Monday, January 08, 2007

Westernisation and India

India today is at it's best phase of economic boom with in a half century. Everyone talks about India. Everyone wanted to know about India. Everyone is watching India. That's very good!

But what it means to average Indian in this success story? Westernisation, a very powerful process is now getting into Indian blood.

I list below the common symptoms one experience by the process of Westernisation:

  • You are always short of time for everything
  • You always operate on debt
  • You know the price of everything but value of nothing
  • You live between ambition and greed - mostly later
  • You speak the language of money
  • You always want to reach top - a mirage that never existed in reality
  • You think experience is of no value
  • You always want to live in the networking of "class"
  • You always feel lonely
  • You never find happiness
  • You always look for brand image
  • You carry work to your home and home to your work
  • You always wanted to make your family happy with money - but, it it too late before you realise
  • You never see your children in the morning or in the night awake
  • You never have time to enjoy good sleep or good food or good...
  • You are a victim of your success
  • Your goal posts are always on move
  • You always live for today
  • It is always too by the time you realise

I will discuss further regarding the above in my coming posts.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I dont think what you have written about westernisation is correct....
westernising onself meansnothing you have written... Westernisation on the other hand is adopting of ideas like freedom of speech, freedom of thought, conscience,religious practices,capitalism, libralisation etc...

Anonymous said...

Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now. Keep it up!
And according to this article, I totally agree with your opinion, but only this time! :)

Anonymous said...

Not bad article, but I really miss that you didn't express your opinion, but ok you just have different approach