{"id":437,"date":"2018-02-01T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2018-11-01T07:34:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:34:05","slug":"urban-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/lifestyle\/lifestyle\/urban-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3ae5-089529905bd1519c6eb50435ccc91a22 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Urban Life<\/h3>\n<p>Today, India is a curious blend of ancient and modern, epitomised by the <em>bhajan<\/em> blasting from loudspeakers and the <em>sadhu <\/em>with his mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>More people are moving into towns and cities, and in rural areas the bull is succumbing to the tractor. Industrialisation is taking its toll. Many holy sites are strewn with litter, especially plastic bags, which pose a threat to wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive deforestation and huge hydro-electric schemes have disrupted the flow of water in India&#8217;s sacred rivers, causing flash floods after the monsoon and dried-up beds in summer. Some Hindu organisations are voicing their concerns, raising ecological awareness as India runs the path of modernisation. Television and the film industry are having their impact, evident even in the smallest of villages. The younger generation often considers the West its new source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>What is noticeable, though, is that material progress and technology never seem to quite work in India! The recently constructed dual carriageway from Delhi to Agra is more accurately described as &#8220;two parallel roads.&#8221; The driver continuously dodges cows, bicycles and tractors coming towards him on the wrong side of the road. Despite these anomalies \u2013 quite shocking to many Westerners \u2013 India somehow manages to maintain its sense of spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>Many Hindus living outside India now have quite different lifestyles from their forefathers. Naturally, they tend to get up somewhat later in the day. The extended family is diminishing. Some remain strict about diet, whereas others adopt local eating habits. Unlike in India the temple has become a centre of social activity and an emblem of Hindu identity. Within the UK many multi-million complexes are being constructed in urban areas, replacing the old converted church-halls. Though these temples help Hindus maintain core spiritual practices, there are clear challenges in adjusting to rapidly changing lifestyles, and in applying to the modern context principles largely rooted in rural India .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-tp3zp-c42c12ad109a9426383492e315fc1eea\">\n.flex_column.av-tp3zp-c42c12ad109a9426383492e315fc1eea{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-tp3zp-c42c12ad109a9426383492e315fc1eea av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnvq2wiy-5e12bafa6b7bf1d6b1579fbb4afd2bf6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq2wiy-5e12bafa6b7bf1d6b1579fbb4afd2bf6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq2wiy-5e12bafa6b7bf1d6b1579fbb4afd2bf6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jnvq2wiy-5e12bafa6b7bf1d6b1579fbb4afd2bf6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1692 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1692 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/urban1.jpg' alt='' title='urban1'  height=\"98\" width=\"250\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnvq3lt4-a197fa71b518a9773c21f71ba0927e13 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The inner city in Puri<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-npn1p-101e6932dd56a68d7b0234f3b73ca92a\">\n.flex_column.av-npn1p-101e6932dd56a68d7b0234f3b73ca92a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-npn1p-101e6932dd56a68d7b0234f3b73ca92a av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnvq31mm-b515b63f20efcfde81703666ca0e260e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq31mm-b515b63f20efcfde81703666ca0e260e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq31mm-b515b63f20efcfde81703666ca0e260e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jnvq31mm-b515b63f20efcfde81703666ca0e260e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1693 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1693 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/urban2.jpg' alt='' title='urban2'  height=\"136\" width=\"250\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnvq3tiq-d7c3c4eddb45dada703a77f4ae0de07e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A typical indian lorry, complete with the distinctive artwork. India is a strange mixture of the traditional and the modern!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e48mt-b62ceba4494c856bce54a775b70db5de\">\n.flex_column.av-e48mt-b62ceba4494c856bce54a775b70db5de{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e48mt-b62ceba4494c856bce54a775b70db5de av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnvq36t6-07b9a3273046a5d70c3986a4324a3e6a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq36t6-07b9a3273046a5d70c3986a4324a3e6a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq36t6-07b9a3273046a5d70c3986a4324a3e6a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jnvq36t6-07b9a3273046a5d70c3986a4324a3e6a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1694 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1694 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/urban3.jpg' alt='' title='urban3'  height=\"96\" width=\"250\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnvq40ti-ebdd1412c786b5db168279f56d2c2b54 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Urbanisation is devastating the environment in many parts of India. Welfare organisations and the government are now taking measures to prevent further pollution of natural resources. Taking part in a school project, these girls show off their eco-friendly handicrafts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-92gnh-1a91738ef5a43e0d58882188ff2607ae\">\n.flex_column.av-92gnh-1a91738ef5a43e0d58882188ff2607ae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-92gnh-1a91738ef5a43e0d58882188ff2607ae av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnvq3boa-910b0aa10d0ac72c8dd3157af579ae5e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq3boa-910b0aa10d0ac72c8dd3157af579ae5e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jnvq3boa-910b0aa10d0ac72c8dd3157af579ae5e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jnvq3boa-910b0aa10d0ac72c8dd3157af579ae5e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1695 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1695 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/urban4.jpg' alt='' title='urban4'  height=\"102\" width=\"250\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnvq4b4i-513ab026fc2cf896753b36825e0b8a0c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Many Hindus outside of India have now happily adopted a Western lifestyle, whilst they still practice their religion. 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