From: S.Dharmaraj@newcastle.ac.uk (D. Subramani)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Re: Indian Society!
Date: 22 Nov 92 12:14:02 GMT
Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU

cvenkate@yoda.wsu.edu (Chandramouli Venkatesh - CS) writes:






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>Hi !

>    This posting is to get a general opinion of the members regarding
>    the openness of Indian society. I thought of posting this after
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>    think that u don't have one on ur own! {unless he/she is so
>    intolerant as to not being able to appreciate another culture!}
>    And there is absolutely nothing to feel inferior about it (as some of
>    them do!- reminds me of the article that was posted sometime back
>    which quoted some European making an observation that We Indians
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>    don't feel proud of being an Indian!)


>    Please don't take  this issue to personal levels for this is
>    just to get ur opinions in this somewhat more serious(!) article!


>Venkatesh Chandramouli


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 If you were reffering to Adam Osborne article in Dataquest, I think 
 since he grew up in "the  small town of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu"
 which probably makes him no less an Indian than the rest of us.

 I don't understand what "openness" really means but the first
 thing that spring to mind is the general attitude in our society
 towards women.

 Before you switch off saying "Ho-hum another wimmen's issue" I would
 draw your attention toward women & marriage (especially arranged
 marriages). It is somehow deeply ingrained in our society that a
 girl is a "burden". 

 I mean how often have you not seen parents panic if their daughter
 is twenty-six or more and still not married. They look at it as
 some sort of failure. However the same does not apply to men.

 Maybe this stems from a perception that mummy will stay home while 
 daddy is out "catching butterflies". The consequence of all this 
 is that the girl will be forced into a marrriage where she has no
 choice resulting in an unhealthy relationship filled with acrimony.

 Look at the impact such a family unit would have on society. How
 many such disgruntled unit exist and what their effects are nobody 
 has cared to find out nor, I guess, anybody will. Add to all this other
 social evils such as dowry etc. and you can begin to see the 
 emergence of a pattern that can only ultimately lead to stagnation.

 I think a discussion on "Openness in the Indian society" would be
 most welcome. There are many aspects in our society based on 
 culture and traditions that are rock solid and have stood the test 
 of time. But then there are other things that have degerated and the 
 time for change has come...Now!.


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