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TOPIC: INDIA

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Ms. MANJU LALIT SINGHAL
There are 28 states and
7 Union Territories in
India
INDIA Its history and
culture
 HISTORY OF INDIA
 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.
• Total population: 1.06 billion people

• 72% in Rural areas

• Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian

2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist,
Jain, Parsi 2.5% ( AC TO 2000 ss report)

• 41.6% of the total Indian population in India are

Below Poverty Line.

• 75% of the poor are in rural areas, most of them

are daily wagers, self-employed householders ,
and landless labourers.
India is the
world’s
largest
democracy
 __India is a secular country__
• Diverse cultures
» Different religions
» Different food
» Different languages
» Different social habits and characteristics

• Reasons
» its vast geography
» immigrants and invaders
People of different states of India
lives together.

 People wear different type of cloths.

 People follow different religions.
 People eat different type of foods.
 People celebrates all the festivals
together.
Language

• Many different languages

• You can divide them into
linguistic families
 Languages In India
• There are 1,652 living languages in India.

• Two official languages of communication:

– Hindi and English

• There are “official languages“ at the state and

centre but no one “national language“.

• There are 22 or 24 regional languages.

 Clothing In India
For Women:
1. Salwar kameez 2. Traditional Sari
 Clothing In India

For Men:
1. Dhoti kurta 2. Kurta pajama
 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
– Republic Day
 Indian People Eat Many type of
Foods
• Rice
• Vegetables
• Seafood
• Meat-however, cows are considered sacred
by Hindus, many of whom are vegetarian
• Masala-spices
• Tea-common drink
 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
• There is the 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.
• Well-known folk dances:
1). Bhangra of the Punjab
2). Bihu of the Assam
 That was:
India

A diverse country
with a diverse culture