Malaysian Indians

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1. Definition
people who were either born in Malaysia or those who immigrated to
Malaysia.
Approximately 90% are descendants from those who migrated from India
in the time of British colonization of Malaysia.
Malaysian Indians are now the third largest ethnic group in Malaysia
after the Chinese and the Malays.
Malaysian Indians occupy 7.3% of the population of Malaysia.

2. Religion
Malaysia, Indians
Practice Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam and
Other minority religions.
Religious sensitivities amongst People of
Indian Origin (PIO) in Malaysia has its roots in
the mother country, India. The expansion of the
Mughal Empire (1556-1707) in North India along
with almost two centuries (1757-1947) of British
rule brought about major changes in religious institutions
in India.

These are some

types of Religions

3. MALAYSIAN INDIANS FESTIVALS :

The Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians (Tamil:
born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

) consists of people of full or partial Indian descent who were

In 2010, there were nearly 2,066,000 people self-identifying as "Indian" who hold Malaysian nationality (including Malaysian-born and
foreign-born people of Indian descent)
TYPES OF FESTIVALS :
1. Thaipusam
2. Depawalli
3. Holi
4. Onam(pongal)
5. ramadan and hari raya

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5. Traditional foods
Punjabi food

Mostly for vegetarian

Madras food

Punjab food

Roti

Madras food

Several flavor and

shapes
-Cheese
-Egg
-Milo...

Chapati

Capati has high fibre

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Good for the health.

Dosa

Litte bit sour

6. Musical Instruments
They have four categories: Chordphones (String Instruments), Aerophones
(Wind Instruments), Membranophones (Drums), and Idiophones (Non-Drum
Percussion Instruments)

Chordphones (String Instruments)

Bulbul Tarang from India said to be evolved from the Japanese Taishogo.

Ektara Has only one string, mostly used in traditional music.

Sarod It is popular in Hindustani classical music. It has a deep sound.

Aerophones(Wind Instruments and

Membranophones(Drums)
Pepa- Made with the horn of a buffalo.
Nadaswaram- It is a double reed wind instrument.

Ekkalam- It has a large brass tube with one end having a bell.

Dhad- Hourglass-Shaped traditional musical instrument.

Idiophones(Non-Drum Percussion
Instruments)
Chengila- An Indian gong to keep a steady beat and
give musical background.

Ghungroo- Has many metallic bells and used by

classical Indian dancers.

Traditional Weapons and

Performance Arts
Bagh Nakh
Kirpan (Sword)- It used blades manufactured in Western Europe and
imported by the Portuguese.
Maduvu- Has horns pointing in opposite directions.

The Jayhawkers was the first non-Malay pop band consist of only Indian
musicians.
Bharata Natyam is the Tamil classical dance of India.

7. Cultures
Punjabi
People came from Punjab
Language: Punjabi
Population: approximately 65,000

Madras
People came from Madras
Language is Madrasi(Tamil)
Population: approximately 1,798,000

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