GLIMPSES OF

INDIAN CULTURE
 INDEX

 INTRODUCTION  CLOTHINGS
 CULTURE  LANGUAGE &
 CUISINE LITERATURE
 DANCE & DRAMA  SPORTS
 VISUAL ARTS  GREETINGS
 MUSIC  CONCLUSION
 FESTIVALS  BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
Cultural tradition makes each country unique to others. As
each has its own unique culture , India is nothing different .
You can discover a rich culture of music, dancing, and the
elegant use of costumes that make them distinctive. In fact ,
Indian culture is often branded as a combination of different
cultures. Moreover they are influenced by a rich history
spanning across several millennia.
RELIGION CULTURE
It is quite impossible not to be astonished by India . Now here on,
earth does humanity present itself in such creative burst of cultures
and religion, races ,and tongues. Every aspect of the country present
itself on a massive, exaggerated scale worthy in comparison to the
superlative mountains that over shadow it.

India is the cradle of human race, the birth place of human speech,
the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great
grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
Indian religions have shaped the Indian culture.
 CUISINE
Indian food is as diverse as India. Indian cuisines use numerous
ingredients, deploy a wide range of food preparation styles, cooking
techniques and culinary presentation. From salads to sauces, from
vegetarian to meat, from spices to sensuous, from breads to desserts,
Indian cuisine is invariably complex
 DANCE &
DRAMA
India has had a long romance with the art of dance. Dance is a deliberate art, nothing is
left to chance, each gesture seeks to communicate the ideas, each facial expression the
emotions.
Indian dance forms includes 8 classical dance forms and various other folk dances
belonging to different states of the country.

Eight classical dance forms are :

• Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu)
• Kathak (Uttar Pradesh)
• Kathakali (Kerala)
• Mohiniattam (Kerala)
• Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
• Yakshagana (Karnataka)
• Manipuri (Manipur)
• Odissi (Orissa)
Other folk dances of various states includes  
bhangra of Punjab;
bihu of Assam;
zeliang of Nagaland;
Jhumair, Domkach, chhau of Jharkhand;
Ghumura, Gotipua, Mahari  and Dalkhai of Odisha;  
ghoomar of Rajasthan and Haryana;
dandiya and garba of Gujarat;
kolattam of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
lavani of Maharashtra; 
Dekhnni of Goa. 
 VISUAL ARTS
PAINTINGS: Cave paintings
from Ajanta, Ellora and Sittanavasal and temple paintings testify to a love
of naturalism. Most early and medieval art in India is Hindu, Buddhist or
Jain. Pattachitra, Madhubani painting, Mysore painting, Rajput
painting, Tanjore painting and Mughal painting are some notable Genres of
Indian Art.
SCULPTURE: As Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism developed
further, India produced some extremely intricate bronzes as well as
temple carvings. Some huge shrines, such as the one at Ellora were
not constructed by using blocks but carved out of solid rock. The
pink sandstone sculptures of Mathura evolved almost simultaneously
with the clay or stucco sculptures of northwest. During the Gupta
period sculpture reached a very high standard in execution and
delicacy in modelling. These styles and others elsewhere in India
evolved leading to classical Indian art that contributed to Buddhist
and Hindu sculpture throughout Southeast Central and East Asia.
ARCHITECTURE: Indian architecture encompasses a
multitude of expressions over space and time, constantly absorbing
new ideas. The result is an evolving range of architectural
production that nonetheless retains a certain amount of continuity
across history. Some of the earliest architectural production
includes caves of Ajanta, Ellora, Sanchi Stupa, Sun Temple at
Konark. While some of the recent architectural production includes
Lotus temple, Golden Pagoda , Akshardham and many others.
 MUSIC
Music is an integral part of India's culture.  One of the ancient Indian
systems classifies musical instruments into four groups according to
four primary sources of vibration: strings, membranes, cymbals, and
air. The oldest preserved examples of Indian music are the melodies
of the Samaveda. It proposed a tonal structure consisting of seven
notes, which were named, in descending order,
as Krusht, Pratham, Dwitiya, Tritiya, Chaturth, Mandra and Atiswār.
These refer to the notes of a flute, which was the only fixed
frequency instrument. 

The current music of India includes multiple varieties of religious,

classical, folk, filmi, rock and pop music and dance. The appeal of
traditional classical music and dance is on the rapid decline,
especially among the younger generation. Prominent contemporary
Indian musical forms included filmi and Indipop. 
 CONCLUSIO
N
As said and experienced by many

“ NO COUNTRY ON EARTH CAN

MATCH INDIAN CULTURE ”
THANK YOU