A thoughtfull article. However, I have one question. How do you define culture? Holy books that are taught to us? Intructions on behaviour given to us by our parents/elders? Or that we learn in the school while standing in the prayers! What is Culture? HOw do we define it? I believe it is a bundle of some values that are set and practiced together. May be when we are small we see others practicing it and when we grow we adopt the same and continue to practice!! What we speak/think reflects in our actions! I believe this is what culture stands for! We are taught/in some cases influenced to think and act in different ways altogether and this means we spoil our representation of our culture - and this means common guidelines we observe and adopt to behave in a society - may be learned in the school or from elders around! Also, what form our thinking is the history that has left impression to mark changes in the future adn we are impacted heavily by Britishers who penetrated Curruption and generated thrust for selfishness! May be you me and we all who understand to form a good behavioural pattern can change it. It will take a long time though! - the same way it took hundreds of years to spoil us! - Regards, Hemant