An unfortunate outcome of the contemporary fashion of thinking and the resultant public discourse is the fact that with each successive decade since Independence, the Indian (more importantly, Hindu) society has been eroded of its capacity of our society to produce heroes. In a line, this thinking is shaped by the cowardly and knavish view that all values are equal. Who are today’s “heroes?” Or role models or icons? They’re derived mainly from the entertainment, fashion, business and sports streams. Equally, the widespread (primarily Marxist) notion that all people–no matter what their genuine achievements are–are “subjects” to be “analysed,” has also contributed greatly to this erosion. Thus, when you have no one towering person or hero to look up to, your value system will emanate from corporate and fashion-of-the-moment slogans and maxims that pass off as “values” and so on.