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by rithikjainNd01 929 days ago
That’s not true! Google “Indian Generations” to understand where the difference lies.

I believe it’s divided like so: 1947-65: Invested in National Success and self determination. Do more with less is key. Govt Jobs are the best jobs.

65-80: First Gen to start moving abroad, more private opportunities, care about making money and enterprise.

81-00: First exposure to the West, TV, entertainment. More holistic in their wants and desires, such as love. Witnessed the westernization.

00-16: Grew up with Western ideas and tech right beside them. More online, more diverse etc.

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A bit late, but I think these are orthogonal to Western generations. Probably due to increasing globalization of the world, but I find general attitudes toward socialization, romance, and technology to be very similar between Indians and Westerners of similar generations. Obviously Indian differences matter when it comes to a lot of things, but the older Western generation was surprisingly conservative too especially those who grew up in more rural places. The biggest differences usually come from how used to material comfort older Indians seem compared to Westerners.