Thursday, November 27, 2014

Indian foreigners in India

Yes, there are many persons who were born in India , grew up in India but are not really Indians. 

I believe every person has the duty to have minimum knowledge about his country before appreciating things about other nations. Ooh, please, don't get me confused with a religious fundamentalist who create mess on Valentine's day. Nor i believe, its the westernized cloths which inspire sexual urge leading to rape.  I am a libertarian.

My point is there are few people in this country, who learned about India through discovery channel. They don't prefer to watch Indian movies, they don't read Indian authors ( chetan bhagat is exception in some cases) , don't listen Indian music much ( I am not referring to carnatic music, Bollywood items also count as Indian music ) . They use the word "fuck" as many times as possible, just to show off how americanized they are.

They have more knowledge on American civil war than Indian independence movement. Their happiest day is not when they become parent or achieved something but when they sip Starbucks coffee.

These people, at heart truly believe that they are foreigners touring India. Its easy to identify them, they still think India is a poorest country with most beggars or snake charmers. They often go to Goa to mingle with "their people". They deliberately follow the fake American accent.  Their knowledge on politics in US soil is better than India.

I am not saying they are wrong or throw them out of country . India follows diversified cultures which were borrowed from other regions and religions. Nor i meant to say, we should abandon non-indian goods. I like jeans, electronic gadgets and tea, none of them originated here. 

We have adapted many ideals from west, which liberated our women, lower class people , labors to some extent. In the era of Globalisation, we may seek solution to the chronic issues of land from distant land. But, observing the nation through the shades of western "all the time" is annoying. Every country has its own issues. If a country is economically advanced does not mean, we have to adapt the issues it is facing to submerge our own.   

Learn on which ground your feet are, make peace with it. Stop whining because India is not USA. And if you go to foreign land stop whining about their culture.