The vibrant colours and the splendor of its cultural wealth have defined India and its people since time immemorial. This is an outcome not just of a long human saga, but also of other, myriad contributing factors – the intimate relation with diverse flora and fauna; a constant inflow of people and ideas from far and wide; as well as their assimilation; religious and secular influencing the other or divergent in their own separate paths; ethnic and regional effervescence adding to the melting pot. However, being blindly obedient to culture is just as harmful as forgetting it altogether in the face of foreign influence and a fast life. Culture is a constantly evolving phenomenon and in a time when these questions are increasingly relevant, we shall strive towards generating a passion for conservation coupled with a spirit for critical reasoning.
