Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
I completely disagree. Sure a lot of music videos are "glamorous" but do you really believe they are artistically advanced? What goes on on indian television is definitely not art. Seriously, watch a few episodes of the latest Ekta Kapoor serial and see for yourself. Pakistani music is artistically advanced imo.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
No way! Indian pop is non existent practically and the best movie soundtracks are almost always copied. I found almost all my favourite bollywood songs on this website:
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Half of Pakistan is Punjabi which is hardly Indian if you go by how big the population of Punjab is compared to the rest of India. I'd say the culture of the Indian Punjab is more similar to Pakistan than it is to India except for religion.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
thank you!
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Pakistan has usually been the entry point of invaders towards india. For example when India was part of the Greek Empire, it was the area which now encompasses Pakistan which was actually truly of the Greek Empire. Another example, the Scythians, when they inavded india they went through kashmir onto punjab, and then further south.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Yes, and the rest is surely Indian.
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I'd say the culture of the Indian Punjab is more similar to Pakistan than it is to India except for religion.
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And culture of both is exactly the same as that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Middle East.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Gentleman, Greek Empire had its center at Balakh, which was to the north of Hindukush. Its north-western and southern extremities touched Indus but didn't go beyond it. Further, Greek Empire is only a small episode of Subcontinental history. Moreover, when it comes to identities, only political history is not taken into account. Affinity and commonality of language, culture, ethnicity, heroes, values, etc. are counted more.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
There is artistically-better art produced there. There is more glamorous art produced there.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
There is nothing called cultural invasion. People choose what they like.
Why India is progressing and attracting FDI because we don't mix religion with business and daily lives and the society is quite free from fanatics.
I had a muslim senior guy in my college who finished his degree in five years instead of stipulated four because he wanted to offer namaz in the nearby mosque five times a day..to hell with the lectures and practicals...namaz is more important than study..that was his atttitude. He failed in many subjects not because he was not good at studies but because of an abysmally poor attendance record which ultimately resulted in he lacking behind the rest of the class.
Dig your family trees. and find out who you were before the Mughal Rule in this part of the world started.
Why do Bangladeshi women wear sari and use bindis ?. I have seen hundreds of them. That had been their culture..so what if they became muslim. They did not accept urdu and love Bangla which is certainly not the language of Muslims.
Many Indian women wear salwar kameez..does that change their religion ?.
We don't hum Pakistani songs because they are yet to be at par with songs in India. I must say that post early eighties the quality of music has deteriorated in India. I have stopped buying music cassettes.
Son of a singer or a musician thinks that he/she has got the talent as inheritance. None of the next gen of Kishore, Rafi, Mukesh, Talat Mahmood et al succeeded beacuse they had no originality!!
Urdu dilli ki galiyon main paida hui and spread to various parts of India including present day Pakistan...nobody can deny it. There are many non-muslims like me who have studied urdu and like urdu. Does that change my religion ?
How many muslims in Pakistan can read and write Hindi..the language of non-muslims. Grammar of urdu is based on Hindi..a language which is much older than Urdu. Will you terms it as an inseparable cultural invasion or would you like rewriting the grammar ?
A good quality music connects minds and hearts and is capable of transforming the societies. It is above any religion. So don't get upset if a kid in Pakistan hums 'aati kya khandala' because he likes it.
I wonder what people in Pakistan do when they feel stressed...breathing exercises or Yoga....why should they do it because it belongs to Hindus although yoga has become the largest selling brand of India. We don't believe in copyrighting it. Our ancient knowledge is for all.
Somebody said about muslims don't eat daal chawal. Why do you grow black urd daal and basmati rice in Pakistan. There are plenty of pakistani websites which teach how to make "Daal Makhani" and "Basmati Pulao". Try making Biryani without rice!!
What does Mushy eat..Daal phulki, Kheer..check his website.
This forum is meant for exchanging unbiased ideas. We are educated and good enough to do that otherwise there is no difference between these members and illiterate country bumpkins found on the either side of the border.
Know you history without being biased and find your way forward.
Cheers
DS Pathania:)
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
I had a muslim senior guy in my college who finished his degree in five years instead of stipulated four because he wanted to offer namaz in the nearby mosque five times a day.. ............................blah ..........................................blah more blah................................. ** I wonder what people in Pakistan do when they feel stressed...breathing exercises or Yoga.**...why should they do it because it belongs to Hindus although yoga has become the largest selling brand of India. We don't believe in copyrighting it. Our ancient knowledge is for all.
You answer your own question.
We don't need any fency ass exercise to relax.
Praying is very relaxing.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Why India is progressing and attracting FDI because we don't mix religion with business and daily lives and the society is quite free from fanatics.
here lies the difference a true muslim always places his religion before any bussiness and applies it to his daily activities....infact those who seperated religion from state are not admired as rulers( by the majority of muslims)
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Yes I do agree with the remark that praying is very relaxing. Breathing or correct Yogic exercise always have a prayer associated it.
Have you seen non-muslims coming out of the temples, gurudwaras or churches to shout at others like their muslim bretheren ?
Seen outside any large mosque on any Friday evening whether India or elsewhere....quite often it is naarebaji and police on alert. Was the prayer inside really relaxing or people were making strategies as how to explode themselves in busy market place. Prayer is really relaxing provided it is a prayer. Pray and relax..prey and make the world around you hell.
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Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
Have you seen non-muslims coming out of the temples, gurudwaras or churches to shout at others like their muslim bretheren ?
Seen outside any large mosque on any Friday evening whether India or elsewhere....quite often it is **naarebaji **and police on alert. Was the prayer inside really relaxing or people were making strategies as how to explode themselves in busy market place. Prayer is really relaxing provided it is a prayer. Pray and relax..prey and make the world around you hell.
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first baji=didi
Second try to learn about islam or pakistan.
These alienated**views wont get you any where.
Re: Is Indian culture invading Pakistan?
And culture of both is exactly the same as that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Middle East.
um the other half would be Balochistan, NWFP which are hardly Indian.
Pakistan faces cultural invasion threats form 2 fronts.
One india the other the middle east.
While india is invading Pakistani culture Islamists and Arab, Iranian, Turkic wannabes want to make our culture and languages middle eastern.
This is due to islam which has now done more harm than good and damage to Pakistan
Regarding “Hinduism” there really is no such thing. I wont get into that you can read it here:
Raceandhistory.com - The English Invention of Hinduism
Alot of “indian culture” and “hindu” history has been created by stealing historic languages and sprituality that were practiced in pre-Islamic Pakistan.
Even the posts of indians show them claiming as if they invented many of these practices.
Pakistanis in fear of indian cultural invasion have been trying to counter it by welcoming Middle Eastern/Islamic cultural invasion.
I have rejected both and have stressed Pakistanis should go back to their roots. Make Sanskrit the national language as it belongs to no particular ethnic group and is the mother of Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu and Kashmiri.
Dont let indians hijack it and make people believe it is an “ancient indian” language because the fact is Sanskrit evolved and was spoken in the Pakistan region.
“Hindus” have unfortunately hijacked much of pre-Islamic Pakistan’s culture and history as “theirs” hence Pakistanis especially Arab-wannabe Islamists will reject it.
To solve this we must resist middle eastern cultural invasion. Once this is doen we can go back to our cultural roots without having to fear indians calling it “theirs” as we’ll have reclaimed them and Arab-wannabe Islamists will be gone.
Why India is progressing and attracting FDI because we don't mix religion with business and daily lives and the society is quite free from fanatics. here lies the difference a true muslim always places his religion before any bussiness and applies it to his daily activities....infact those who seperated religion from state are not admired as rulers( by the majority of muslims)
if it's true you are "progressing" then why are you THE poorest country on Earth with over half a billion beggers half the world's hungry?
And if its true you seprate religion and buisness what's with the BJP winning elections and 'Hindu' fanatics masscrering Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and targetting foriegners who are non-'hindu'
India secular and prosporous? Think again.
actually we are hypocrites. when we see our interest in any matter then we use our religion and other out of religion activitiz both for our personal interests. and first of all, this thing must be finished from our personality.
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I agree with whatever you have mentioned above, because pre-1947 Pakistanis were Indians. 
Pakistan did not exist before 1947.
I agree with whatever you have mentioned above, because pre-1947 Pakistanis were Indians. :)
Pakistan did not exist before 1947.
And India is not the same India post 1947. :)
yes indian culture and taliban culture both are invading pakistan