Majestic

It is often quite interesting to know the perception of different people who visit India and give out their opinion out and loud. I have encountered quite a few people who believe that they know everything about this majestic country after touring it for a meagre seven days. Some of the favourite things mentioned would be the cows meandering freely on the motor way and the inter city disco buses. I am often intrigued to find that some of these are even printed out in the travel leaflets at certain agencies.

Being away from my home country, I get to visit once a year and even then I cannot keep up with the changes that had gone through and I end up in the wrong place. I have noticed the purposeful depiction of certain tourist attractions which do nothing to promote the secular, diverse and rich culture that we have. It is a known fact that ours is a developing country and there are lows and highs associated with it; which does not necessarily mean that everyone drinks running water and cows are left to roam freely in the country.

Religion in India has a whole new dimension which might seem as ancient beliefs and meaningless rituals but it is a personal perception and this in no way means that it is not prone to discussion. I would only suggest that the fame of the origin of ancient civilisation should not be exploited for entertaining clueless tourists. There is a reason behind every ritual and belief and there is also apt explanation for enthusiastic scholars like Mark Twain etc.

I am proud to be a part of my country, which is the origin of a lot of fundamental building blocks from science to mathematics and its rich heritage and culture.