Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture

Before broaching the subject I think it would be wise to remember that the reason English shows are becoming more popular in our country is the lack of hyped up drama scenes (except for shows that actually belong to that genre).

Secondly, it may be correct to say that the shows a person watches tend to affect his or her mindset, however in the end it depends on the viewer's personal discretion or a child's parents decisions whether or not a particular program is healthy for viewing. I agree that Indian culture is at the opposite end of American culture.

In fact in my opinion, even though we have our faults, as a whole, the country is good. As for creativity, it seems that most of the shows, in our country have become repetitive and the standards have gone to the dogs. Earlier, when we used to have weekly shows on Doordarshan (like the prime time shows in US) , it allowed for better scripts, character development and plots.

Concepts also seem to have taken a backstage. Production houses today, are going with the tried and tested formula of what seems to work with the masses, which is sadly a relentless drone of melodrama. Also, when directors do try to send a better message to the people of our country, most people tend to not focus on it, due to the glamorization of antagonistic roles. The television today in India could play a pivotal role in the development of society.

However it is necessary also, to maintain a harmony between public awareness, education and entertainment factor. As for corruption of culture by foreign shows comes into play, need anything be said about the type of statements made on certain comedy shows, or the somehow stupid argument that Hindi movies have to have a item song, which has a crass tune, pathetic musical arrangement and lyrics, along with offensive videos. Shows such as the blacklist or many others may not send a public message, and it isn't necessary that every show does.

Because there's just a time when you need to unwind after a hard day's work and watch something funny. But that doesn't mean it has to have double meanings like most our Hindi movies, or have to have slapstick comedy either. The immense popularity of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai proves this. Also, nobody says this, but its probably time that certain shows end. I mean, some shows are humiliating and portray Indian police in bad light.

Our police don't repeat the same sentence over and over 10 times just for dramatic effect. They are in fact brave, and very intelligent, however the characters portrayed in a few shows are stupid and dumb. Also, the plots just keep on getting worse. Mantras? Bhoots? Either make an intelligent cop show like crime patrol or criminal minds or castle, or just don't make one. Indian audiences are intelligent.

However in some shows, the directors feel the need of over explaining things, as though the Indian popularization able to place two and two together. Make TV intelligent. Make morally responsible shows which are also entertaining.

I think that to pace up with the running world we have to transform our mindset. Instead of looking at the darker side we can also have a glance of the brighter side. Wearing jeans, t-shirt and other foreign clothes, aren't they a threat to our culture. We couldn't compete USA. Just by copying their modern lifestyle. We should also try to have modern thought like them.

I strongly think that foreign TV shows especially like Star World, Zee Cafe etc and foreign products advertisements are strongly trying to attack our Indian culture by showing extra marital affairs, violence, fights in families, exposure to sexual encounters openly etc. We should understand that these things don't exist in our society. We Indians believe in family system and respecting each other and our parents.

When Indian youth, kids, women and all people watch such serials violence, extra marital affairs and infidelity seem acceptable to them. This happens because it is shown continuously on the television. Women are objectified in the western culture which can be easily seen in their TV shows, movies and advertisements etc. So think about it. It is an indirect attack on the minds of young people who start justifying lusting women, violence and various other crimes.

If this is not attacking our citizens and its culture, then what is? Some people have mentioned in their answers that it depends upon us what we need to accept from their shows. But what about the young minds especially the teenagers who have just begun to see the world and understand it.

Do these young minds really think about judging it? Watching television automatically shuts our brains and we just keep watching and putting in whatever stuff the television set feeds us. Do you really think that the young minds are going to filter the violence, crime and lust shown in these foreign TV series?

Please think about it.

Hello friend,

At this time India is a developing country and I think the development of this country completely depends on us so we should expand our thinking. It's not limited that foreign channels destroying our culture so at this time what is the condition of our culture everyone got introduced that if there is no existence of a good and developed culture than what is destroying here.

In this modern and hi-tech world, there is India in which villages having no condition that anyone since their childhood can learn something from their culture that help's to lead in their future life.

Culture is nothing but our thinking only if you do best for yourself and everyone than its good so foreign channel may be helpful for someone its nothing for destroying our culture.

Thank you.

Hello friends,

According to me foreign television channels can not destroy our culture. We are responsible for that. As par my point of view we are learn many things like communication skill, language skill also and we also improve our ability. So it is our responsibility how to handle it.

I am also a youngster and according to me, what I think it is only depends on the state of our mind that how we perceive it and I do not think that foreign channels are destroying our culture or devouring our rules of India. We are living in a modern world so we should adopt broad thinking, not only this we should open our minds in a new direction making our own rules by committing some mistakes and of course adopting a positive attitude towards things and even with the foreign channels also. As I have implement this in my life when I was at the teenage and mark my words that day and this day has brought a lot of changes in my life.

Even you try this in your life. You will yourself get to know the changes yourself. And share it with us also.

Well hello guys I feel that Indian culture is getting ruined just because of how we Indians are taking the matter into consideration as we are not taking a negative aspect as a negative aspect.

Eg: If a hero is smoking, drinking, ruining a woman's life our youngsters feel that they should make all those activities to become a hero. So even though the foreign channels do not affect directly but they are indirectly affecting the Indian culture and heritage.

I think Foreign channels destroying our culture in many ways because by seeing foreign channels youth forgetting their own culture and adopting foreign culture and also forget their parents.

Hello everyone.

In point of view, foreign television channels are not responsible for destroying our nation. Its totally depends up on us how to get the knowledge and information from them and everything depends upon viewers. So we are responsible for destroying a nation.

I don't think foreign TV channels are not destroying our culture. Because why I am saying like this the reason is foreign channels providing good knowledge, through this we can improve my ability, language skills, and also communication such as channel like animal planet, discovery.