Use of shri, ji, in addressing ca's at seminars and emails

Its pinch of indian values! Cant be pardoned..

recently at ICAI convention at new delhi I observed and felt the same.Even I find exchanging of bouquets for each and every guest quite time and money wasting.In foreign countries such formaliies are not followed and hence main energies are focussed on main event and arrangement

YES Bouquet culture should be abolish.

I feel adressing in this manner spells out an Indianzed way of paying our deep respecto the concerned.. Lets cherish this and trust me this will certainly feel great when the same is being said to us one day on such big platforms !!

According to me it reflects our Indian culture... Actually we Indians are slave of foreign culture.. not physically but by mentally.. And that's only the reason that some people look it as no professional style of communication... According to me we should feel proud that Indian always give respect to others...

I'm totally in favour of being Indian and sticking to our sentiments and our culture. But when addressing a Chartered Accountant, the very use of CA as a title is respect enough in my eyes as I hold the profession very highly and the profession doesn't need the aid of Shri to add to the respect factor in addressing a person. Using ji in a name looks more like, "I know this person so well" or "I know this person personally too so I'm showing respect" and I think can be avoided. 

Also, it isn't used specifically for senior members of the profession or distinguished members of the fraternity anymore. It is used rampantly for every person called on stage.

Use of bouquets is another culture, as rightly pointed out above, that is okay if done for someone from outside the fraternity, for example, a member of the CBDT or a foreign counterpart of the profession, a renowned member of the industry who has come to address us, etc. but it doesn't make sense to do it for every council member on stage, be it regional or central and every person who wishes to address the seminar.

I think such actions degrade us as professionals and tend to look like they are politically motivated (I could be wrong here). I would appreciate if some senior member notices this and comments on this with his views or takes it up with the council.

Also, I would like this to remain only a discussion and not taken personally by anyone.

Also, as to being a slave of foreign culture, it is totally fine to use Shri and ji when addressing in Hindi. Infact, it would be awkward in that case to use Mr./Mrs. But to mix Hindi salutations and Titles with English in no way highlights our love for our culture or nation.