VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

Sun, June 09 2024, 8:52:32-4Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]
Subject: Re: Your opinion please?


Author:
Ramnik Shah
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: Sun, June 03 2007, 17:47:47-4
In reply to: Dr. Komal Shah 's message, "Your opinion please?" on Thu, May 03 2007, 17:45:44-4

>Like other cultures (such as Jewish or Armenian), is
>the Gujarati culture strongly based in history?

The paradigm postulated by you begs the question, what is Gujarati culture? Gujarat is a not just a state but a region of India, and encompases a mixed population of different religious faiths but having a singular ethnic identity in terms of language and DNA. The short answer therefore has to be `yes`, but that does not mean that there are exact parallels with either Jewish or Armenian cutlure. The former is deeply embedded in a diasporan mould, spanning some two thousand years, which has kind of returned to its roots only in the last 60 or 70 years, though still dominated and characterized by values and artefacts acquired and evolved during its external phase, while Armenians too are basically an exiled people who are probably at an early stage of a similar process. Gujarati culture has both a home base and a diasporan perspective; how the two interact with and whether they will blend or diverge remains to be seen. I am however no expert in these matters; only an academic can give you a more definitive answer! Good luck.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:
Subject Author Date
Re: Your opinion please?Ramnik ShahSun, June 03 2007, 17:52:34-4


Post a message:
This forum requires an account to post.
[ Create Account ]
[ Login ]
[ Contact Forum Admin ]


Forum timezone: GMT+0
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.