(By Sahnya Mehra; January 2018) In India, the word ‘Sanskaar’ is tossed around loosely. But how many of us truly know what it means to be a ‘sanskaari beta’? When you ask the average Indian millennial what the word means, it’s most likely that they’ll immediately roll their eyes, sigh deeply, and tell you of the last time someone (usually an elderly person) went on and on at them for not being ‘sanskaari’. The word, though of Sanskrit origin, has ambiguous meanings. Some would define it as code of conduct, while others tend to see it as more of a set of moral values. Generally, it’s a sort of way of life of Indian people – more tangible than an ideology, yet not as binding as a culture. It’s also a sort of rite of passage into adulthood. For example, the piercing of a child’s ear, the sacred Thread Ceremony... Read more →