Culture is identity of a
nation. It show that what are the norms, values and general social behaviors,
folk tales, symbols, literature, moral, religious values and sayings of a
nation. Culture is a learned social behavior that we pass on from generation to
generation. Way of life, our gossips, our dresses, our food habits, our
language, our heroes and historical places is our culture.
Unfortunately, Our identity by adopting other countries culture. Our way of
living has been totally changed. We say hello instead of saying “ Assalam-o-
Alikum” , we do Not give value of our Islamic culture. We wear European style
dresses instead of wearing “Shalwar Qameez” and “ Kurta Pajmas “. Urdu is our
national language but we feel awkward to talk in Urdu. I remembered a famous
quote of Gandi Ji “ No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive “
We prefer Shakespeare novels instead of “Allama Iqbal’s “ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ”
we willing to read western poetries instead of “ Galib “ , “ Jigar” and “ Mir
Takhi Mir” poetries. While English is our official language instead of “ Urdu” .
English medium schooling we are providing but Islamiat, Persian, Pak-studies and
Arabic that should basics of our schooling, is going in “ Dark “. Those who talk
in English considered educated. Eating food with folk is a “Manners “ and eating
“ Pizza” is more stylish food. Indian vulgar songs/ dialogues are very popular
in our society even so many people accented in Indian “Filmy Tapori” on streets.
Few channels of our country give huge amount to broadcast different Arabic.
Drams which debuted in Urdu language and Indians films instead Pakistani films
of dramas .
This all is western and Indian style that we have adopted and we are used to it.
Our own identity has been gone in “Darkness “.We have to save our culture, our
identity in nations of the world. As world has become a global village we have
to prove our identity that we are a different nation. Media has become a
greatest reality of the world. But unfortunately, our media is also inspired by
the others.
Pakistani culture has a great influenced by the surrounded cultures of India and
Middle East. Our youth is taking inspirations from Turkish and Indian dramas and
films. Even in our own dramas and films we are not able to see our own culture.
In result our youth and young children’s are away of our own cultural and social
values.
I want to share my personal experience here few months back I went to a local
hotel for event coverage I sat there and observed people adult girls were
walking without “Duptta” adult boys were looking like “Ajeeb” (strange) because
I felt that they took some polar services like facial, face bleach, eyebrows in
shape, their hairs were tinted in different colors, made spikes and some boys
applied face councilor with the light shade of lipstick .OH God I am sure.!!
This not our culture. Taking picture in their cell-phones very boldly close .
In the end of the event I was walking towards the main gate then I met some
young people I asked to them what do think is it our culture?? They looked
around and said “HUM GULAM HAI APNE AQAUN KA” (we are selves to our western
lords) we are totally impressed of western world Trans and Culture, we forgot
our Culture. Customs and Islamic limitations. Western society have not any
limits, trains and culture they can own anything without any restrictions but
the problem is why our young people putting their foots in shame shoe.
Few people shared their life experiences that when they were in school they saw
first time inter-net and they found that every boy and girl in engage with
chatting with each other just because there were newly attracted by this kind of
entertainments a young Man said , I am not feeling hesitate to named it “CHASKA”
(addiction) youngsters wants thrill , new changes , challenges , in their lives,
we are habitual to get attract with new introduces either its distorted our
culture ..
There are so many changes those our society has owned like a adult girl have
maintain herself with glory skin and smart fit figure , go polar for more
sparkling , apply hair treatments , adult boys doing same thing because they
feel they can also look handsome by doing hair treatment , saloon & polar
services , maintaining weight , apply councilors on their faces in parties .
Many girls in dinners and parties wear dinner suits, jeans pants like men and
unfortunately saw boys wearing sharp colors dress, jewelry like neck- let,
ear-ring. Figure-rings they think there are no difference between boys and girls
fashion so they can wear anything either is suiting nor not.
In the area of 1990s-2005 only women are controlling their weights society made
image of a women should be slim and trim but now male gander also taking care
doing gym and diet because they feel if they are fat no one like them for
friendship even marriage selection is too far from it
After new developments in Pakistan , modernization , Active social media , lot
of awareness spreading through different resources, now we prefer to be highly
qualified , living in globalization it is our adversity that we still don’t have
own thoughts , Likeness dislikes in culture changes.
Sometimes it is much suffocated that we are following western world culture as a
followers .