[olibhel]

+1 to this, as an Indian. There's been a recent trend in my country where people, educated or not, have suddenly started finding unnecessary pride in our past - mostly centered around culture and one specific religion - Hinduism.

This pride in the past, is helping our current government win elections in great majority.

But our past, like every other country's past, is riddle with good and bad. While there are many many good things about our culture, there are several things that were wrong and they still are.

For example:

- Women rights

- Caste system

- Servility

- Human suffering, exploitation of poor by the ruling class etc

The usual narrative is - everything wrong with the country is because of people from outside (invaders, colonists etc) and everything right in the country is because of our great Hindu culture.

And most "debates" with such people will end up with them mud slinging on another religion or country.

[palmetieri2000]

I'm sorry but I don't see how the original comment did any of those things... it doesn't even make mention of any of the topics you have listed.

[OJFord]

Well, not to take a side here, but it wouldn't, would it? The topics GP listed are (allegedly) 'continuing bad things from past', so why would someone with 'pride in their past' mention them?