Indian ethos

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

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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