tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832979582503434839.post8434089958626336815..comments2023-10-01T19:55:14.830+05:30Comments on Around and About: When roots die...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16953788167636698842noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832979582503434839.post-34328091678781581932010-04-08T22:53:41.402+05:302010-04-08T22:53:41.402+05:30I guess some ethnic groups are just too concerned ...I guess some ethnic groups are just too concerned about their cultural identity. Culture is always evolving and so losing one's cultural element has nothing to be worried about. We Nagas are particular about our culture and some very popular Naga nationalist argue that we should not be part of India as that will dilute our culture. But the truth is that our culture has been diluted even before such people were born. We now use coats and trousers and jeans and ties instead of loin cloth; we smoke cigarette and get into heroin which were alien to traditional Naga culture. We speak English and encourage our children to do that; We speak Nagamese which is borrowed from Assamese and Bengali; We watch Hollywood movies and play footbal which were not there... what all things are there now which were not there before! I guess to kill and be willing to be killed to preserve our culture that shapes our identity is a mistake. There are different ways to shape our identity which is always evolving.Jeremiah A V Dumaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597405520110507096noreply@blogger.com