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The Indian Intellectual Class Fails Its Moral Obligation
by Rishi Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:39 am
The Punjabi intellectuals appear to have the dubious distinction of being the most subservient to the west among Indian Intellectuals. As a result of the Green Revolution and Globalization, Punjab leads the rest of India in immigration. Punjab also leads in the areas of cultural erosion and social instability. Punjab has become the epicenter of consumerism and “Marriage Palace Culture.” Whereas in the rest of India, Western subservience is mostly confined to the English-speaking elite, in Punjab, even Punjabi writers are heavily tilted to the West. They are glorifying the West in a one-sided and unrealistic manner. Generally, they exaggerate the positive aspects and downplay the negative aspects of Western society.
The Indian authors rarely highlight negative aspects of Western society such as alienation of individuals, disintegration of family, disrespect for old people (aging is generally synonymous with decay), extreme individualism and extreme egalitarianism. They mostly exaggerate positive aspects such as a higher quality of life, governmental efficiency, more economic opportunity and a cleaner environment. Generally, Indian intellectuals believe that the West is at the top and will remain there in the foreseeable future.
Many Indian intellectuals, besides those with the traditional slavish mentality, also feel a sense of loyalty to the West. They feel that they owe their present status to the Western capitalist system. Therefore, their evaluation of the Western capitalist system is biased and clouded by their wishful thinking that this system should not collapse. This wishful thinking takes them away from any objective evaluation of the Western capitalism system because their evaluation is based upon their subjective feelings rather than objective reality.
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The Indian authors rarely highlight negative aspects of Western society such as alienation of individuals, disintegration of family, disrespect for old people (aging is generally synonymous with decay), extreme individualism and extreme egalitarianism. They mostly exaggerate positive aspects such as a higher quality of life, governmental efficiency, more economic opportunity and a cleaner environment. Generally, Indian intellectuals believe that the West is at the top and will remain there in the foreseeable future.
Many Indian intellectuals, besides those with the traditional slavish mentality, also feel a sense of loyalty to the West. They feel that they owe their present status to the Western capitalist system. Therefore, their evaluation of the Western capitalist system is biased and clouded by their wishful thinking that this system should not collapse. This wishful thinking takes them away from any objective evaluation of the Western capitalism system because their evaluation is based upon their subjective feelings rather than objective reality.
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