Passage 11

In English

The customs and manners that go with Indian culture make us respected and there is no need to abandon them. Young people, with their peculiar dress imitating the westerners, appear just like clowns. There is nothing wrong in wearing rich and beautiful clothing, but they should be in harmony with our Indian culture and be such as will create respect for our country. Some bush shirts are made of cloth used for furniture, bed sheets, and so on. When men walk with such bush shirts, even animals will be afraid. If little boys wear such clothes, there is some meaning. Indians must be very careful about the way they dress and the fashions they adopt. Indians traditionally look at the forehead of a baby when it is born, and if it is very broad, they presume the child is very fortunate. They think that God writes the future on the forehead. But people now try to cover their foreheads with their hair. This is not beautiful either. Some people close one eye with their hair. This is not proper either. We must be able to look well and see things in a proper way. Our sight is and , or creation, is our . is also called knowledge. We are ruining our knowledge with the mistaken idea that what we do makes us very beautiful. Among the students here, there are no such people; but I should ask that when you go out of here, you should never do such things. Protect your respect and honour.