let's easternise the west
Westernization vs Modernization Let us first start with the biggest misconception that I have ever come across since having read about the British raj in history textbooks. What do these terms mean? Westernization refers to the practice of adopting western cultures as a part of our livelihood. This means that we get influenced by the ways of the west (mostly America and other European countries) and alter our own cultural edifice to supposedly “fit in” with the “new world”. Modernization refers to adoption of newer innovations and technology and to integrate them in daily lives in such a way as to make life easier and hassle free. When and why did they become synonymous? With the advent of the British who had managed to modernize before us, adopting their culture (westernization) started to directly corelate to modernization. It is time we break this association and I have a very strong feeling that we will. It is not news that social media has connected us to all part
