akanksha
May 11th, 2006, 04:13 PM
Is Chase for Individuality being a threat to our Culture?
The recent phenomenon of Women burgeoning as 'Power Goddess' surely vindicates the emergence of Indian women as leaders in almost every profession and the nicety of Women provides an optimistic vision not only to her family but also to those working with her. Women are now exalting themselves from the set traditional restrictions and together with a bated countenance strive independently enough to pursue their careers on their own terms.Women no more remain subdued or allow themselves to be stigmatized as is evident from your recent statistics. They are on the forefront everywhere now and a new revolution seems to have come in to existence where women have become like a rather robust stanchion supporting themselves and others progressing to conquer their fantasies in reality.Though this status quo seems sprightly enough, but every new tenet in a society carries with itself certain negativities as well.
The continuous increase in the divorce rate thus may be the reason of preference to more of Individualism, Independence, changing job patterns and attitudes, more chase for westernization, the endeavors to follow up with cultures of multinationals, increase in crime rate against girls, and changing concepts about relationships and emotions are surely being promoting a strangulation of our very eternal Indian Culture.And moreover the children of the divorced parents thus have to bear through a morass of adjustments for which their mind-set may not yet be prepared. Besides, the divorced individuals may develop this propensity to consider only professional success, a broad social circle of friends and following up as the only important aspects of their life. But in the real sense even they would realize it at the end of the day that family needs time and care and'Individualism' has probably to be 'shared' to give a roseate way for'togetherness'.
This change has somewhere brought a great deal of 'psychological proselytization' among Indian women but this attitude for only 'self-development' may end up extirpating our very own primordial Indian culture and values and may prove contradictory to our very ancient concept of ' Family'. So should we restrict westernization to our work only, without actually changing the lifestyles, morals and roots of our culture internally and eternally as well? Or Are we indeed developing with each passing day a 'Westernized Modern India' of 'Individuality' in terms of possessing more of 'self-centered' citizens than over-shadowing the virtues of care, concern, sacrifice, and adjustments required for our family? Whatever be the thoughts of our youth today, one can never attain a true success and self-realization by abandoning one's own culture.
Thus family should not be neglected because of small differences and besides, India, being the land of Lord Rama and Krishna, every descendent thus should care for his family first and then for his individual self. Besides care for his own people would allow an individual to shape up his own career as well. Women possess an immense untapped power of strength (both emotional as well as practical) and thus they must contribute their care to sensitize and strengthen our entire society of Individual hearts. Thus let's join our hands together to bud a brand new culture with ancient rooting to guide our thoughts and actions and where each person would be restricted by his thoughts for other's happiness and prosperity but still would bear an essence of freedom for 'self-development' in particular but a commensurate restrictedness for the development of 'our people and nation' in general yet in an eternal sense.
Akanksha Chaudhary
WHEN GOD IS WITH US , WHO CAN BE AGAINST US ?
The recent phenomenon of Women burgeoning as 'Power Goddess' surely vindicates the emergence of Indian women as leaders in almost every profession and the nicety of Women provides an optimistic vision not only to her family but also to those working with her. Women are now exalting themselves from the set traditional restrictions and together with a bated countenance strive independently enough to pursue their careers on their own terms.Women no more remain subdued or allow themselves to be stigmatized as is evident from your recent statistics. They are on the forefront everywhere now and a new revolution seems to have come in to existence where women have become like a rather robust stanchion supporting themselves and others progressing to conquer their fantasies in reality.Though this status quo seems sprightly enough, but every new tenet in a society carries with itself certain negativities as well.
The continuous increase in the divorce rate thus may be the reason of preference to more of Individualism, Independence, changing job patterns and attitudes, more chase for westernization, the endeavors to follow up with cultures of multinationals, increase in crime rate against girls, and changing concepts about relationships and emotions are surely being promoting a strangulation of our very eternal Indian Culture.And moreover the children of the divorced parents thus have to bear through a morass of adjustments for which their mind-set may not yet be prepared. Besides, the divorced individuals may develop this propensity to consider only professional success, a broad social circle of friends and following up as the only important aspects of their life. But in the real sense even they would realize it at the end of the day that family needs time and care and'Individualism' has probably to be 'shared' to give a roseate way for'togetherness'.
This change has somewhere brought a great deal of 'psychological proselytization' among Indian women but this attitude for only 'self-development' may end up extirpating our very own primordial Indian culture and values and may prove contradictory to our very ancient concept of ' Family'. So should we restrict westernization to our work only, without actually changing the lifestyles, morals and roots of our culture internally and eternally as well? Or Are we indeed developing with each passing day a 'Westernized Modern India' of 'Individuality' in terms of possessing more of 'self-centered' citizens than over-shadowing the virtues of care, concern, sacrifice, and adjustments required for our family? Whatever be the thoughts of our youth today, one can never attain a true success and self-realization by abandoning one's own culture.
Thus family should not be neglected because of small differences and besides, India, being the land of Lord Rama and Krishna, every descendent thus should care for his family first and then for his individual self. Besides care for his own people would allow an individual to shape up his own career as well. Women possess an immense untapped power of strength (both emotional as well as practical) and thus they must contribute their care to sensitize and strengthen our entire society of Individual hearts. Thus let's join our hands together to bud a brand new culture with ancient rooting to guide our thoughts and actions and where each person would be restricted by his thoughts for other's happiness and prosperity but still would bear an essence of freedom for 'self-development' in particular but a commensurate restrictedness for the development of 'our people and nation' in general yet in an eternal sense.
Akanksha Chaudhary
WHEN GOD IS WITH US , WHO CAN BE AGAINST US ?