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Family and Values:

The basic foundation for any individual is family. Everything starts with it and ends with it (more so in India).

India is known as the mecca of family culture and values. Thanks to its historic culture and family oriented values (despite the vast differences) that have been driving the nation to what it stands today - a free independent India.

But as time goes by we have seen some dramatic changes in this status since 1980s. There are many factors that have brought the dramatic changes but according to me the top three are 1. Caste & Religion differences 2. Western Cultural Influence through media channels 3. Higher Education and Employment Opportunities.

Today, Indian culture has lost its once strongly held status "mecca of family culture and values" especially because of the above three factors according to me.

Dramatic Changes:

Increase in no.of people getting converted to Christianity/Muslim;

Increase in no.of people filing for divorce (due to various reasons);

Increase in polygamy (both male and female);

Increase in no. of people living together without marriage;

Increase in no. of abortions;

Increase in no.of suicides, rape cases, dowry death cases;;

Increase in no. of female infanticide deaths;

Increase in no. of  nuclear families;

Increase in the no. of cross-gender operations;

Increase in the number of gays and lesbians;

Increase in the no. of senior family members being abandoned;

Decreasing interest in combined family model;

Decreasing interest in celebrating festivals (due to various reasons);

I request all the readers to reverse these changes and make a better place to live as a family..........Please comment on this topic.