INDIAN CULTURE

India is one of the world's oldest civilizations and one of the most populated countries in the world.

The country's liveliness and generosity attract a number of tourists to its vibrant culture which is an amalgamation of religions, festivals, food, art, crafts, dance, music and many other subtle things.

The 'Land of Gods' never needs a particular reason to celebrate.

INTRODUCTION

NAMASTENamaḥ, to bow ; te, "to you.“Namaskara is a common spoken greeting in Indian sub continent.

FAMILYFamily plays a significant role in the Indian culture.India has had a prevailing tradition of joint family.

MARRIAGESFor centuries, arranged marriages have been the tradition in Indian society though men and women have always had the choice of who they want to marry .

SPIRITUALITY

India is a birth place of Hindustan, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikkhism, collectively known as Indian Religions.

India is secular country. Major Religions:

• Hindusm-79.8%• Islam-14.2%• Buddhism• Jainism• Sikhism• Christianity

RELIGION

Harvest Festivals:• Sankranti• Pongal• Onam

Religious Festivals:• Diwali• Ganesh Chaturthi• Holi• Navratri• Rakshabandhan• Dussehra• Durga Puja• Buddh Purnima• Christmas• Eid and Ramadan

FESTIVALS

Major types of Cuisine:-

• North Indian: Mughlai, Punjabi, Kashmiri.

• Western Cuisine: Gujarati, Maharastrian,

rajasthani, Goan.• Eastern Cuisine:

Bengali• North Eastern:

Southern Cuisine

CUISINE

Dance: Indian dance has diverse folk and classical forms• Folk: Bhangra,Dandiya,Garba,Ghoomar• Classical:Bharatnatyam,Kathak,Kuchipudi,Oddis

i Theater:

• Folk Theater• Puppet Theater• Modern Theater

Music:• Folk Music: Bauls,Bhangra,Bhavageete,

Dandiya,Lavani,popular musicQawwali,rabindra sangeet,Rajasthani

• Modern Music: Indi-pop Music,rock and Metal Music,Dance Music

PERFORMING ARTS

1576 Mother Tongues!!!• 29 Languages > 1 Million

Speakers• 60 Languages > 100,000

Speakers• 122 Languages > 10,000 Speakers

Two Major Groups:• Indo-European or Indo-Aryan

Languages• Dravidian Languages

Northern Indian: • Gujarati,Hindi,Marathi,Punjabi• Sindhi,Bengali and Oriya

Southern India:• Tamil,Kannada,Malyalam,Telugu

LANGUAGES

The uniqueness of Indian culture lies in its strong social system and family values .

The guests are considered as gods and are treated with respect and love, even if by foregoing some of the personal pleasures.

A Hindu wife never speaks the name of her husband .

Only people of the same age will address each other by first name.

INDIAN TRADITION

There is a great diversity among different regions of India in terms of language, cuisine, culture and dress, but though we all are different we all are Indians. We owe a lot of the Indians who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

-Albert Einstein

Presented By:KOMAL AKHANI

CONCLUSION