasskillingsonthebasisofCharlesDarwin'stheory'TheSurvivaloftheFittest',theIndianyouthisalsotakingthefamouslinesofM.L.inadistortedway.

Movingforwarddoesn'tmeandoingawaywithourrichculturalheritage.Herein,Iwouldliketoemphasizethatsuperstitionsmayhavebeenapartoftradition,buthavenothingtodowithculture.Theyouthalwaysconfusesreligionwithcultureandgetsmovedbythehotnews,trendingnowadaysoftheimpostersadhusandall.But,letmetellyouMr.AndMs.Youth,cultureisthewayoflife,especiallythearts,customsandinstitutions,ofaparticulargroupofpeople,whereasreligionisaparticularsystembasedonbeliefs,faithandworship.

UppalapuShrinivas,IndianmandolinmaestroandcomposeroftheclassicalCarnaticmusicaltradition,diedjustamonthago.Onlyahandfulofpeoplepresentherewouldknowhim.AndifIaskaboutYoYoHoneySingh,mostofmyfriendsherewouldbewellversedevenwiththetapsofhisnewestalbumDesiKalakaar.Whatdoesallthisprove?Weareapingwesternculturewithoutbeingawareoftherichnessandvarietyofourownculture.Classicalmusicissaidtoenhancecognitivedevelopmentandreasoning.

Ourimmunesystemhasgivenupduetoourrushtowardscontinentalandfastfood.Thetraditionalspicesthatwerunawayfromhelpinimprovingourhealthintremendousways.Forinstance,cinnamoncanlowerbloodsugar,turmericsuppressesthegrowthofcancerouscellsandthelistgoeson.

Whenspeakingoffood,thenwhynottalkaboutfast?ObservingfastisanagelongtraditionthatisstillbeingfollowedinIndia.Scientificstudiesrevealthatobservingfasthelpsimprovingourdigestivesystem.Buttoday'syouth,whichisgettingmoreandmoreaddictedtotheworldlypleasures,doesnotseethevalueofsuchtraditions.

Today,thedressingsenseoftheyouthhaswesternized.Shortsandsleevelessdressesmayappearclassyandsassytomany.Theydon'tunderstandthereasonforourtraditionalclothesbeingthewaytheyare.Myfriends,inatropicalcountrylikeours,ourtraditionalclothesarethebestbet.

IndiawasthenameofaBritishcolonywhereasBharatwasacountryofrichandethicalvalues.WehaveadoptedIndia,butleftBharat.Also,from'Pitaji'and'Mataji'we'vecomedownto'Dad'and'Mom'.Well,foryouththat'sgoingup.

Now,myfinalstandthatIwouldliketotakeformytopicisaboutteacherstudentrelation.WehaveforgottentheGuruShishyatraditionsandrespectforoureldersinthismodernworld.WherearethedaysofEklavyagone?NowforallthoseEinsteinspresenthere,nobodyisaskingforyourthumbs.Yourteachersjustwanttherespectandtheimportancetheydeserve.

Withthis,duetotherestrictedtimelimit,IwouldliketoconcludemyspeechstandingformywordsthatIndiancultureislosingitsessencefortheyouth.

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ShrishtyTyagisaid:(Wed,Oct15,201409:15:29PM)

OfcourseIdoagreewiththestatementandwouldsaythatnowtheculturehasreachedsuchasituationwherethereisnopartlefttofollowthem.Mainlyitgoeswiththeyounggeneration.

Imeantosayisthatintoday'sworldnoteenagedolikestofollowthededicatesandjustwanttokeepwithwhattheywantwhichisreallygoingtoberesultinaveryharshone.

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Palkisaid:(Sun,Oct5,201404:13:55PM)

'OURCULTUREISDECAYING',weindiansareverysimple,wejustbelievewhatweseeandhear.Butsomehowthissimplicityareaffectingusinanyway.Iagreethatchangeisnecessarybutonlywhenitcanmaintaintheoriginalidentity.

Indiancultureissorichanddiversethatitcannoteasilydecaywithanyforeignculturewhetheritiswesternoreastern.Butyeahwearegettingverymuchinfluenceddaybydayfromforeigncultures.Aswecanseemany'the'dayhavecomeexvalentinesday,teddyday,friendshipdayetcetc,wherepeoplewastealotoftimeandmoney.

Peoplehavealsochangedthebasicmeaningofourtraditionalfestivals.EarlierInDiwalidiyaswereburntbutnowdayspeoplejustlightenupelectricandcolourfullights.

Incaseofeatinghabitwehavealsoadaptedinverywrongway.Kidsandchildreneatalotofjunkfood.Adultsstarteddrinkingandsmokingjustbecauseofbeinginfluencedfromforeignculture.Iamnotsayingchangeisbadandadaptingfromforeigncultureisbad,butthereshouldbesomelimit,sothatessenceandflavourofeveryindiansjustdon'tgetlost.

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Bhuvanasaid:(Mon,Sep29,201410:16:14PM)



Hifriends.I'mBhuvana.

AccordingtomypointofviewIndiancultureisnotdecayingfully.Itisinyouth'shandtopreserveourcultureortodestroythem.Aspeople'sarelikelytobemodernthecorrectimpactofwesternculture.Likehavingfood,dressingstyleetc.

Nowadayspeopleneedtobemodernfashionsotheyprefertowesternculturewhichobviouslyaffectourculturethatnobodyknowsaboutthat.SoIconcludethatpreferringwesterncultureisgood.Assomebodysays"toomuchofanythingisbetterthannothing".Wehavetoconsiderourourculturetoo.WeareallproudtosayweareIndiansofollowourculture.

AsIsaidyoungstersaremilestonestoanythingsowepeoplewantfollowourculture.

Thankyou.

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KaranKeswanisaid:(Sun,Sep28,201402:31:13PM)

Indiabyitsverynamegivesinformationabouttheextentofwestinfluence.BritisherstermedacountryrichinresourcesinsouthAsiaasIndia.Indiawasthenameofcolonywhilebharatwasthenameofacountryrichvaluesandethicalvalues.WeadoptedINDIAandleftbehindbharat.

Reallyourcultureleftournationalsoandwepersuadedittoleaveournationwithourconsent.

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AnkitChauhanD.Jsaid:(Sat,Sep27,201405:16:52PM)

Hellomydearfriends.HereI'mAnkit.Iwouldliketosharemythoughts.Indiaisthelandofdifferentculturesitsgood.Butthetoday'sgenerationistotallychanged.Theyaddictedtowardsthewesternculture.Thisisgoodbutweshouldn'thavetoforgetthatweareIndiansnottheBritish.Thankyou.

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Komalsaid:(Wed,Sep24,201408:23:12AM)

Hellomyfriends,Iwouldreallyliketosharemyviewsonthistopic.IndiaisthelandofdifferentCultures,Religionsetc.AndforthisIamproudofit.ButnowadaysIndianculturehasbeendecaying,ithasbeenlosingitsroots.Nowthegenerationisbecomingmodernized.Weallarebecomingaddictedtothewesternculturewhetheritisfoodhabitsoritmaybethedressingsense.Inallofthisweareforgettingourtraditions,ourculture.

Iamnotsayingthatwesterncultureisbad.Everyculturehasitsnorms.Weshouldrespectotherculturebutnotatthecostofourculture.

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Nithyasreesaid:(Fri,Sep19,201410:38:26PM)

Haifriends,

Firstofall,IwouldliketoremindyouthatINDIAisourmotherland.Accordingtomyview,Indiaistheoriginofculture.Theculturecameintoexistencebytheexperienceofourancestors.Ourancestorsconsideredthatasasacredthingandstartedtopracticeitefficiently.Ourculturenevertookanythingfromforeigncountries.Thewayoflivingwithmankindhasbeenelaboratelydiscussedintheholybookslikethirukkuraletc.Theseholybooks,oureverlastingmonuments,incomparablesculptures,magnificenttemplesarethepreciousgiftsfromourland.Itisourdutytopreservethem.Butitsoundsgloomythatwehaveforgotteneverythingwithinaminuteandwehaveswitchedontosomeotherculture.Maybeweareaddictedtotheforeignculturebecauseoftheimplementationoftheireducationsysteminourcountryandevenbecauseofourgracetowardsthem.Iagreethatalltheforeignculturesaregoodbutitdependsuponushowwetakeupthatculture.Ifwetakeonlythegoodthingsfromothersandfollowit,thenwewillbethewinners.Icanassurethatbecauseofotherculturesourculturecannotbedecayedforever.

Andnow,comingtothepresentmomentthisisnottheend.AndmoreoverENDmeanseffortneverdies.Sofriendslet'sstartpreservingourculturefromthismoment.

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ChandniGuptasaid:(Fri,Sep19,201403:55:47PM)

INMYPOINTOFVIEW"OURCULTUREDECAYINGBECAUSEOFbeingmoderndaybydayrakhiisnowlookinglikefriendshipband.Weareadopting&wewanttoadoptingmorenmorewesternculture&duetothiswearedivert.Girlsclotharealsobeingshorterdaytoday,pavitrarakhifestivalthat,thistypeofclotharenotinourculture.Inthisregardparentshavetoshowtherightwaytoyouthintheirchildhoodlikepathoftruth,nonviolence,obeytherulesetc.Thenouryouthpowerwillgotherightdirection,whichledtothecountryonthepathofprogress.

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Santhisaid:(Tue,Sep16,201412:20:59PM)

Inmypointview,WesternCulturedecayingonIndianculture.In1990'stotakeonefamilyforourten(or)twentymembersarelivinginveryhappy,peace,kindnessinthedays.Butnowadaystotakeonefamilyforonlytwo(or)threemembers,shouldnothappiness.Onlyfewmembersbutnothappy.

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Poojasaid:(Sun,Sep7,201410:03:48AM)

HELLOEVERYONE!

OfCourseourcultureisdecaying.Butinthesamewayit'simproving.Imeanthatsocialnetworkslikefbarehelping,inthesamewayspoiling.So,Iconcludethatweshouldusemodernitytohaveafruitfullife,butnottospoil.

Thankyoufriends!

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Sreejitasaid:(Sun,Aug31,201401:02:10PM)

Indiancultureisoneofthewellknownandrespectablecultures.Butalas!weindiansfailtounderstandit.

Weareratherbusycopyingthewestinsteadofimprovingourtradition.Thesedayswepreferadoptingawesternculturethanourowncultureandheritagewhichisindeedfarbetterthanthewesternintheirownways!notonlythiswearemisleadingtheyoungoneswhoarethefutureofourcountry!itshightimewestopdisrespectingourownheritageourownculture!

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Ambikasaid:(Thu,Jul31,201401:50:13PM)

Afterreadingalltheviewpointsmentionedhere,IfeelthattherewereevilsintheIndianSocietysuchasissuesrelatedtogirlchildabortions,deprivededucation,earlymarriage,sati,pardah,casteism,soonandsoforth.Butnowwithtime,oursocietyhasbecomeeducatedandawakentothesedeeprootedproblems.Wehaveemergedwithbetterunderstanding,educationandsensiblethinking.Wehaveabsorbedallthegoodthatwesternculturehadtooffer.NowweshouldSTOP.Enoughhasbeentakenfromthem.Wehavetodrawalinesomewhere.Weshouldnotadoptitblindly.Don'tletWesterncultureorsocalledModernizationruleourmind.

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ArunKumarsaid:(Mon,Jun23,201405:54:35PM)

Dearfriends,

Itoobelieveinwhatyouaresaying?

Atpresentwearetyingtoimitatewhattheforeigncountriesareperforming.Wegetjustcaughtupintheseandwespoilourrichtraditionandculture.Asweallknowour'sisavastandsecularmotherland,withanarrayofculture,traditionsbelieves&customs.AsviewingthisfrommyeyesIwishifwecouldinculcatethegoodmethodsofothernationsinsteadofcopyingallwhattheydoes.Trytogetridofthebadonesandsaveourrichtradition,forourtraditionmakeswhatwearetheytellsusourpast.

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Ananyasaid:(Fri,Jun13,201403:56:23PM)

Hellofriends,

Cultureisatrademarkoftheircountries.Insteadofsayingpeopleareadaptingwecouldsaywearechanging.Takinganyhistoryourcountryismostbeautifulandwonderful.Startingfromlifestyle,marriagefestivaletc.Butslowlyallaremovingtoforeigncountries.Andweareinterestedintheirtraditions.Wearelosingourhappiness.Everyoneischangingtheirrealidtofakeid.

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Yashashreesaid:(Sat,Jun7,201403:39:16PM)

IfwewanttoimitatetheWesternculture,itshouldbedonemoreintheHealthcareandEducationsystemandWomensecuritymatters,thanintheCulturalvaluesandtraditionsofourforefathers.IndianCultureisnotdecayingasmuchasitisdissolvingintheWesternCulture.

Amendmentsorsomemodificationscanbeacceptable,as"Changeisinevitable"buttheroots(ofIndianCulture)shouldn'tbecutoff,becausethatishowacountryisknownbyitsCulture.

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Vivamsaid:(Mon,May26,201402:21:29PM)

ItsamazinghowblindIndianpeoplearetothefailingsoftheirculture.Castesystem,womensrightsabuse,childmarriages,massivewealthinequalityarejusttonameafewreasonsalmostmostoftheworlddoesn'trespectyou.CouplethatwiththeinferioritycomplexofthemiddleclassindiansitsthereasonworldwillalwaysviewindiansasprimitiveandIndiawillneveramounttothelevelofchina.

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AnkitPahwasaid:(Mon,May19,201409:48:20PM)

IfeelthatyouthofIndiathinksthemselvestobeverysmartandintodaysgenerationofsocialmediatheyneedcompleteprivacyjustwastingtheretimeinwhatsappandfbduetowhichtheyaregoingfarfromcultureandtraditionswhicharerequiredtobehaveinsociety.

Generationgapisnotonlytheprobleminordertoget"modernised"(tocomeineyesofotherstheyareadoptingmodernfashionmakinganewtrendofsociety).

Suchactivitiesaretakingthemawayfromtheirfamilies.

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Kartikasaid:(Thu,May15,201404:40:48PM)

Ithinkadoptingwesterncultureisnotatalltheproblem.Theproblemstartswhenweareadoptingbadthingsfromthem.Likemanypeoplejustcopythelifestylesofwesternpeoplewithoutunderstandingwhatactuallyitis.Indianyouthfailstounderstandthedifferencebetweenmodernisationandwesternisation.Justbywearingjeansandtopsandwesterndressesdoesn'tmeanthatwearemodernising.Modernisationstartswheninsteadofchangingthedressingsensewestartchangingourmindset.

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Sidharthsaid:(Fri,Apr25,201409:21:40AM)

Ithink'changeistheruleofnature'andthechangeinlifestyleandhabitsshouldalsobepermissibletoanextenttillwherewedonotneedtoleaveouroriginalroots.

Wehavedebatesoverdevelopment,wecompareourselveswithUS.ButweforgetthatUSisadifferentcontinentwithdifferentclimaticconditionsanddifferentlybuildcivilizations.Sowearenotboundtomatchupwiththeirdressingsenseandculturalethos.Itsgoodtochangeabitbutthechangeshouldbeboundedsuchthatourgroundsremainoriginal.IfwecompletelydenytochangethenthatwillalsobenotgoodbecauseifwewantaIndiatobeadevelopedcountrywehavetochangeourethossomehowlikewomeninequality,childmarriage,malesupremacy.Onlythesechangeswillleadustowardsdevelopment.

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Arthisaid:(Thu,Apr24,201406:59:03PM)

Wehaveforgottenourowncultureandweblindlyfollowthewesternculture.Wehaveforgottenourownidentity.Itisveryunfortunatethattoday'sgenerationdonotknowaboutourIndianculturalheritage.Nodoubtthatwesterncultureisversatileandhastaughttobeselfindependentbutthisdoesnotmeanthatwewillforgetourcultureatallandblindlyfollowit.Weshouldfeelproudthatweareindians.

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SomnathSantrasaid:(Tue,Mar25,201407:43:16PM)

Hifriend,

Indiaisfamousforit'sculture,it'heritage.ForeignerarecomeforstudyinginNALANDA,TAKSHASHILA.Theirunityamongstvariousreligion,theirculturearepointedoutagainandagain.PeoplesofIndiarespectstheelders.Butmodernisationmakeitahistory.Today'sfestiveceremony,peoplebehavior,people'sdresspatternshowsthatour.

Culturevanishedsoonandremainsonlyinthedictionary.

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Prasannanjalisaid:(Sun,Mar23,201411:04:26AM)

Cultureisourwayoflivingandstyle.NowadaysespeciallyyouthisfeelingthatitisnotprestigiousifwenotfollowmodernwesterncultureitisobviouslywrongbecausefromourancienttimesweareadaptedtoourIndiansystemwhichismorebeneficialtoourmindsetandhealth.

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Devsaid:(Thu,Mar6,201403:47:57PM)



Yes,Ialsoagreewiththisstatementthatourculturedecayingbecauseofwesternculture.Actuallyourcountryisknownforemotionalbondingswithourfamily.Theindiansareveryheartypeople.Ourmainstrengthofcultureis,wehaveajointfamilytilldate,Butnowadaystheyoungsterwantprivacyandwanttheirspace,yesitisokbutonlyfortheprivacywecan'tignoreourrelationwithourparentsbecausetheyneedtoallofusbetogether.Yesitismusttobeapartoffirstourcultureandrespectitandthenothers.

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AbhijithKrishnan.U.Rsaid:(Thu,Feb20,201402:46:03PM)

Wemustnotforgetourculture.Nowadaysweareimitatingthetrendsofwesterncountries.OurlandhasauniqueidentityinhistoryintheformofVedas,Upanishadsetc.Wehavetoacquireknowledgefromallthosethingsinsteadofblindlyfollowingtheculture&modernwayoflivinginforeigncountries.Sothuswecanavoidglobalizationtoagreatextent.

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

India'stangibleandintangibleculturalheritageisextremelydiverse,richandancient.Thevalueofthetangibleheritageofmonuments,templesandotherworksofartsuchaspaintings,sculpturesandhandicraftshasbeenacknowledgedandeffortsarebeingmadetorestore,maintainandconservetheseculturalexpressions.

However,thelessvisibleformsofculturalheritage,pertainingtooraltraditions,aestheticandreligiousbeliefs,ritualsandfestivals,arts,music,folktraditions,dances,theaterforms,performingartsandnarrativestylesofstorytellinghavenot,untilrecently,receivedmuchattention.Thepapermakesacriticalassessmentofthenecessity,importanceandsignificanceofprotectingthisculturalheritage.

ItthenaddressesseveralissuesrelatedtothepreservationandconservationofIndia'sintangibleculturalheritage.Lastly,itsuggestswaysandmeanstopreserve,safeguard,maintainandstrengthenIndia'srichanddiverse,multicultural,multilinguisticculturalheritagesothatitremainsavibrant,dynamicandlivingpartofcommunitylife.

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

Changingcultureisabooninsomewaysandabaneinsomeways.Allthatpeoplehavetoknowisthateveryculturesaysthesamethingloveallthepeopleandhelpthem.Cultureisnothingbutleadingourlifeinamoresystematicmanner,whichyouadoptfromourancestorsandIndiancultureisprovedtobemorebetterthanothers.

Astoldourcultureistheoldestcultureandshowedtheworldhowtoleadalife.

Forexamplelordramashowedhowtoruleacountry,howtoleadalifeinaperfectway.

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SwatiPalsaid:(Thu,Dec5,201307:41:47PM)

WeareIndiansthenwhyweareforgettingourpreciouswealththatis,ourculturalheritage.WhyweareacceptingthosemodernculturewhicharespoilingourIndianfuture.Aswearefarmersandearthisourmotherlandthenwhyinsteadoftakingchapatiwearehavingburgar,insteadofmilkwearehavingtea,insteadofhavinghukkawearehavingcigarette.

Whatisthereasonbehindit?IfYouthinkthattheseareallbecauseoffilms,soyourmentalityisincorrectbecauseitdependsonyouhowandwhatyouthink,seeandacceptasitisaworldfullofdifferenttypesofincidenthappensbutIexpectyoutoacceptgoodthings.

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

IthinkthatmodernityhasmadeusforgetourculturalheritagebecauseweasIndiansarenotbeingrespectfultowardsourculture.Filmindustryisnotresponsiblefordecayingitasitistheirdutyastheyearnlotofmoneyinit,itisuptoyouthatwhetheryouwanttoacceptitinyourlifeornot.Iknowthatitiseasytoacceptwrongthingsbutgoodthingsaredifficulttoaccept.Sotrytoengageingoodthingsasitwillprotectourculture,whichisveryprecious.

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

Ourcultureisdecayingbyusandwearethepeoplewhocansaveourculture.Wearetheindianssoitsourresponsibilitytosaveourcultureandnotfollowthewesternculture.Soplease,please,pleasesaveourculture.

Thankyou,verymuch.

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



India'straditionalcultureisoneofthemostfamouscultureintheworld.ButnowIndia'scultureisdecaying.Country'sfoodanddresshabitdependsonitsclimaticchange.Thewesterncountriesweathermadethemtofollowsuchfoodanddresshabits.

AsIndiaisatropicalcountry,ourhabitsareliketoboundsareesandsalwars.Butnowadayspeoplemisunderstoodthisandmisusetheirprivacy.SoitsourdutytopreserveIndia'sculture.

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MansiParadkarsaid:(Sat,Oct19,201305:45:57PM)

Ourcultureisdecayingaswedoacceptthewesterncultureveryinstantly.IamnotsayingthatrejectallthewesternthingsbutonlythethingisthatlookatIndianculturealsoifwe'llnotadoptthewesternIthinkwewillstopgrowingthatisprogressingandIwouldliketosaythat"IAMINDIANANDIAMPROUDOFBEINGINDIAN".

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

Hello,myfriends.

Indiaisadiversecountry,wherewecanfindmanyreligions,cultureasithasallkindofpeople.Soitisasecularcountry.Nomatterwerespectothercountry'sculturebutatthesametimeweshouldnotletourculturedown.InordertomakeIndianstoexist,wehavetosaveourculturefirst.Ifyousaveyourculture,culturewillsaveyou.

Idon'tsaythateveryonehastofollowhisownculture,ifyoufindthattherearesomeprosinanotherculture,thenusethemandenhanceyourownculture.Thusagoodcultureisnotonlyfollowingthingsbutalsoadoptinggoodpointsfromotherculture.Sowiththisbothindividualaswellascountry'sculturecandevelopinmoreprosperousway.

Thankyou.

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

Tosee,readaboutandthinkwholeworldcultureandsocietythenchoosebestofthembecauseacrosstheworldoneandtwothingsarebestforyourenvironmentineachcountry.Morepeopletraveledaroundtheworldbecauseofthistypeofthingsomepeopleshaveadoptsomepeopleshavenot.InIndianculturealltypesofthingsaremixed.Becauseofalltypesofreligionsanddifferenttypeofsocietylivestogether.Sometimepeoplesthinkpositiveandsometimenegative.Becauseofchangesinalldifferentpartofentirenation,state,dist.,village.,andworldparts.Peopleshaveshowandreadintv,radio,newspapers.Sochogethebestpartofcultureandchangethemindandsociety.

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ChandraSekharsaid:(Tue,Oct8,201303:07:34PM)

Yesourcultureisdecaying.Itissaidthatweareaddictedtowesterncultureratherthanfollowingit,startingfromfoodhabitswearefollowingthem.Wearelearningthingswhicharenotusefultous.Inturnwesterncountrieslearningthingsfromuswhichincreasetheirownstatus.Finallyitissaiditiseasytolearnthingswhichareuseless,butitisdifficulttospreadthingswhicharegood.

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Ankushsaid:(Wed,Oct2,201308:22:19PM)

Yeahwellourcultureisdecaying.Generationischanged,peoplehavemodernthinkingandtheywanttoadoptthenewthingsintheirlifeastheydoseefit.Peoplemakeculture,itdoesnotmakepeople.PeoplewanttotrynewthingsandIseenowronginthat.Youcan'tblamemoviesormusicoranythingbecauseyouknowwhat?ifthosesuckymoviesarehitbecausepeoplelovethem,theywantsuchthingstohumorthemorwhatever.Thinkofourculturedyingisstepforsomethingnew,somethingbetter.TakeitasOurcultureisnotdecayingitisevolving.

Ratethis:+21 17

Johnsaid:(Wed,Aug28,201307:06:45PM)

Allwehavetoblameisbollywoodproducers,directorsandsomeartists,corruptingthemindsofyounggenerationsinIndia.AndalsorealtyprogrammeslikeBigBoss6,7mustbeburnedinpublic.Trytobemoralinthemedia,andothershowssimplygettingfamethroughnakedambition.Showyourpatriotismoutofyourmind,learntothinkwhatisrightandwrong.Otherwiseourcountrywillbecomebraindrainthroughthesestuff.

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GauravDhanwantsaid:(Mon,Aug19,201312:56:30AM)

Thereisnothingwronginadoptinganyculture,butweshouldadoptitfully.Inwesterncountriesfreedomofexpressing



thoughtisthere,talkingaboutsexandrelationshipsopenlyistherebutweforgetthatcorruptionisconsideredtabooinwesterncountries,butwepracticeitopenly,wejustwanttoadopt,whatisbeneficialforusandwedon'tthinkabouttherest.Acountryisknownbyitsculture,inwesterncountriesourdiversecultureispraisedandappreciatedsowhyweforgetit?Weshouldbeproudthatweliveinsuchacountrywithrichcultureandtraditions,sowhynottostickwithit?

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Sadnativesaid:(Fri,Aug16,201307:27:48PM)

IamadifferentIndian,I'maNativeAmericanIndianandourculturewasruinedwhentheEuropeanscameoverandstartedtakingthelandto"civilizeanddevelop".Thatwasjustthebeginningofthefallofthewesternworld.Theywantedto"educate"andruinaculturebecausetheydidn'tfeeltheyknewhowtodothings.TheIndianstriedtoliveapeacefulexistencewithoneanother,torespecthumanrace,torespectnature.Theproblemwithtoday'sworldiseveryoneisaloverofselfthanloverofothers.AmericausetobefoundedonGod,butmostofwhatwetolerateasanationnowiscorruptedandimmoral.Lookatthewomenforanexample.

Thereisnoshame.Thereusetobeatimewhenonlyahusbandwouldseehiswife,nowanyoneinpubliccanseehiswife.Whatwasviewedinthemarriagebedroomisnowapublicshow.Thatisasadcrime!Notonlythattheyarenowstartingontheyoungchildren.Theyaredesensitizingthemsomuchthatbytimetheirgenerationgrowsuptheywillbemoresexualanddisrespectfulthanthisgeneration.Thistimeinlifeisaboutmoney,fame,powerandself.TheWesternworldhasadoptedeverythingthatisimmorallywrongasrightandwhatisrightaswrong.Ifyoustandagainstityouareaminoritynow.Itwasn'talwaysso!

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Harshikasaid:(Thu,Aug15,201311:25:36PM)

Thisistruebecausetoday'sgenerationareswitchingovertowesternculture.About95%ofpopulationinIndiaareoverwhelmedbywesterncultureandadoptingwesterncultureforgettingtheirIndianvalues,cultureandskills.Evenforgettingtheirparentstheyareengrossedinfulfillingtheirownselfishneedslikemoney,fame,powerandposition.

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

Ourcultureisnotonlydecayingbywesternculturebutalsobymoderncommunication.AswehavestepintothemodernworldwegetinthesecommunicationlikeTV,computer,internet,etc.Nowadaystheseareonlydecayingourculture.Butinthatcasewehavestepintomodernwearenotdecayingourculturebutforgettingit.

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