Reflection on ‘What is Culture’?

Running head: REFLECTION ON ‘WHAT IS CULTURE’?
Reflection on ‘What is Culture’?
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1REFLECTION ON ‘WHAT IS CULTURE’?
Description
Culture is the amalgamation of the ideologies and the behaviors of the individuals. It
involves the characteristics and the knowledge about a certain clan of people , encompassing the
language, the religion (Parkes et.al., 2015). Habits and social behaviors , including the arts and
the music of the group. I belong to the Hindu culture of South India. The Hinduism or the Hindu
religion is an Indian culture which describes the purpose of life in four folds- Dharma, Artha,
Kama and Moksha. To achieve the dharma, and obtaining the meaning of life to eventually attain
salvation is what defines life in Hindu culture (Coccia, 2014). Because of this, my feelings and
my thoughts are influenced by the Hindu Cultural lens.
Feelings
Hindu cultural lens have taught me to look at the others culture in an entirely different
lens and I agree with the idea that the culture plays an important role in determining one’s
identity and shaping the individual. This idea at moment it makes me judgmental towards others
but never uncomfortable or vulnerable.
Evaluation
The Hindu Culture has taught me to look at others in the most purest manner and the
culture teaches one not to differentiate between the other cultures. It teaches that every soul is
immortal and that truth is eternal. It has made me who in am today, comfortable with other
religions and treat the other cultures with immense dignity and respect the other individual
beliefs. The strong family faith that have been inculcated in me has made me look at the other