How do you come to know that India is still kind of conservative. Lets try and solve this simple question with even simpler questions or instances, observations which you might have heard or seen at some point of time.
Q1. mummy main kaise paida hua???
A1 beta bhagwan ne bheja.
A2 beta koi baba aaye aur tumhe yahan bahar chod gaye.
A3 yeh bhi koi poochne ki baat hai, chalo jao padhai karo.
In class when biology teacher is teaching reproductory system?
"maam can you please explain once again" as you say this she says "read it you will know". She does not repeat anything, the entire chapter is completed in one go. While this process is on, she is all red, and there is a continuous sound of gigling and hush hush in the class.
When some newly married couple goes for honeymoon, and you happen to ask "arre bhai dulha - dulhan kahan hai" The family responds with utmost simplicity " ji woh to GHOOMNE gaye hain".
The first time a girl calls you up, the time you talk to her just twice of that you have to spend explaining who is she, what for she called up, why did she call YOU up, why not others. By the end of the day more people in your family know about this , than the number of people who know that you still piss in bed.(not me as in some people still might)
All girls in typical indian dresses suits and sarees are welcome with respect mixed with and icing of suspicion. The western clothes clad are scanned from top to bottom (to find what she missed out while buying the dress), compared to some far better bollywood babe and ending with cliche's like "yeh aaj kal ki ladkiyan . pata nahin kya kapde pehneti hain, kya poore kapdon ke jyada paise lagte hain? hamare jamane main kahan aisa hota tha, sharam to bech khayi"
When you have a kid, and people wish you congratulations instead of feeling only great(and macho) and saying thanks you always append it(shyly) with statements like "bhai aapko bhi aakhir aap iske chacha hai ya etc hai"
Then there are instances when you are watching some serial or MTv kinds with your family, suddenly the advertisement comes up of durex, nirodh ks etc. Now no escape, if you have the remote you might change the channel(contradictory to your personal wish, and pray it repeats when all leave), or you just happen to start gazing the floor, roof, bedsheets or something as if suddenly the roof/floor broke off etc . At times you just pick up a conversation and all pretend to get involved with lots of "haan haan, nahin nahin aise kaise etc coupled with head shaking"
You might be of 20+yrs of age still you can not watch 18+ movies on star (now stopped) or other channels which are bold to continue. Neither go for a english romantic movie with the family, you will always be on the edge of your seat, the on screen couple might shoot off anytime. All people entering a hall showing "A" rated movies, look around before they enter the theatre.
Where still people think that "only girls" can be molested or raped the male clan is safe and secure and nothing of such nomenclature can happen to them.
I think lots many things like these will put across the way India thinks (as in the majority). I could get these, see if you can add to it something that you came across.
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