The purpose of this article is to make a personal assessment of Indian culture. I will also explain Hofstede's five-dimensional model, use it to analyze Indian culture, and talk about the five-dimensional model from my observations. Hofstede identified five different cultural dimensions. These dimensions include power distance, individualism/collectivism, masculinity/femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and finally, long-term orientation. According to Hofstede, power distance is the first dimension that translates to the fact that all individuals in a society are not equal and that there is a fair amount of inequality when it comes to the division of power. The second dimension concerns the theme of individualism which translates into the degree of interdependence and how we identify ourselves in terms of "I" or "we". Furthermore, Hofstede states that in individualistic societies we tend to only care for ourselves and our blood family, however, in collectivistic societies individuals identify themselves as part of groups and care for each other in exchange for loyalty. The third dimension would be masculinity/femininity. A high score would result in a masculine culture that demonstrates a culture driven by competition, achievement, and success. On the other hand, a low score demonstrating a feminine culture shows that the dominant traits involve caring for others and quality of life. The fourth dimension concerns uncertainty avoidance which translates into how a society deals with not knowing how the future will go. This amount of vagueness causes anxiety, and different cultures approach this issue differently. The fifth and final cultural dimension according to Hofstede is long-term orientation… half of the article… Throughout this article, I have discussed Hofstede's five cultural dimensions, analyzing these dimensions. Furthermore, I stated how India tends to value the structure of hierarchical relationships, is a collectivist country and tends to be a more masculine society. Furthermore, India tends to have a low to medium preference towards uncertainty avoidance and tends to be a future-oriented society. Having lived in the United States for almost a decade, I think I have become more “Americanized.” India is an amazing country and I will always visit it in the future, but the way things are going I plan to settle permanently in New York where I would like to start my career and my family. References:Hofstede, Geert. "THE HOFSTEDE CENTER." India. Np, nd Web. October 28. 2013. .