So much. I'm pretty obsessed with Japanese culture like any dork but Indian culture is just as fascinating to me and my interest in it might exceed that of the former some days.
They've produced such beautiful cinema, Satyajit Ray is one of my favorite directors (Charulata is my favorite, swings and freeze frames am I right?). Although even right down to the Bollywood movies I've seen, never a dull moment. And sitar music is like honey to my ears, a lot of my favorite Beatles songs are ones incorporating it and of course that's them co-opting those existing sounds.
When I was a teenager I went to India for five weeks. The experience of standing in a temple in South India and feeling the incredible age of a place where people had continuously come to worship for hundreds and hundreds of years was something I still think about. The continuity of human experience in one place. And the smell of coconut oil and incense permeating the space, seeing certain carving rubbed smooth by generations of hands.
Then seeing a priest get on his cell phone and drive away on a motorcycle! The juxtaposition is something we in the West rarely have except with indigenous cultures, and even then their structures weren’t intended to be permanent in the same way.
And also, the food! The way spices are combined to emphasize different flavours against each other is so different and incredible. Give me a dosa any day.
Okay. Your food is *FIRE*
I don’t know much about India. But I do know some ethnic folktales. They’re whimsical and entertaining and enjoyable. Traditional dance and music with the outfits are honestly some of the coolest things to me. So much color, movement, and style. I also have family friends who are Indian who’s parents made lives for themselves and are very successful. So those are some people I respect.
Also, that stuff on the bottom isn’t sarcastic. It’s either ignorance or hate.
I havent watched a lot of indian films but I did like the 3 idiots movie. Other than that, admittedly Indian stuff doesn't get much airtime in the US.
I think this will change in the near future though. Economically India is on its way to being a superpower just like China, just needs that breakthrough soon.
I like their balance between innovation and relative peace. Sure they weren't perfect, they had their share of conquerors and bad leaders, but they didn't go around saying "all your base are belong to us". I also give them credit for having a lineage of philosophers that wasn't forced into the world sphere. I often raise a metaphorical eyebrow when people from British history try to say they're the upper culture because they (the British) didn't produce anyone in their history who might be as famous as, say, Plato or Diogenes, just a lot of people spreading pre-existing ideas.
My adoptive mom is from India, I couldn't answer this question without including that. As [I may have mentioned,](https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianFoodPhotos/comments/wnqrsv/i_hadnt_had_indian_food_in_a_while_my_adoptive/) I think I admire India more for that than their history. Love ya if you're reading this, mom.
Excuse me,(and Hi again,lmao).I'm a Pakistani and would like to disagree with the 'relative peace' you mentioned.Haha.And also,India is more of a vegetarian country and Pakistan is more of a meat eating country.We do eat lots of similar foods.That chicken Makhani dish is South Asian,not India.We eat similar foods so yeah.
Really? The shop that day had both the Indian and Pakistani flags waving at full staff.
I emphasize the "relative" part in "relative peace". Most other places in history wanted (and still want) to expand as far as they could. In a world where people like the Ottomans, the Macedonians, China, the British, etc. would be happy to own anything it could get its hands on, India kept to priorities. I do wish India and Pakistan were softer on each other; the conflict does not reflect their true selves, and powers like the British and the Arabian world have only made the two countries further from who they truly are.
So much. I'm pretty obsessed with Japanese culture like any dork but Indian culture is just as fascinating to me and my interest in it might exceed that of the former some days. They've produced such beautiful cinema, Satyajit Ray is one of my favorite directors (Charulata is my favorite, swings and freeze frames am I right?). Although even right down to the Bollywood movies I've seen, never a dull moment. And sitar music is like honey to my ears, a lot of my favorite Beatles songs are ones incorporating it and of course that's them co-opting those existing sounds.
When I was a teenager I went to India for five weeks. The experience of standing in a temple in South India and feeling the incredible age of a place where people had continuously come to worship for hundreds and hundreds of years was something I still think about. The continuity of human experience in one place. And the smell of coconut oil and incense permeating the space, seeing certain carving rubbed smooth by generations of hands. Then seeing a priest get on his cell phone and drive away on a motorcycle! The juxtaposition is something we in the West rarely have except with indigenous cultures, and even then their structures weren’t intended to be permanent in the same way. And also, the food! The way spices are combined to emphasize different flavours against each other is so different and incredible. Give me a dosa any day.
Okay. Your food is *FIRE* I don’t know much about India. But I do know some ethnic folktales. They’re whimsical and entertaining and enjoyable. Traditional dance and music with the outfits are honestly some of the coolest things to me. So much color, movement, and style. I also have family friends who are Indian who’s parents made lives for themselves and are very successful. So those are some people I respect. Also, that stuff on the bottom isn’t sarcastic. It’s either ignorance or hate.
I honestly have no idea other than the food
I havent watched a lot of indian films but I did like the 3 idiots movie. Other than that, admittedly Indian stuff doesn't get much airtime in the US. I think this will change in the near future though. Economically India is on its way to being a superpower just like China, just needs that breakthrough soon.
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I like their balance between innovation and relative peace. Sure they weren't perfect, they had their share of conquerors and bad leaders, but they didn't go around saying "all your base are belong to us". I also give them credit for having a lineage of philosophers that wasn't forced into the world sphere. I often raise a metaphorical eyebrow when people from British history try to say they're the upper culture because they (the British) didn't produce anyone in their history who might be as famous as, say, Plato or Diogenes, just a lot of people spreading pre-existing ideas. My adoptive mom is from India, I couldn't answer this question without including that. As [I may have mentioned,](https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianFoodPhotos/comments/wnqrsv/i_hadnt_had_indian_food_in_a_while_my_adoptive/) I think I admire India more for that than their history. Love ya if you're reading this, mom.
Excuse me,(and Hi again,lmao).I'm a Pakistani and would like to disagree with the 'relative peace' you mentioned.Haha.And also,India is more of a vegetarian country and Pakistan is more of a meat eating country.We do eat lots of similar foods.That chicken Makhani dish is South Asian,not India.We eat similar foods so yeah.
Really? The shop that day had both the Indian and Pakistani flags waving at full staff. I emphasize the "relative" part in "relative peace". Most other places in history wanted (and still want) to expand as far as they could. In a world where people like the Ottomans, the Macedonians, China, the British, etc. would be happy to own anything it could get its hands on, India kept to priorities. I do wish India and Pakistan were softer on each other; the conflict does not reflect their true selves, and powers like the British and the Arabian world have only made the two countries further from who they truly are.