CULTURE AND RELIGION

INDIA
INTRODUCTION

 The culture of India is the heritage of belief systems, social norms, ethical values,
traditional customs, political systems, artefacts and technologies. Indian culture is
considered one of the oldest civilisations, which began 4500 years ago. The distinct and
diverse culture of India varies from region to region.
 Our Indian culture and tradition are getting acknowledged and renowned all across the
globe. The customs and traditions of India are known for their diversity and uniqueness.
These customs and traditions originate from the ancient Indian scriptures and texts,
thousands of years old.
 Today, India is home to many invasions, and it is considered a powerful and
multicultural society. Indian people follow various traditions, cultures and customs
CULTURE AND ETHIC VALUES

 They celebrate every festival according to customs. We still follow the epic lessons from
Mahabharata and Ramayana and still visit Gurdwaras, temples, churches, and mosques.
Along with time, Indian people turn modern by holding onto their moral values and
practices.
 Indian culture is all about living, values, religion, customs, knowledge, tradition, etc. Our
Indian culture is the oldest civilisation where we still hold on to our ancient practices,
respect and humanity. We can also describe culture as how we behave with people and
understand ethics, beliefs and values.
 New generation people get these values from the older generation, and it is continuing
accordingly. So, from a child’s behaviour, we can understand that they learned about our
culture from parents or grandparents.
 LANGUAGE AND RELIGION

We all know that our country is divided into 29 states and seven union territories. India
doesn’t follow any official language, but the Indian government follows Hindi as their
official language. According to our Constitution, India has 23 official languages. In India,
the majority of the people speak the Hindi language, but 59% of Indian residents speak
other languages than Hindi.

In India, 84% of the population is Hindu, with many variations and four predominant sects — Vaishnava, Shaiva,
Smarta, and Shakteya.
Approximately 13% of the Indian population are Muslim, one of the largest Muslim populated nations across the
world. As per the research, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Christians make up a small population
FOOD

 Our Indian cuisine is known for its taste, and spices and herbs. The cooking style of
various cuisines varies from region to region. Tourists who visit our country from
multiple countries praise our cuisine because of its variations. Every region has its own
staple cuisine.
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE

 A great example of Indian Architecture is the famous Taj Mahal, built combining
Persian, Islamic, Indian architectural styles and Turkish Ottoman elements. We also
have temples from ancient times known for their architecture.
 Our film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, is a well-known industry. In 1896, the
country’s film history began in Mumbai after the Lumière brothers demonstrated the
art of cinema. Today, Bollywood is known for its melodic singing and dancing.

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 clothing

 In India, women wear traditional colourful saree, and men wear traditional dhoti. As ethnic wear, men also
wear kurta, and for special occasions like marriage, they wear sherwani or achkan. The Nehru jacket is the
shorter version of a sherwani, named after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
festivals

 In India, Diwali is the most significant holiday. It is a festival of lights that continues for
five days because it is believed that these lights will protect them from spiritual
darkness. Other festivals such as Holi, known as the festival of colours, are celebrated
during spring. Every region has their cultural festival which they celebrate in their own
way. During these festivals, authentic foods are prepared, and relatives and neighbours
are invited to the homes. We as a country celebrate all kinds of festivals with love and
peace. We also celebrate our Independence Day (Aug. 15), Republic Day (Jan. 26), and
the Father of the Nation’s birthday (Oct. 2).
festivals
conclusion

 Our country, India, is rich in cultural diversity and known for its rich heritage and unity
in diversity.

Thank you