A Quote by Kabir Bedi

There's a big difference between how the Anglo-Saxon world views India, or viewed India, and the way Europe views India.

Kabir Bedi

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Kabir Bedi
Indian - Actor
Born: January 16, 1946

The Anglo-Saxon world saw India as an underdeveloped country. The land of snake charmers, the cows on the street, that "ex-colony-backward-nation" kind of viewpoint, very condescending. Europe on the other hand, saw India in a more romantic, mystical, spiritual way, as a place that's a fountain of wisdom.

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