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Student: Nurshina Zhasmina

All about India

 India’s Location

India is located in Asia. It is sometimes

referred to as a subcontinent.
Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada and
Godavari are few main rivers.
 Facts About India
• India’s official name is the "Republic of India."
• India has the second largest population in the world.
• India is the oldest civilization in the world.
• India produces the most milk in the world.
• India is the birthplace of Hinduism and Yoga.
 Symbols of India
• India’s national flag is a horizontal tricolour with saffron (top),
white (middle) and green (bottom) colours and a blue wheel in
the middle.
• India’s national anthem is ‘JANA, GANA, MANA’ originally
composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
• India’s national song is ‘VANDE MATARAM’.
India’s national:
1. Animal is: Tiger
2. Flower is: Lotus
3. Bird is: Peacock
4. Currency is: Rupee (₹)
 India’s Geography
• India has a large desert called the Thar Desert.
• India also borders the Himalayan mountain range, the
highest mountain range in the world.
• Like the United States, India is divided into states. India has
28 states. It also has eight union territories.
 India’s Geography
• India shares borders with several sovereign countries; it shares
land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal ,Pakistan in the north or
north-west, and Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. India also
shares water borders with Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia.
 India’s Climate
• Most of India is classified
as tropical climate.
• India has many climates
because it is so large in
area.
• Some areas of India have
an arid climate, some have
a humid climate, and some
even have a glacial climate.
 India’s Food
• Since India is so diverse, its food is varied.
• Rice is the staple food crop and used in many dishes.
• Lentils are also very popular.
• As India is famous for its spices, food in India usually
contains spices.
Common spices are curry, turmeric,
and cinnamon. Garam masala is a
popular spice mixture.

Mango is India’s national fruit and India

produce variety of other tropical fruits like
guava, banana, grapes, pear, papaya and
pineapple every year.
 India’s Animals
India is home to many animals including:
• the Bengal tiger
• the Indian elephant
• the Asiatic lion
• the Indian rhinoceros
• the Indian leopard
• the sloth bear
• the wild water buffalo
• the red panda
 India’s Clothing
• Climate impacts clothing in India.
• Linen and silk are popular fabrics of many
Indian clothes.
• An example of traditional clothing for women
is the sari. It is a draped robe-like dress.
• A dhoti is a traditionally draped cloth for men.
 India’s Culture
• India’s culture is very diverse. It includes many
different people from different backgrounds.
• India has many religions, including Hinduism,
Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, and Christianity.
 India’s Culture
• The Constitution of India now recognizes 23 languages. These
consist of English plus 22 Indian languages. Few major languages
are:
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Malayalam,
Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu..
 India’s Dances
• Dance in India has many styles of dances, generally
classified as classical or folk.
• Few of them are:
Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu,
Kathak from Uttar Pradesh,
Kathakali from Kerala
Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh
Odissi from Odisha
Sattriya from Assam
Manipuri from Manipur
Mohiniyattam from Kerala
Bhangra from Punjab
Kathakali
 India’s Money
• Rupee is the national currency of India.
• The symbol is ₹.
• India’s money is very colourful compared to the
United Kingdom.
 Taj Mahal
• The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, which is near New Delhi.
It is one of the most popular tourist sites in India.
• It is a world-famous site and emperor Shahjahan built it for
his wife Mumtaz after she died.

• The Taj Mahal is

constructed from white
marble.
• It is one of the new Seven
Wonders of the World.
 Mumbai
• Mumbai is India’s largest city in
terms of population.
• Mumbai was formerly named
Mumbai
Bombay.
• It is named after a goddess
(MUMBADEVI) and had the first
train in India.
• Mumbai is famous for its film
industry, Bollywood which produces
a great deal of Indian movies.

Gateway of India
 Learning Objective
To be able to explain why religious people oppose terrorism.

Success Criteria
• I can describe what terrorism is.
• I can explain some of the reasons people commit terrorist
acts.
• I can explain religious views on terrorism.
 Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai is a 2018 action thriller film

directed by Anthony Maras and co-written by
Maras and John Collee. An Indian-Australian-
American co-production, it is inspired by the
2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the
2008 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace
Hotel in India.

The film premiered at the Toronto International

Film Festival on 7 September 2018, and had its
Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival
on 10 October 2018. The film was released in
Australia and the United States on 14 and 22
March 2019, respectively, and in India on 29
November 2019.
 The film stars

DEV PATEL NAZANIN BONIADI ARMIE HAMMERANUPAM KHER

TILDA COBHAM JASON ISAACS SUHAIL NAYYAR NATASHA
-HERVEY LIU BORDIZZO
 The Heroic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

The Taj today

In 1903, when the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel opened
its doors in Mumbai, it quickly became the stuff of
legend and myth. Even its very origins have been
shrouded in mystery.
 Plot

Anthony Maras' Hotel Mumbai recreates

the terrifying ordeal endured by the guests
and employees of the city's famed Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel when it was attacked
in 2008. On November 26, ten terrorists
spread out across the city, targeting cafes,
hospitals, and train stations, with the
ultimate aim of taking over the famed
hotel, the grand palace located across from
the historic Gateway of India on the shore
of the Arabian Sea.
As harrowing as the attacks were, the hotel's
staff, who worked selflessly to shepherd guests
to safety, were nothing short of heroic. A cast
that includes DEV PATEL, ARMIE
HAMMER, NAZANIN BONIADI, and
ANUPAM KHER helps tell the remarkable
story of those caught in the hotel for three long
days of the attack. To give a better sense of
what makes the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel so
special to its employees and guests, as well as
the people of Mumbai-and what made it such a
potent target for terrorism-we explore the Taj's
rich history, its many legends, and the lengths
the filmmakers took to recreate it for the film.
A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE TERROR
ATTACKS PORTRAYED IN HOTEL MUMBAI

A decade after the attacks in which six

American were killed, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo renewed the United States'
commitment to bring those responsible to
justice. "It is an affront to the families of the
victims that, after ten years, those who planned
the Mumbai attack have still not been
convicted for their involvement," Pompeo
exclaimed in an official statement, adding that
"the State Rewards for Justice (RFJ) Program is
offering a new reward for up to $5 million for
information leading to the arrest or conviction
of any individual who was involved in planning
or facilitating the 2008 Mumbai attack."
 LOOKING BACK TEN YEARS

ON NOVEMBER 26, 2018,

INDIANS HELD CEREMONIES
ACROSS MUMBAI TO
REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF
THE ATTACKS DRAMATIZED IN
HOTEL MUMBAI.
 Islamic Practices
Jihad

What Is Jihad?
Jihad is the idea of struggle.
There are two types of jihad:
• Greater jihad: struggle against
oneself to avoid temptation and
sin.
• Lesser jihad: armed
struggle or holy war.
 Greater Jihad
Muslims believe that we must
constantly struggle to behave in
the way God commands us to.

Though Allah has made his commands to us clear in the

Qur’an, even the holiest person will sometimes find them
hard to follow. We may fail to be the best person we can be
because of factors such as:
• Temptation
• Greed
• Forgetfulness
Greater jihad is the constant struggle to ignore these
distractions and be the people God wants us to be.
 Lesser Jihad

Lesser jihad is very different to greater

jihad. It involves fighting against
others who have wronged you.

This form of jihad is

sometimes misused by people
to justify intolerance and
unacceptable behaviour such as
terrorism.
As you will see, lesser jihad
cannot be used to justify these
things.
 Lesser Jihad
Before we look at lesser jihad in detail, let’s think about our
views on war.

‘It is never acceptable to fight in a war.’

Agree Disagree
 Lesser Jihad

When is it acceptable to fight lesser

jihad?
Jihad is the idea of struggle.
There are two types of jihad:
• Greater jihad: struggle against oneself
to avoid temptation and sin.
• Lesser jihad: armed
struggle or holy war.
 Lesser Jihad

There are many conditions a war must meet

if it is to count as lesser jihad. These include:
• it should only be fought in self-defence,
to prevent injustice or to defend
other Muslims;
• it cannot be fought for profit, to gain
territory or for similar motivations;
• civilians must not be harmed;
 Lesser Jihad

• Enemies who surrender must not be harmed

and should be forgiven;
• The environment or a country’s resources
should not be destroyed.
• Holy buildings (for example churches)
should be respected.
Using these conditions, complete the ‘Applying
Jihad’ task sheet.
 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Jihad
The story of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the problems he
faced with his enemies in Makkah.
Because of his enemies’ unreasonable behaviour and repeated
attempts to attack him and his followers, Muhammad (PBUH) was
forced to fight against them.
As Muslims believe that they should follow the examples of the
prophet, it must, therefore, be acceptable for Muslims to fight in
wars.
 KILLING IN THE NAME OF GOD

Jihad, according to Islamic law

The Arabic term jihad literally means a
“struggle” or “striving.” This term appears in
the Quran in different contexts and can include
various forms of nonviolent struggles: for
instance, the struggle to become a better person.

In the specific context of Islamic

law, however, jihad generally
signifies an armed struggle against
outsiders.
 Different Religious Views on Terrorism
There are several reasons Christians and Muslims oppose
terrorism.

In both religions, killing another human being is prohibited.

This is because life is sacred and belongs to God. The Ten
Commandments prohibit murder.

Also, terrorist actions can often

involve the terrorist killing him
or herself (for example, suicide
bombings). Suicide is
condemned by both religions.