indian ethos
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During recent times, Indian concepts have acquired a new prominence at the Global level
1960s…GP
ISKONBKsSRF
AOL… etc
What are the reasons for this ‘New Age’ Phenomenon?
Intellectual vacuum in the West has been filled by some of the Eastern ideas.
What exactly has had happened?
3 great thinkers …DarwinMarx &Freud
Shook the deeper foundations of ‘Western religion’, in the 19th & 20th Century
Darwin- Theory of EvolutionMarx- Religion is an opium
Freud- Professionalism
On the Contrary…
Concept of Evolution of ConsciousnessConcept of Universal BrotherhoodConcept of Survival of the Weakest
3 great Visionaries…Sri Aurbindo
Swami Vivekanand& Mahatma Gandhi
Challenged the Western theories and gave new direction to the mankind
Time to understand the Indian Culture from new dimensions
Matrix view of Indian culture and its scholars and thinkers
Scholars inspired by work of Max Mullar, etc
Vivekanand , Gandhi,Aurbindo
Raja Ram Mohan Roy Bhakti period- saints and sages
Dominant influence
External Internal
Forward
Reform
Min
dset
4 Quadrant view of Indian Culture
Positive
Negative
WEST
(other)
EAST
(Self)
I
II
III IV
Self pride, achievements of
Holistic achievements,
long term view of lifeSpiritual seekers from WEST
Materialistic, Achievement
Posed as ultimate
purpose of life
Negative Western Influence
On EAST
‘Colonized mind’
Ideal
Real
Radical Practical
Kite View of Indian Culture
3 D Framework of Cultural Analysis
Broadly there are 3 sets of values:
1. PCS- Profit/ Competition/ & Self Interest
2. JRD- Justice/ Rights /& Duties
3. LCD- Love / Compassion/ & Devotion
Cultures Nature Vedic view
PCS Transactional (T1) Arth
JRD Transformational (T2) Dharm
LCD Transcendental (T3) Moksh
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
NATION DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
SELF
DEVELOPMENT
Darwin’s Jungle Raj
Survival of the Fittest
Civic Society
Sacro-Civic Society
Gandhi’s Ram-Rajya. ‘Arrival of
the best’
EASTERN AWAKENING
WESTERN ENLIGHTENMENT
The
‘WE’
Approach
Folly of the wise…
Idealistic practices looks impractical in life andAll the unsocial and
unhealthy practices are named as
CULTURE/ FASHION
Reference :
Western Windows Eastern Doors, Dr. Subhash Sharma, Dean IBA
Vishwa ko Bharat ke ajstra anudan, Pt. Sriram Sharma, Patron Founder AWGP
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