Indian Culture and

Music
2008 Fulbright Summer
Seminar to India & Sri
Lanka

India-South Asian
Adventure!

Unity

through
diversity is the
theme of the
approximately
one billion
people that live
in a country
that is so big,
its called a
subcontinent!

Indias People Come in All

Shapes and Sizes, Just Like
American
People

People with
different clothing
People with
different
religions
People with
different foods
People with
different
celebrations

Indias Government
India

is the
worlds
largest
democracy

Famous Indians
Gandhi,

Indias
greatest
peacemaker,
who influenced
Martin Luther
King, Jr.

Where People Live in

India

Many

Indian
people live
in villages
in rural
India

Where People Live in

India

Other

people in
India live in large
cities, like
New Dehli, the
capital
Mumbai (West)

Home of Bollywood,
Indias Hollywood

Kolkata (East)
Deccan (Southern
Plateau), with cities
like Bangalore and
Chennai

Indias People Eat Many

Foods
Rice
Vegetables
Seafood
Meat-however,

cows are
considered sacred
by Hindus, many of
whom are
vegetarian
Masala-spices
Tea-common drink

Indias People Have

Different Religious Beliefs
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam

(Muslims)
Sikkhism
Christianity
Judaism

Indias
History

Indian civilization is ancient

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations on earth
The Vedic period was a time in Indian history when the Hindu religion
and caste system began in India
Mughal Empire was the last and the strongest Islamic empire in India

Agra & the Taj Mahal

Agra

is a large
city in
northern India
It is the home
of Indias
greatest
historical
monument,
the Taj Mahal

Transportation in India
Planes
Trains
Cars
Rickshaws
Camel

&
donkey carts
Bicycles
Walking

Traditional Music of
India

Hindustani

means
classical music
of North India
Carnatic
means
classical music
of South India

Traditional Elements
of Indian Music
Melody

(raga)
Drone
(harmony)
Rhythm
(tala)

Indian Instruments
String
Wind
Percussio

Indias People and the Musical

Instruments of India Are Very
Diverse!

India, the
land of
Unity
through
diversity!