Blaming someone for the culture that erodes

Everyone seems to have an opinion these days that the Indian culture is being eroded, and each of these people has sought to blame someone or something for it, ranging from Hollywood to technological innovations (true story!). I believe it is not the culture but the practices which are impacted. I did not realize this myself until I read through Geert Hofstede's theory on this. There is a huge difference between culture - national, organizational..and practices. But what may be affecting the culture? If I assume the reasons for continuity of culture, then maybe the work-life balance, where we don't get enough time to spend with our family might be one. Like a knowledge transfer from one exec to another, we inherit culture from the previous generation. Maybe we are not spending enough time on the inheritance....maybe we don't have enough time for it..but these are all maybes. What is definitely changing is practices. And they have been changing since Harappa five thousand years ago. More on that later.. Anyone interested in Geert Hofstede and his research on cultural dimensions must visit www.hofstede.com. I havn't read his books, but they are at the top of my to-read list now.