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**PhillipHer** · 02-05-2012, 05:04 AM

Dear Sri Sarma,

... there have been cases, isolated may be, when entire families have committed suicide for fear of society's taunts especially when it relates to sexual aspects of the housewife (mother of the family) or s grown-up daughter....

I realize that this occurs (because of news stories etc.) but it is so very very different from the culture in which I was raised I ask that you give me time to absorb and understand such a concept. I will be looking into cases of this in the near future. Cultural anthropology and social development is a subject very dear to my heart and I really do try my best to understand things even if they are completely alien to me.

But today, we have the unmistakable influence of the western culture and most of the things detailed in the NY article are either already affecting the teenagers' lives here, or such evils are fast catching the society in their grip. So sad, that seems to be the price we pay for becoming a global power! With heightened power comes heightened responsibility. It may be more important now than ever for Indians to embrace this fact of life in this inspirational time of development and change for the sub-continent.

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Shankar

02-05-2012, 05:04 AM	#19
PhillipHer Join Date Jun 2008 Age 58 Posts 4,481 Senior Member	Dear Sri Sarma, ... there have been cases, isolated may be, when entire families have committed suicide for fear of society's taunts especially when it relates to sexual aspects of the housewife (mother of the family) or s grown-up daughter.... I realize that this occurs (because of news stories etc.) but it is so very very different from the culture in which I was raised I ask that you give me time to absorb and understand such a concept. I will be looking into cases of this in the near future. Cultural anthropology and social development is a subject very dear to my heart and I really do try my best to understand things even if they are completely alien to me. But today, we have the unmistakable influence of the western culture and most of the things detailed in the NY article are either already affecting the teenagers' lives here, or such evils are fast catching the society in their grip. So sad, that seems to be the price we pay for becoming a global power! With heightened power comes heightened responsibility. It may be more important now than ever for Indians to embrace this fact of life in this inspirational time of development and change for the sub-continent. - Shankar
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