Yes, there are great values in the Western world: Freedom, democracy, equality (not always though), respect for the environment, less corruption. And India must, and has already borrowed from these qualities.
Dont write as if India borrowed there things from the West. India had the first democratic kingdom as early as in the first millenium. And who doesnt respect the environment??? It is the western world which has polluted the earth. This is a particularly a imperialist attitude - an attitude which believes that the western world is the cure for the all ills of the world. Infact they are the cause....
RE:Get your history right, Mr.Gautier???
by Babloo Bhaiya on Feb 07, 2007 12:50 PM Permalink
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thanks vivek fernando.
u gave a fitting message to types of those who have put on a green spec on their eyes thinking whatever that comes from west is the ultimate. the way the westerners have looted and destroyed the fabric of the human homogeinity is itself a slap on the human civilisation and now they r preaching social harmony and democracy.
RE:Get your history right, Mr.Gautier???
by VENURAJA Bowenpalle on May 29, 2007 03:38 PM Permalink
Even during the times of Lord Buddha , some councils (Kingdoms)came up purely on the basis of democracy and Buddha expressed his unconrolled joy when people elected its representatives. It was much before western parts of the world could even dream about and Plato was born in Greece. There is nothing , India could learn in the fields of philosophy,sprituality and politcal science from the West. Yes, it is true that India is a young country in modern sciences like mechanical engineering or aeronauticals. Still even today Indians do not know how to produce a 500 HP engine for their military and do not know how to formulate many anit-biotics. It is technologically a young country and we are progressing. The problem with Mr.Fracois is that he is more Indian than Indians. When 500 year rule of Muslims could not destroy Hindu culture, and 250 year rule of white men and their missionary jeal could not destroy Hindus and their "infidel" belief in "idols" , how come you are afraid now ? my dear Francois? Do not wory. Hinduism is not a weak relgion and it will not disappear the way its contemporaries Sumarian and Egypt cultures vanished.
RE:Get your history right, Mr.Gautier???
by rajeev on Feb 22, 2007 11:20 AM Permalink
vivek fernando, Just before commenting ,read biography of Mr Francois gautier.He is an indophile to the core.While it is fashionable for western journalists and indian intelligentsia to deride indian culture,it is Mr Gautier who, risking his career had whole heartedly faught to bring out awareness about the great culture of India.Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois_Gautier,http://www.rediff.com/news/franc.html among other references.
