amritsar the indian youth may be more inclined towards western culture yet they have an enormous feeling of pride towards their own culture observed john brazier leader of the 28member uk delegation here at bbk dav college under a cultural exchange programmejohn opined we dont want our cultures to be ruined by walt disney hollywood or coca cola the younger generation should imbibe values which reflect the personality aspiration and history of people who live herejohn who is also head of cultural development arts and libraries kent county council uk told tnn on wednesday that indians have adopted the british behaviour of being more formal according to john the ongoing cultural exchange programme has boosted the confidence of indian students who will now be equally at ease before an british audiencebesides students of both sides could learn different stage craft and techniques peculiar to each countryhe said he would like indian light designers directors and stage troupes to perform in uk the world has become a global village and no one can ignore what is happening on the other side of world he addedvictoria danvilla curator from kent uk who specialises in textile arts said that indian textile printing technologies were excellentimpressed with the tie and dye technique she said she would take part in a workshop on tie and dye and block printing in india and take the art to her country victoria is teaching indian students the technique of fibre sculptures an area which is new to themshe said she would take the studentswork and exhibit it in the art gallery she manages at kentsecretary dav managing committee tr gupta described it as an innovative creative dimension in the routine cultural exchange programme which could further be given an economic dimension