Indian Culture || Acharya Prashant

Full video: What kept Indian culture alive despite so many invasions? || Acharya Prashant, with SPA Delhi (2023)

Transcript

00:00What is culture?

00:01Believe me, you don't follow the culture of the 17th, 18th century.

00:05The language we are talking in is not a part of your culture.

00:08Why are you communicating to me in this alien language?

00:10Where is Kota Pajama coming from?

00:12It is coming from the same invaders.

00:14Aloo, potato and tomato.

00:16They were not there in the Vedic times.

00:18Invaders brought them very recently.

00:20But you enjoy aloo like anything.

00:22For all those who keep talking only of Sanskrit, keep aloo away first thing.

00:25What you call as your culture is largely the culture of those who invaded you.

00:29When a woman wears sari and covers her head, you say, look, Lajja.

00:34This modesty is Indian culture.

00:36Were Indian women covering their heads in pre-Islamic times?

00:40It is the culture of the invaders.

00:41The same invaders that you hate so much.

00:43And you use your culture to hate them.

00:45The fact is even your culture is coming from the invaders.

00:48We are proud that we reformed and refined our culture.

00:52Aren't you proud of that?

00:53Culture is man-made and it should keep getting refined and must change with time.