Every country has its own custom. People of different nations
are recognized by their culture. India is a powerhouse catering to
almost all the leading global companies of the world. And has abundant talent
with a steady supply of talented software engineers,
Doctors and paramedicals. India
has most high qualified professionals in the world. English and Hindi are the
main official languages in India.
It is a rich country with great culture, traditions and has been known to have
wonderful dresses and costumes. Western and Indian
Majority of Indian women wear traditional costumes and they look
so graceful and glorious. Indian men and women have always loved to dress up
in their traditional costumes, attires and accessories during
festivals and other occasions which are an integral part of Indian life. In India the
family is the most important institution that has survived through the ages.
Family is the foundation stone of society which modifies individual behaviors
and cultivates tolerance, patience, respect for others, love and affection,
dedication, care and sacrifice.
Most Indians
have sharp observational skills and note fine details. Likewise, nonverbal
messages and signals, such as facial expressions, gestures, or different tones
of voice, are easily perceived. Indians tend to convey and perceive ideas and
feelings through behavior. The Indian culture is unique and has its own values.
Indians are very much family oriented While the children in the US are
brought up to live an independent life, the children in India are not brought
up in that way. In Indian culture, there is respect for the elders and it is
they who make decisions. But in American culture, each individual makes his own
decisions.
Indian culture
treats guests as god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are a
part and parcel of the family itself. Even though we don't have anything to
eat, the guests are never left hungry and are always looked after by the
members of the family. We Indians have a great Hospitality. Children are
expected to listen, respect, and obey their parents. We are deeply rooted our
rich values and good morals within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we
receive from our culture.
It is plain that
God wants most of our flesh covered. The Bible informs us that Adam and Eve had
on no covering, and after they sinned, they were ashamed. I don't think they
were ashamed together, but they were afraid that God would see them, for they
hid together from God. We are told to dress modestly (I Timothy 2:9). The Indian
women do not expose their bodies like western countries. Indian women can wear
whatever she pleases in the presence of her husband .But when she goes out with
a family and children's or relatives and friends she covers her entire
body and dress modestly and not exposing her body
like western countries. Why because God himself told women to cover their body
or nakedness. God has made women distinctly feminine and we should be so happy
and grateful that He has done so. It is believed that Revealing indecent
clothes is an attempt to draw attention to yourself in a sexual way that begins
to reveal your "nakedness that will cause others to "lust" or
"commit adultery" even in their imagination.
Indian women dress in humble purity, a true submission, shamefacedness
and sobriety that's why Indian women are different compared to other women in
other counties of the world. Women have a moral obligation to avoid enticing
men with immodest apparel. Dressingmodestly is a gift from God and Indian women
are gifted with it. If a woman dresses with dignity and carries herself with
grace, most men will approach that woman with respect and honor. If a woman
dresses immodestly like western women, a man will often view her as a sexual
object. Women who stay at home and guide the house are often labeled as being
"slaves, weak or dependent in western world. For Indian women family and
children's are important that her career. If she has to pick one she chooses
family. Even though some of the women work in India their children's are watched
over by immediate family members of elders in the family.
The Western
practice of kissing or hugging anyone is form of greeting anyone. In most of
Europe, Canada and United states
it is normal to see people holding hands or kissing in public or hugging in
public. In India
we greet people by shaking handshands and Indians consider that lip kissing
outside the families is bad as mouth is the place where one can pass contagious
disease through mouth and saliva. It is regarded as unclean also because of
people bad habits such as smoking, drinking liquor etc. In India smoking is banned.Kissing or smooching in
public is popular in West but not considered very well in India. Love and
affection in Indian tradition is considered sacred, holy, sanctified something
which if you express publicly, diminishes in its value. Expressing love should
be deep in our hearts not just like a habitual thing like western world. We
Indians truly value a kiss, and maintain its importance by reserving some
privacy for it. It's not about tradition or culture it is just the basic
decency and respect. We believe that Animals kiss and display affection in
public but it's not necessary for a human to be that way. It is not a gesture
to show in public like animals. India
preaches is to confine all intimate relationships within closed doors. In
India, the Supreme Court of India has described Public display Affection to be
in bad taste and an unacceptable act, which may be considered an act of public
nuisance, and sometimes leading to conviction and/or fine from the involved
parties. Affection is a private and intimate affair. Its public display is a
reflection of immaturity and insensitivity of the partners towards each other.
Unless you happen to be in 'Westernized Indian' circles or in the company of people in the glamour industry such as models and beauty queens Kissing and Hugging is common as some of the Indians adopt from western countries when they live in western countries. I am an Indian Christian living in western country still I strongly follow my great Indian culture. I will never adopt western lifestyle. We Indians do have great morals and we maintain descent dignity. We don't want to adopt western standard of living. When western people questions Indians about why they shake hands , why they don't kiss or hug etc., why don't they expose their body like western women etc? Because Like how other countries can't adopt Indians morals, we cant adopt western morals because our culture is very sacred and has great valve. True love need not be displayed with a public smooch or public hugging it is understood. Westernized emotions are public and ours is private. Our hugging and kissing is limited only to our spouses and family members. It is not a gesture to show in public. India preaches is to confine all intimate relationships within closed doors.
You cannot
blindly import values from one society and impose on another society. Assuming
if some country will allow nudity, kissing or smooching in public loosing its
essence and valve, why we Indians do need to adopt that just because its common
in other country.
Humanity, Kindness,
Helping each other, Generosity, Hospitality and sharing are greatly valued in
our culture. Right from our early days of childhood we are taught of Good
morals. Most of Indians freely exchange property and food with the neighbors
and friends also with strangers.
Indian culture
treats guests as god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are a
part and parcel of the family itself. Even though we don't have anything to
eat, the guests are never left hungry and are always looked after by the
members of the family. Elders and the respect for elders is a major component
in Indian culture. Elders are the driving force for any family and hence the
love and respect for elders comes from within and is not artificial. Indian
culture tells us to multiply and distribute joy and happiness and share sadness
and pain. The arranged marriage
is another practice that illustrates the importance Indians place on the
family. A majority of marriages in India are arranged by families and
several people are involved in the decision-making process. We don't do dating,
and end up in confused relationships as In Indian society premarital sex is
considered as sin. Most of us people live pure for our spouses. Westernized
counties they date, they love each other, without marrying they live each other
like married spouses and finally most of them end up in divorces and again
remarriage. Western living life style is considered as sin in our country. We
don't remarry; we have one spouse for entire life and live happily in our
families by true submission and devotion.
American culture can sometimes appear to be too rebellious and
independent, with children growing apart from their parents as they grow older.
In India
parents has the responsibility of giving education and higher education for
their children, in some part of the other countries the children when they get
old they educate themselves. But in India Parents give education for their
children's and make them very highly educated. During education the children's
in India
mostly devote their entire time in studying and getting educated. Divorce rates
in India
were the lowest in the world.
Percentage of New marriages which End in Divorce, in Selected Countries in 2002
statistics are:
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