Save our culture - why?

To my grandmother our culture signifies the subjugated woman who belongs to home and who looks after her children. Culture signifies the men having the freedom and independence to do what they please and the women being set apart. While women are still in many ways subjugated today the entire concept of feminism came from the Western world where it first took its root. My grandmother is now the greatest champion of women and education and yet we have much younger folk who bemoan change.

Our culture is changing so why should we save it? The world is becoming more and more interdependent due to trade, the media, and our day to day needs. It would be in our best interest to actually have similarities. One thing I really appreciate about being a Bangladeshi is that we celebrate everything. We celebrate New Years based on both the Bangladeshi and the English calendar. All the religious events are celebrated. Our mode of dressing has changed from wearing the Sari or Panjabi to wearing trousers and the like. It may be a western outfit but it is also more comfortable and allows greater mobility.

There are different ways of looking at change but one thing for sure is that every change has a positive effect. I couldn't imagine voicing my opinions a few decades ago if our culture wasn't changing. In that respect why should we save the older patriarchal culture that our society blindly followed?