| Many of developed countries are multi-cultural and | | | | rice, plain flour, potatoes and tacos. Given the food |
| multi-ethnic. For example, US is multi-cultural and | | | | distribution system, everyone in those countries can |
| multi-ethnic. The complexity often creates number of | | | | get whatever he/she wants. If he is a Muslim and |
| social problems, so US has decided to separate | | | | does not eat pork, then he can get beef, chicken and |
| church and state since the founding of the country. | | | | fish. If he is a vegetarian, then he can get all |
| The country has made its complexity one of its | | | | vegetables that he wants. This is not exactly how the |
| appeals, and the separation of church and state has | | | | food distribution system is structured in India; the food |
| worked well for the country over all. Many other | | | | distribution system generally limits its supplies in terms |
| developed countries, in particular, many western | | | | of variety so that it serves everyone. Hindus do not |
| European countries such as UK, France and Holland, | | | | eat beef and Muslims do not eat pork; as a result, |
| are also multi-cultural and multi-ethnic today as a result | | | | butcher shops in India generally sell only chicken, mutton |
| of immigrants' settling in those countries; they are | | | | and fish; this creates no conflict. Also most Indians eat |
| essentially adapting the same approach as US in order | | | | vegetables primarily; roughly 60% of Indians are |
| to bring balance in their societies. However, this is not | | | | vegetarians and they do not even eat eggs. |
| the only model of the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic | | | | Many developed countries around the world promote |
| country, nor is it the oldest model. India is actually | | | | the idea that any two people ought to be able to get |
| multi-cultural and multi-ethnic (official languages alone | | | | married; inter-racial marriages are becoming very |
| count more than twenty two languages, and a number | | | | common. However, marriage in India is not quite like |
| of different religions are practiced including Hinduism, | | | | that. Even today, it is very common that family |
| Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and Buddhism); India has | | | | members arrange marriages. Two people, a bride and |
| developed and maintained its multi-cultural and | | | | a groom meet just once or twice after their family |
| multi-ethnic environment a little differently. When we | | | | members make the arrangement, and they decide to |
| look at three major functions of the society, the food | | | | get married; something like this is very common. |
| distribution, marriage and the judicial system, we find | | | | Religions and social classes play very important roles in |
| that developed countries' approach and India's | | | | marriage, and two people of the same religion get |
| approach are very different. | | | | married commonly. Marriage is to preserve the existing |
| We need to eat to live; therefore, the food distribution | | | | social structure to a large extent. |
| is a major function of the society and it is developed | | | | Developed countries generally believe in the separation |
| to accommodate everyone in the society. In cases of | | | | of church and state, and they define laws accordingly. |
| multi-cultural and multi-ethnic developed countries, they | | | | In principle, laws should not reflect religious beliefs or |
| supply all kinds of food that they can physically supply. | | | | practices. This is not the case in India. India has Indian |
| They supply all kinds of meat including beef, pork, | | | | Civic Law and each religion has its specific laws; there |
| chicken and fish. They also supply all kinds of | | | | are separate laws governing Hindus, Muslims, |
| vegetables and fruits. They also supply bread, pasta, | | | | Christians, Sikhs and other religions. |