Writing is not my cup of tea. But when people say that you should experience everything in life, I cannot agree with them more. So here I am, trying to write, pour out my thoughts as clearly as possible and better my writing skills. I have never been an avid reader or a book enthusiast, and I am not fond of big English words either. I believe in expressing my feelings in a comparatively simple language than by throwing the dictionary on people's faces. Maybe that is partly because I don't know many "big English words", but hey, who cares!
So, I thought of starting this blog mainly because I have never tried something of this sort before. I mean I did start a few blogs a couple of years back, but never really got time to write more than an article or two. But this time, I am going to make an effort to actually write an article per week, not because I HAVE to do it, but because I WANT to do it.
I am really amazed how people change when they leave their home country and come abroad to study. Well I can only say this because I can feel the change in myself. I see a lot of people around me change from what they were a few months back and what they are now. Suddenly, patronizing your own country becomes a "trend". Comparing how things are messed up in your home country, and how those are incredibly smooth in the new land, becomes the epicenter of every discussion. When some might think that this is pretty laughable and talking about it makes them cool, I feel it is utterly degrading to your motherland. I am neither being a patriot here, nor have I just watched the movie 'Swades', I am just being a little sensitive to my country, and I feel it deserves it. I totally understand that the amount of opportunities you get in your home country, are comparatively lesser than what the new country would offer you, or a certain government procedure might cost you more time and money, or the traffic jams might take forever to clear, or the reservations might just bug you out, but always remember that this was the country that you were born in, a country that let you live in peace and harmony with your family, which never restricted you from doing anything, a country that made you what you are today.
I have often noticed this among foreigners, that they know of India as a place with a lot of history, ancient structures, beautiful scenery, a rich heritage and smart people. We Indians potray our country in front of them as a place with illiteracy, corruption, and a lot of other negative things. Whereas the fact is, that India is the fastest developing country in the world and great world leaders have already recognized that the 21st century is going to belong to India. It is high time according to me that we as the responsible citizens of India, need to envision its future and growth and work towards it no matter which part of the world you are in.
Every country has some flaws, doesn't mean we need to show it to the world. If you have a weakness, you don't show it to the world, you hide it and overcome it. Shouldn't we do the same? Showing the world about the bad side of India, is morally incorrect on our part as it's young generation. It is high time that we start appreciating the good things in our country and try to work on the few negative things. I am not saying that the western culture is harmful for the Indian society, but we should stop going gaga about it. There are a few things that we really need to incorporate from the western culture and some things that we can ignore. Before accepting westernization, I am strongly of the opinion that we must study our own culture fully. Many of the young generation have little or no knowledge of their own culture, and because ignorance is bliss, they misconceive the Indian culture. A little insight into it and then they can make a rightful choice of the culture they want to follow.
Contrary to the contents of the above article, I am totally not a philosophical person but I do not know where all that came from. Maybe just some frustration venting out. That's all for today.
So, I thought of starting this blog mainly because I have never tried something of this sort before. I mean I did start a few blogs a couple of years back, but never really got time to write more than an article or two. But this time, I am going to make an effort to actually write an article per week, not because I HAVE to do it, but because I WANT to do it.
I am really amazed how people change when they leave their home country and come abroad to study. Well I can only say this because I can feel the change in myself. I see a lot of people around me change from what they were a few months back and what they are now. Suddenly, patronizing your own country becomes a "trend". Comparing how things are messed up in your home country, and how those are incredibly smooth in the new land, becomes the epicenter of every discussion. When some might think that this is pretty laughable and talking about it makes them cool, I feel it is utterly degrading to your motherland. I am neither being a patriot here, nor have I just watched the movie 'Swades', I am just being a little sensitive to my country, and I feel it deserves it. I totally understand that the amount of opportunities you get in your home country, are comparatively lesser than what the new country would offer you, or a certain government procedure might cost you more time and money, or the traffic jams might take forever to clear, or the reservations might just bug you out, but always remember that this was the country that you were born in, a country that let you live in peace and harmony with your family, which never restricted you from doing anything, a country that made you what you are today.
I have often noticed this among foreigners, that they know of India as a place with a lot of history, ancient structures, beautiful scenery, a rich heritage and smart people. We Indians potray our country in front of them as a place with illiteracy, corruption, and a lot of other negative things. Whereas the fact is, that India is the fastest developing country in the world and great world leaders have already recognized that the 21st century is going to belong to India. It is high time according to me that we as the responsible citizens of India, need to envision its future and growth and work towards it no matter which part of the world you are in.
Every country has some flaws, doesn't mean we need to show it to the world. If you have a weakness, you don't show it to the world, you hide it and overcome it. Shouldn't we do the same? Showing the world about the bad side of India, is morally incorrect on our part as it's young generation. It is high time that we start appreciating the good things in our country and try to work on the few negative things. I am not saying that the western culture is harmful for the Indian society, but we should stop going gaga about it. There are a few things that we really need to incorporate from the western culture and some things that we can ignore. Before accepting westernization, I am strongly of the opinion that we must study our own culture fully. Many of the young generation have little or no knowledge of their own culture, and because ignorance is bliss, they misconceive the Indian culture. A little insight into it and then they can make a rightful choice of the culture they want to follow.
Contrary to the contents of the above article, I am totally not a philosophical person but I do not know where all that came from. Maybe just some frustration venting out. That's all for today.
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