Puri Shankaracharya blames Western influence for rapes
17 Jan 2013 7:35 AM IST
Western influence was one of the main reasons behind the rise in incidents of rape in the country, Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati said here on Wednesday.
The western influence - films, club culture and drugs has destroyed the age old values and principles of the country. ‘There is need to change this. Before Independence we were able to maintain our culture and values but in the last 65 years we have lost a great part of it.’
‘Such horrific incidents (Delhi gangrape) don’t happen all of a sudden. They happen when the thin line of culture and values are crossed in the name of civilisation and development.’ The people, the holy man said, should ponder over this and ensure that such incidents don’t happen. ‘Earlier sisters and brothers roamed freely but nothing used to happen. There has been decline in human values, emotions..., he said.
The western influence - films, club culture and drugs has destroyed the age old values and principles of the country. ‘There is need to change this. Before Independence we were able to maintain our culture and values but in the last 65 years we have lost a great part of it.’
‘Such horrific incidents (Delhi gangrape) don’t happen all of a sudden. They happen when the thin line of culture and values are crossed in the name of civilisation and development.’ The people, the holy man said, should ponder over this and ensure that such incidents don’t happen. ‘Earlier sisters and brothers roamed freely but nothing used to happen. There has been decline in human values, emotions..., he said.
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