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Indian Culture
Indian Culture
Structure
Introduction Language Clothing Recreation and sports Festivals Music Dance Literature Architecture Paintings Theatre Media
Introduction
Diverse cultures
Different religions Different food Different languages Different social habits and characeristics
Reasons
its vast geography immigrants and invaders
Language
Many different languages You can divide them into linguistic families
Language
415 living languages Two official languages of communication:
Hindi and English
There are official languages at the state and center but no one national language 14 official regional languages
Clothing
For Women:
1. the salwar kameez
2. the sari
2. the lungi
3. the kurta
Popular indoor and outdoor games are Chess, Snakes and Ladders, Playing cards, Polo, Carrom and Badminton
Festivals
India is called the land of festivals and fairs There are many different festivals because of the varied religions One festival that doesn't depend on the religion:
Independence Day
Music
Variety of folk, popular, pop, classical music Based and influenced by Hindu texts Was developed over many eras Remains instrumental to religious inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment Ethnic groups, Persian, Arabic and English music had an impact on it
Instruments
Various string and wind instruments are usual (Sitar) Several kinds of drums and cymbals
Dance
A lot of classical dances Every dance represents a different culture and ethos of a region or group Often based on Hindu traditions at religious events
Literature
Oldest tradition in the world Earliest works were orally transmitted and later written down Literature in 22 officially recognised languages Hindu literary traditions dominate Todays authors write in Indian and English
Architecture
300BC: the beginning can be traced back to the advent of Buddhism
Caves of Ajanta
Kesava Temple
Taj Mahal
Victoria Memorial
Paintings
Earliest painting were rock paintings
Also important:
Madhubani Paintings
Rajput Paintings
Tanjore Paintings
Present day artists amalgamate global art with Indian classical styles eg. Devajyoti Ray
Indian-Theatre
about cultures and traditions of India Old and varied art form India, as a colony of the British Empire, used theatre as one of its instruments in protest Presently threatened by TV, cinema and a lack of finance
Media
Broadcasting in India flourished since 1992 India's cable TV market ist one of the world's largest Private radio: relative newcomer Lively press Internet use has soared
That was:
India
A diverse country and a diverse culture
Presented by Anke Hls and Kathrin Dirks