In our daily lives, we regularly encounter situations that dictate the ‘morally’ correct way of going about life. Who you interact with, how you communicate, where you go, what you wear or even what you choose to eat – our society constantly tells us how ‘appropriate’ all of it is.
But this constant social inspection leaves one wondering, how did ancient Indians differ from the way we function today? You would think that since ‘tradition’ is often invoked that they would have lived much the same.
But Quora, a popular question-and-answer site, seems to have tackled this question headlong. Raj Beau, a user, explains how paradoxically ‘modern’ Indians have become much more conservative as opposed to the ancient ones.