Whenever we use the term Western world,we generally refer to the U.S. or the U.K,because these two nations made a great impact on our country.The English ruled our nation for around 200 years until we got freedom on the 15th of August,1947.But,freedom from what? The Britishers' tyranny? May be not. It meant a lot more actually.Freedom from superstitions,illiteracy,evil practices,narrow-mindedness etc.Today,India has made a mark on the world map because it is free from the shackles of atrocity.Many unethical practices formed a barricade to the development of our country.There was no global exposure in our country.
India was a vast country with people belonging to various castes and creed.Thousands of languages existed in those early days.Each place had a characteristic of its own.The climate too in India was never typical,but rather varied.It snowed in Kashmir whereas hot and humid winds blew over the coasts of Kanyakumari.There were hundreds of Kingdoms and unity was never a feature as people were fighting amongst themselves.Evil practices like child marriages and black magic were rampant in those days.But,nobody questioned anybody as to why they were like that.
With the arrival of the English we started becoming broad-minded.Practices like child marriages,Sathi etc were questioned and succesfully abolished,all this during the period of their rule.People started opening up and were ready to leave the chiche'.
In these 60 years of Independence,the country's roads and buildings might not have gone through major changes nor the poor really found any hope to survive happily.But there sure has been a drastic change in the people's mindset.In a country where girls were not allowed to get educated, we have seen a Sania Mirza and a Kalpana Chawla making it big in their respective fields.Most number of software professionals and doctors in America are Indians.We have made a certain mark.Would all these have been possible had there been no influence of the West on our country? No, I suppose.
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