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As an Indian, it's hard to convey the breath of what happens in India. It really depends on which pocket of the country you land up in and who you are surrounde
by ml78 9y ago
As an Indian, it's hard to convey the breath of what happens in India. It really depends on which pocket of the country you land up in and who you are surrounded by.
You have to remember there are cities in India with populations larger than Sweden. With histories and traditions older than anything you will find in Europe.
There are so many different schools of art/music/dance/architecture/textile/food etc that teaching an Indian kid about it all in an education system geared towards economic utility is a complex issue.
Which is why most people, most Indians included, have a very simplistic and often times misguided understanding of Indian creativity.
- algesten 9y agoYes, this is why I say I really don't presume to understand much. I've seen some things, and it's questionable whether I understand what I see through my western cultural filters. My pockets were mostly southern india and a bit of delhi and kolkata. In work contexts of IT, I (thought) I saw similarities, but I'm sure there's many subtle differences that just eluded me.