tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642806346148349103.post7958499733427559164..comments2024-02-06T04:10:08.726-08:00Comments on When I Stopped to Smell a Rose: I am an Indian - What is my Culture?sunaina sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07848852013009581839noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642806346148349103.post-82685623962737840422015-03-27T13:58:19.358-07:002015-03-27T13:58:19.358-07:00Yes Uday. It is a very difficult question. My post...Yes Uday. It is a very difficult question. My post itself is more of a query rather than an answer. Thanks for stopping by. Do share your thoughts on the topic when you explore more on it.sunaina sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848852013009581839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642806346148349103.post-19510661615726509352015-03-27T12:01:14.391-07:002015-03-27T12:01:14.391-07:00I have always pondered over the answer for the sam...I have always pondered over the answer for the same. What is Indian culture? And I don't think if anyone really has a conclusive answer. You are right when you say that the people who create such a fuss over Indian culture are the ones who have little knowledge on what it really is. <br /><br />Thanks for this article, maybe time has come for me to explore this as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095285521849381982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642806346148349103.post-33536758170036571122015-03-23T09:31:31.080-07:002015-03-23T09:31:31.080-07:00Thank you so much Purujeet......I am so glad you g...Thank you so much Purujeet......I am so glad you got the right message out of this post....We are forever evolving....I see that you are into science fiction....Why don't you write something on this - What is the culture of science in India?...From ancient to the present times?....I mean how have scientific thoughts evolved over time....?sunaina sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848852013009581839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642806346148349103.post-2175286554588050412015-03-23T08:54:16.984-07:002015-03-23T08:54:16.984-07:00You make several excellent points regarding "...You make several excellent points regarding "custodians of the past" and "journeys of the past" having contributed to Indian culture. There were also conquests and civil wars until the "emergence of nationhood". Culture is not objective. It is not defined by shaastras or siddhantas or any such weapons of oppression for the maliciously "righteous".These ancient words of wisdom lose meaning outside the context of culture and become twisted in the hands of self-serving "godmen" and politicians and such.<br />Great piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903294269094113515noreply@blogger.com