Culture is a bond between individuals and people in subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle ways. It covers everything from what one eats to how one eats to how one cohabitates. Not to forget how one passes away (dies) and indeed the rituals after one has breathed one’s last. It is simultaneously a bond and a dividing line. It has to do with identity and expression.
Serious work has been done on the cultural dimensions of people to establish that what puts people together can also put people apart. One of the core areas in which cultural dimensions manifest themselves has to do with gender and the rituals of life. Yet, the law of nature requires that there should be cross-cultural collaboration. It also manifests itself on the platform of other human needs.
Illustratively, culture in flourishing agricultural products would need collaboration with the culture of those who deal with industrial products. This is because, for agriculture, say, a plough would be needed, as would something to dig the ground for planting without the help of animals. Each instrument...
