Few Problems Solved Part 1 , The Practice Of Art And Literature 5. " CULTURE Culture is a vague term. It is the collective name for different expressions of life. People eat, enjoy hospitality, laugh on some occasions and shed tears on others, and thereby express life through various actions. The collective name of all these actions is culture . The particular expressions of life which are not considered beneficial to others are called Krs't'i or culture . To take a very common example, an English family, out of hospitality, may offer beef to an Indian guest who may not like it. The term Sam'skrti also means culture . It is used in a good sense and is beneficial for all. According to PROUT all of society has the same culture . There are local variations in the mode or state of cultural expression, but the expression is universal. While everybody eats, some eat by hand, others by stick and still others by spoon. Indian dance is based on Mudra' or dance postures, and European dance is based on rhythm, but they do not represent two different cultures . Local variations will diminish if there is a close blending between different groups of people, because this will create common customs. In Nepal there is a blending of Hindu and Buddhist customs. In Bengal there is a blending of Aryan and Dravidian customs. These local variations are called customs. Thus local modes of expression bearing local or group specialities are customs,