Money and meaning in India and Great Britain - Tales of similarities and differences

This article compares and contrasts the discourses of money and property in India and Great Britain. Whereas the Indian concept of money reflects a po lymorphic philosophy, the British approach is dualistic in nature. A compar ison of Indian and British texts brings out the extraverted nature of the B ritish versus the introverted nature of the Indians. Whereas the British us e an external referential context to define money, the Indians use an inter nal frame of reference, and while the British dialogue focuses on the good or evil nature of money, the Indian approach concentrates on money as exper imental front the vantage of the user. Although both British and Indian tho ught focus on the importance of saving money, they differ from one another in the greater British emphasis on accumulation. Both Indian and British ap proaches to money reflect a positive attitude toward giving.