indian culture
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India
Its culture
and tradition
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Structure
• Introduction
• Language
• Clothing
• Recreation and sports
• Festivals
• Music
• Dance
• Literature
• Architecture
• Paintings
• Theatre
• Media
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Introduction
• Diverse cultures» Different religions
» Different food
» Different languages
» Different social habits and characeristics
• Reasons» its vast geography
» immigrants and invaders
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Language
• Many different languages
• You can divide them into
linguistic families
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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
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Clothing
For Women:
1. the salwar kameez
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2. the sari
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For men:
1. The dhoti
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2. the lungi
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3. the kurta
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Recreation and sports
• Martial arts originated in India
• Quite popular are: field hockey, soccer and
cricket
• Indigenous sports are kabaddi and gilli-
danda
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• Popular indoor and outdoor games are
Chess, Snakes and Ladders, Playing cards,
Polo, Carrom and Badminton
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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
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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
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Instruments
• Various string and wind instruments are
usual (Sitar)
• Several kinds of drums
and cymbals
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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
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Well-known folk dances:
• bhangra of the Punjab
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• bihu of the Assam
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• kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh
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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
• Today´s authors write in Indian and English
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Architecture
• 300BC: the beginning can be traced back to
the advent of Buddhism
Caves of Ajanta
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Kesava Temple
• Several Hindu temples in South India
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• Islamic influence in 8th century
Taj Mahal
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• Colonialism of Britain effects architecture
Victoria Memorial
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Paintings
• Earliest painting were rock paintings
• Temple paintings testified to a love of
naturalism and God
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Rangoli in front of the doorstep
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Also important:
Madhubani Paintings
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Rajput Paintings
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Tanjore Paintings
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Present day artists amalgamate global art with
Indian classical styles
eg. Devajyoti Ray
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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
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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
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That was:
India
A diverse country and a diverse culture
Presented byAnke Hülsand
Kathrin Dirks