10-01-2006, 03:08 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->From the level of festivities going on in various localities I find (just returned to India after 12 years abroad) that majority of the organizers and the visitors are non Bengalis. I am sure that the Bengali community in the capital is not that rich and resourceful to spend this kind of money to arrange the Puja. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They are pretty well off. Go to Chitranjan Park area. Organizers make money by selling tickets. Once in a year jackpot <!--emo&
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Question is erosion of values. Trend is mixed. Those with new wealth and shallow upbringing are more confused. Question is what role we should play? Atleast we can see and feel erosion of values. We know what they are aping, won't help them in long run. Atleast we have seen both sides.
Those who are trying to preserve or protecting new generation are labeled by those who had erode values due to their own reasons. It is a battle between two values. I hope more people will join right side.
There was a time when it was rare to hear divorce in Indian society, now itâs common, ofcourse not up to US level above 50%. Addictions, abusing elderly or women are now rampant in India. Nuclear family is making new generation detach to its own root.
They are pretty well off. Go to Chitranjan Park area. Organizers make money by selling tickets. Once in a year jackpot <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Question is erosion of values. Trend is mixed. Those with new wealth and shallow upbringing are more confused. Question is what role we should play? Atleast we can see and feel erosion of values. We know what they are aping, won't help them in long run. Atleast we have seen both sides.
Those who are trying to preserve or protecting new generation are labeled by those who had erode values due to their own reasons. It is a battle between two values. I hope more people will join right side.
There was a time when it was rare to hear divorce in Indian society, now itâs common, ofcourse not up to US level above 50%. Addictions, abusing elderly or women are now rampant in India. Nuclear family is making new generation detach to its own root.