http://www.autoindiaforum.com/auto-expo-2010-audi-r8-v10-true-german-style.html News and views about auto India scene Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.autoindiaforum.com/auto-expo-2010-audi-r8-v10-true-german-style.html#comment-55878 Tasneem Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:08:38 +0000 http://www.autoindiaforum.com/auto-expo-2010-audi-r8-v10-true-german-style.html#comment-55878 The rationalist-intellectual Rome and Greece was ercqueond by Judea, a region under the heal of the Romans and the birthplace of Christianity. Like Judea, India came under the heal of the British. Rationality has made deep inroads in India under foregin rule. It is tempting to conclude that India will play Judea's role, i.e. conquer the conquerer. This may indeed come about in the long run. Who knows? Presently, India is slipping ever more thoroughly into materialism and under the glitter of the Western civilization. Talk to young Indian college students and you will notice the deep alienation they manifest from their own culture and admiration of the West. I met recently a very bright Engineering student graduated from a leading institution in India. She had read more than once, according to her proud report, the Harry Potter set of books. But she had not read any portion of the Ramayana, Mahabharata or Shakuntala. She is not alone in having neglected her own cultural edifice. The rationalist-intellectual Rome and Greece was ercqueond by Judea, a region under the heal of the Romans and the birthplace of Christianity. Like Judea, India came under the heal of the British. Rationality has made deep inroads in India under foregin rule. It is tempting to conclude that India will play Judea’s role, i.e. conquer the conquerer. This may indeed come about in the long run. Who knows? Presently, India is slipping ever more thoroughly into materialism and under the glitter of the Western civilization. Talk to young Indian college students and you will notice the deep alienation they manifest from their own culture and admiration of the West. I met recently a very bright Engineering student graduated from a leading institution in India. She had read more than once, according to her proud report, the Harry Potter set of books. But she had not read any portion of the Ramayana, Mahabharata or Shakuntala. She is not alone in having neglected her own cultural edifice.

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