The greatness of India lies in our culture and our family values. It is just about one particular city or town or village in India but the entire country. Family forms the core. Parents strive to keep the families intact despite their personal differences. The author has denigrated Chennai and the residents with absurd scenarious and conclusions which are totally uncalled for. There is a certain level of decency and propriety that is required in public places. The thumb rule is not to do things which one would be ashamed to do in front of their family or colleagues or friends. Please do not mix fun with public decency. I request rediff not to publish such articles in poor taste.
Hmm...what can i say??? You know,when i was studying in India,i pretty well remember how it was considered uneithical for a boy and girl in the same class who were the best of friends just to hold hands..(hey,thath could have been a handshake); or for them to share a hug..(hey,one of them could have been going thro a difficult phase in life and the other must have been encouraging or even better,must have eased the problem for the other); or for them to even walk together after classes to the bus stop..(hey,shoot!!!)..and frankly speaking,i should say,the system did get into me as well,'coz i used to make comments or think in my head that a boy and girl ere having a fling each time i saw 2 of the opposite sex just standing together!!!! and i remember,how even in City Busy station in coimbatore,if i ever met my class girls,my heart would pound so loud that it could very easily have drowned the busy noise of this wonderful Manchester of India!!!! and i vividly remember almost agreeing with the general expression there Hah..a pile of garbage that is such a whole lot of crap!!!(Part1)
What a waste of an article? Tell me when has kissing in public ever been part of our Indian culture? If you see a couple kissing in public, it makes majority of the people, if not angry, atleast uncomfortable, it is basic manners to keep private actions private!
This article is way tooo exaggerated - Chennai is a city which accepts and adjusts to all different cultures and people. If you do have time to kill, try and write about something real.
I think our Indian mentality is to be in denial with regards to almost everything that can be unpleasant. I consider myself a conservative, but if I choose to have sex premaritally -i think it should be my decision and not the Big Brother's. Here is an event that is similar to what the author describes. My white friend from abroad had come to town for a family occasion of mine. While she was here, she met an attractive indian guy and went out with him. One night while they were in a discotheque just kissing -they were kicked out by the big brother. I was genuinely surprised.I used to think conservatism is in the values we promote via schools, family life, media and politics.Somehow our leaders seem to have misunderstood that and tend to legislate public behavior(worse still-take law into their hands).This has the effect of infringing on basic human rights and NOT promoting conservatism.If Big Bro really wants to do something of value to the society-he should go after politicians with multiple spouses and mistresses or perhaps the media for portraying and glamorizing woman only as an object of desire.He should NOT be infringing on the genuine pursuit of happiness of fellow citizens
