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Indian culture has incorporated a colorful variety of traditions and customs for hundreds of years. Even now, the values and norms of Indian culture play a significant role in Indian society. Especially for women there are more stringent rules, because they symbolize the honor of their families.

If you were to land in Chennai in southern India one of these days, do not be surprised to see sari-clad women with khaki jackets, zipping around the city and ferrying passengers in black-and-yellow tuk-tuks, known as autorickshaws in India.

The joint family system in India has been a part of Indian culture for centuries, but with rapid development and industrialization, this tradition is now being replaced by nuclear families.  At the Hamburg India Week, experts discussed on how this change of values is affecting the mindsets of Indians.