Changing Values In Indian Culture

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Nature Of Indian Culture

Since ancient times, India has been known for diversity and prosperity in its Culture. It has one of the oldest civilizations and cultures in the world. Despite such diversity, Indian culture has the immense power to unite peoples. The Indian Constitution recognizes 15 national languages, which are spoken in over 1600 dialects. With language changing across different parts of the country, culture is also diverse. The Culture of India has played a vital role in its civilization.

Changing Values

We all know that Change is the law of nature. This law governs almost everything in this universe and so as the Indian Culture. Over Centuries Indian Culture has influenced by a lot of changes and many of them has incorporated in this culture remaining the other features intact. These Changes are more or less like two faces of a coin. Some changes are beneficial for our society and culture, and some others are dangerous. In other words these changes have both Positive and Negative aspects.

Changes In Indian Culture that are Positive for Indian Society

A few Centuries ago, “Sati pratha” was abolished, and “widow remarriage” was approved. These Changes were the major achievements of Indian Society. These changes have removed the traditions and methodologies that were a curse to all women and humanity. These Changes were the major revolution in the Indian Society. From that time, changes have influenced a lot to the Indian Society. Nowadays, there are many visible changes in our society. Some of them are:-

• • With technology becoming fast and easily portable, people of different parts of the world are interacting together. Today they can easily know each other’s culture and tradition. So technology has made this world a smaller place and make the peoples come closer to know each other’s lifestyle and culture. Today, people are well-versed in other countries’ cultures and traditions, broadening their knowledge. As a result, individuals are becoming more independent, breaking free from traditional methodologies and embracing new perspectives. New thinking is evolving in society.

• • Today peoples of our country are moving to other parts of the world for higher education and learning better technology. Now, a girl of our country is no more restricted to home and a woman to a housewife. Things are changing. Girls are also getting opportunities for their better education and lifestyle, same as the boys. Old traditions and wooden customs are changing. These changes are the seeds for a better society where girls and women have the same rights as the boys and men have. These changes are empowering our girls and women.

• • In the case of marriage, the changes are visible. Now the younger generation chooses their life partner themselves. Traditionally, their parents used to find a marriage partner for them. Today, if their parents choose a life partner for them, then they allow their young ones to spend time with their life partner to understand each other and then perform the marriage ceremony. By doing this, they gave their children a better chance to have a better future. So now a days young generation have freedom of choice in contrast with the old culture of Indian society where parents were solely responsible for choosing life partner for their children.

• A major change in Indian Culture is evident in the transformation of Indian Cinema. We all recognize that cinema serves as a mirror to our society, clearly reflecting its culture and methodologies. A few decades ago, Indian cinema solely focused on entertainment, producing conservative films. However, today’s filmmakers tackle various social issues, elevating Indian cinema to new heights. Filmmakers have already produced movies addressing critical issues like terrorism and bogus CBI, teaching society valuable lessons about these issues and their consequences. Moreover, filmmakers have produced several films promoting art and music in recent years. These films encourage new talents and provide fresh opportunities.

• Negative Aspects Of Changes In Indian Culture

As stated earlier, “every coin has two faces”.So if there are some positives, negatives also lie within. The changes in Indian Culture is also giving some negative consequences. Some of them are discussed below:-

• With growing technology, competition in the market is also rising. People are spending lots of time in the office and at the workplace. Consequently they have not much time to spend with their family specially with their children. Nowadays, parents have less time to care for their children, unlike in the past when family members provided immense care and attention. So the present generation of children are very much unaware of our Indian Culture.No one is there to make them understand about this. At present this is not a major issue but in future it will be of great concern.No one of us will ever want that our future generation will remain unaware from our Indian Culture.

Problem:- 

Our next Generation will remain unaware of our Indian Culture and slowly they will forget it.

Solution:

Parents should spend valuable time with their children discussing our culture and tradition. Classes should be organized by schools to make them aware of our culture and its values.

• With the growing demands of the world, the level of education has also changed. Pedagogy has changed. In old ages learning of a few subjects was enough but now a days a child has to learn about the different subjects and different areas of concern including present technology and science. So, the level of mental stress has increased. In such conditions, the behavior of parents acts as a catalyst. Nowadays, parents impose their desires and dreams on their children. Consequently, mental stress rises exponentially, leading to acts of suicide and depression.

Problem:

Mental stress on children has increased.

Solution: 

The nature of Pedagogy should be favorable with children. Parents should not impose their desires and dreams on their children. Every child is special; every child has a special talent. Provide them care and love and help in enhancing their mental strength so that their confidence in themselves will increase. They need these things because they are the future of our country. Our next society and culture largely depends on them.

• In this world of growing technology, nearness and full of connections it is almost impossible for anyone to remain unaware about the culture following in different parts of the world, specially to our young generation. They are crazy about being modern, and in their journey of modernization they are more attracted towards western culture. Regarding this, they have accepted some freaky ideas of Western culture. Nowadays, physical pleasure is preferred by them over mental pleasure in almost every aspect, whether their life is concerned or whether their love. In search of physical pleasure, they often commit crimes. They are the building blocks of our society and culture. What would happen to our future generations if they solely tend towards Western culture? Modernization is necessary, but it should be in a way that preserves our culture and values.

Problem:

Physical pleasure is preferred by our young generation over mental pleasure.

Solution:

Parents should take care of their teens. They should restrict their teens up to some extent. Freedom is necessary but it should be in a limit. Parents should also be frank with their teens, like friends. Parents should give lessons to their teens about the consequences of bad habits prevailing in society, and how they can contribute in removing them. They should also make their teens frank with them and their family. Parents should discuss each and every issue of their teen among themselves and should tackle it patiently and smartly. If proper care is given to them, they can be a responsible Indian in the Future.

Conclusion

So in the past 10-15 years our Indian Culture has changed a lot. These changes were very much necessary for the development of our society. Still we need some changes. A custom or tradition that does not change over time becomes poison for society. Indian Culture has an immense power to incorporate changes remaining it’s other values intact. With technologies spreading all over the globe, we should learn different methodologies and cultures from different parts of the world. We should incorporate them in our culture too, but in a civilized way so that we can also preserve our own culture.

We must take the negative aspects of change in our Indian culture seriously and address them. To build a strong culture and a developed society, we must strengthen our children and younger generation mentally, socially, physically, technically, and culturally. By fortifying our culture and society, we will automatically propel our country into the list of developed nations.

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