Preserving Indian Culture And Traditions, Through The Educational System

[k_nitin_r 8]

I hear the Bhavan's College in Mumbai organizes a ceremony called the Ashirvachanam in which the students invoke the blessings of their elders and take an oath of respect for cultures, traditions, and values. It is perhaps one of the many events that helps Indians re-establish their cultures and traditions, and ideally what ought to go with it is a class on Indian cultures and traditions, for how can one recognize where one's roots come from if he or she has not been taught what they are.There are museums such as the salar jung museum, which houses the war history of India, bearing the armor and weapons that were used in Indian during battle. However, we ought to have a museum bearing items symbolic of the Indian way of life. It need not really be a museum, considering how hard it must be to find items of historical significance, but it could be possible to create an educational experience through wax or clay models, videos, and interactive learning experiences.Some Indian colleges, such as IIIT-H have a cultural club that helps people realise the many events that used to be celebrated over the year by previous generations, something that has been lost to the current generation and possible to the future generations too, unless something is done about it. Perhaps the educational system ought to take the next step by offering courses on cultural studies and creating employment for students majoring in liberal arts. After all, there needs to be some way to reinforce ethics in society and what better way than bringing back the culture and traditions of the past?

[sheepdog 10]

I like your ideas and think it is important to know and understand your history. So many thing, traditions especially are getting lost in our hurried up culture. It is important to understand our roots, because we all learn from history, and how do you know where you are going if you don't know where you have been?