| Industrialization, globalization and now westernization | | | | namaste. Instead the new version of namaste i.e. hie |
| India is none the less in any of these fields. In 16th | | | | , hello, wasp are found to be more cool and funky. |
| century industrialization was adjoined by India in 20th | | | | Discos , pubs ,clubs are the favorite hang out places |
| century the policy of globalization was also adopted in | | | | of the youngsters and the holy places are like |
| India and in the 21st century the trend of | | | | graveyard for them as they always feel like staying |
| westernization also started prevailing in the Indian air. | | | | 100 miles away from them. Mini skirts, shorts are the |
| The impact of the former two still resulted in Indian | | | | status symbols, the more you wear them the more |
| development but latter has struck deep into the | | | | modern you are. The food habits of people have also |
| Indian roots and is now even rotting the fruit of India | | | | changed that children instead of having food at home |
| i.e. the youth of today. | | | | survive on Mac burgers, colas, pizzas and all that junk. |
| Westernization is not only confined to any one | | | | Late night studies have turned into late night parties. |
| sector of our society but today every sector of our | | | | Drinking, smoking right from the school days mark |
| society whether rich or poor , high or low in every | | | | the adolescence of the boys . Cell phones. Pods, PCs, |
| field( social, economic, and educational )are following | | | | bikes and money of course are the daily |
| the western techniques ,patterns and civilization too. | | | | requirements instead of air, water, and food. |
| Now the question arises that what is westernization? | | | | I hope these examples are quite enough to show |
| The answer is in simple words is the adoption of | | | | that the originality of India is lost somewhere .Though |
| western culture. And Indians are good copycats and | | | | we are living in an Asian country but now it |
| it has become their habit of imitating western culture. | | | | moreover feels like living in a western country. Wow! |
| The most influenced strata of our society are youth | | | | At times I wonder that are we living in the same |
| and teenagers. Today we often find young boys and | | | | country which 60 years ago was under the |
| girls running after the western culture. The richness | | | | dominance of Britishers and their so called |
| of Indian culture is now disappearing from Indians | | | | “western culture”, For whose |
| although people from abroad really work hard to get | | | | independence thousands of people gave their lives |
| the showers of our rich culture. There was a time | | | | and today again after 60 years we tying our self in |
| when people felt proud of belonging to Hindustan but | | | | the chains of westernization. We are repeating |
| today more and more people are ashamed of being | | | | history in bringing back the western rule in our |
| Indians .I don’t understand why they feel so? | | | | country but the only difference is that at that time |
| Youngsters are losing the sense of respect for their | | | | our masters were Britishers and this time it is their |
| elders; children are ashamed of touching the feet of | | | | culture. |
| their grandparents or even greeting people with | | | | |
