indian calture vs western culture
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INDIAN CULTURE VS
WESTERN CULTURE
SUYASH KEJRIWAL3MBA ‘C’
A Popular View of Culture
OCulture is all about food, language, dress, customs, holidays, etc.
The Western View of Culture
O Cultures differ in language, cuisine, etiquette, etc.
O But we are all basically the same inside.
O Apparent differences are due to levels of development.O There is a single path of
development toward a rational lifestyle.
O The West is obviously ahead, whence the distinction of “developed” and “developing” countries.
Cultural Iceberg
OCulture determines our deepest assumptions, most of which we not even aware.O Like an iceberg, culture lies mostly
beneath the surface.
The World is Westernizing?
OCapitalist market economies are spreading, and culture is profoundly shaped by how people make a living.
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The World is Westernizing?
O The historical wealth and power of the West attracts elites around the world.O They speak English, adopt Western
ways, send children to Western schools, cultivate Western connections, etc.
The World is Westernizing?
O Global market and communications homogenize the world.
The World is Westernizing?
OYouth culture is the same everywhere (movies, music, sneakers, etc.).
The World is Westernizing?
OThe world looks more and more Western O Skyscrapers, traffic jams,
high tech O Surfeit of consumer goods O Pollution, overconsumption
of resources.
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Not so Western After All
ONon-Western cultures are resisting Western cultural hegemony.O China.O Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore (Harry Lee at
Cambridge).O Islamic world.
Not so Western After All
OPeople want the baubles and bangles of the West but may not want the culture.
Just to clarify…OTo describe a culture is not to
stereotype the individuals in it.O Every culture has the full range
of personality types.O They differ in how personalities
fit into a system.OAlthough most cultures are
influenced by the West…O … not as much as people say.O … and not in the ways most people think.O I focus on what is indigenous about a
culture, not what is Western about it.
Just to clarify…O I make no judgments about which cultures
are “better.”
Cultural ClassificationO One introduction to cultural difference is
through classification of cultures.O There are at least 5000 cultures in the
world.O Each has a logic its own.O Cultural classification doesn’t capture this.O But it is a start.O Lets, look at the greater picture about the
thoughts of both Indian and western culture.
INDIAN SAYSLIVE IN TIME
WESTERN SAYSLIVE IN SPACE
INDIAN SAYSBE CONTEMPLATIVE
WESTERN SAYSBE PROFESSIONALS
INDIAN SAYSACCEPT WHAT IT IS
WESTERN SAYSSEEK CHANGE
INDIAN SAYSLIVE IN NATURE
WESTERN SAYSLIVE WITH NATURE
INDIAN SAYSKNOW THE MEANING
WESTERN SAYSKNOW HOW IT WORKS
INDIAN SAYSMEDITATION IS IMPORTANT
WESTERN SAYSARTICULATION IS IMPORTANT
INDIAN SAYSFOCUS ON OTHER’S FEELINGS
WESTERN SAYSFOCUS ON SELF NEEDS
INDIAN SAYSLEARN TO LIVE WITH LESS ASSETS
WESTERN SAYSATTEMPTS TO GET MORE
INDIAN SAYSIDEAL LIFE IS LONG
WESTERN SAYSIDEAL LIFE IS BEING SUCCESSFUL
INDIAN SAYSHONOR AUSTERITY
WESTERN SAYSHONOR ACHIEVEMENT
INDIAN SAYSWEALTH/POVERTY RESULTS OF
FORTUNE
WESTERN SAYSWEALTH/POVERTY RESULTS OF
ENTERPRISE
INDIAN SAYSTRUTH IS GIVEN IT DOSEN’T HAVE TO
BE PROVED
WESTERN SAYSTRUTH HAS TO BE PROVED AGAIN AND
AGAIN
INDIAN SAYSIMPROVEMENT IS AN ONGOING CYCLE
WESTERN SAYSIMPROVEMENT ENDS WHEN A PERSON
REACHES ITS GOAL
CONCLUSIONO MODERNISATION AND
WETSERNIZATION ARE GETTING SYNONYMOUS
O INDIA DESPITE HAVING A HIGH GDP IS STILL A DEVELOPING NATION AND ASPIRERS TO BE A DEVELOPED NATION
O VALUES ASSOSCIATED WITH BOTH THE CULTURES HAVE CERTAIN PROS AND CONS, WITH ONLY THE POSITIVES MUST BE IMBIBED.
O ITS TIME TO GROW…..O WITH ALL THE HARDSHIPS, WITH ALL THE
CUSTOMS OR TRADITIONS PRACTISED….O THE BEST ARE TO BE IMBIBED….O AND THE COUNTRY HAS TO RISE….O FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANS AND
ITS RACE….O TO SURVIVE AND TO SUSTAIN WITH THE
BEST POSSIBLE CULTURE….“ ALL CULTURE SPEAKS HOW A PERSON
SHOULD USE ITS KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUMAN RACE. SO, ITS HUMANS ABOVE ALL THE CULTURES.”
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