1. INDIAN CULTURE

2. Presented by
Lakshmidhar
Vijay
Santhoshi Swapna
Under the guidance of
KIRANMAYI
ASST professor
English department

3. A RISING STAR IN THE
NEW MILLENNIUM

4. INDIAN FLAG
The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation.
The white, is meant for purity and truth
The green is for faith and fertility.
The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation's
progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky
and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.

5. 5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
28 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000

6. National Symbols of India
Truth
Alone
Triumph
s

8. GATEWAY OF
ELLORA
KAILASHNATH
TEMPLE
ELLORA

9. THE OVERVIEW OF AJANTA CAVES

10. WAY OF GREETING
NAMASTE

11. Religion in India
India is a Secular Country
No State Sponsored Religion
Major Religions
Hindu: 75%
Muslim: 12%
Christian: 6%
Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, & Jews: 7%
Ironically religion is a uniting
feature
Hinduism is non proselytizing
No preaching
Most people are tolerant
Very private
Becoming less important

12. Monuments: All Religions
Church Our Lady of
Health, 18th Cent.
Sanchi, Buddhist, 3
BCE
Kangaikonda
Cholapuram Hindu Agra Fort, 16th Cent.
Temple, 11th Cent

13. Worshipping nature
Tirumala - Tirupati
World’s richest The Golden Temple
temple
Thousand pillar
Jamma Masjid temple
The biggest mosque in India

14. India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals

15. DANCE FORMS
More than 45 folk dances

16. Dances of Kashmir

17. 7 C la s s ic a l D a n c e f o r

18. B h a r a ta N a tya m

19. K a tha k

20. K a t h a k a li

21. K u c h ip u d i

22. M a n ip u r i

23. M o h in i A t t a m

24. O d is s i

26. Visual arts
Puppet show

27. More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments

29. Customs and Traditions
 Food:  Traditions
 North India  North India
 Wheat  Influenced by many
 Tea cultures
 Less traditional
 South India
 Wide range in rural and
 Rice
urban
 Coffee
 South India
 Dress  Very little outside
 North India influence
 Kurtha  More traditional
 Pajama  More uniform
 South India  Caste
 Vaeshti  Based on Family
 Sari
Tradition

30. Customs and Traditions: Dress
 Cotton, Silk, & Polyester
 Traditional & Casual
 Colorful & Ornamental
 South India
 Doti, Sari
 Silk Shirts & Sari
 22 Ct Gold Jewelry
 Shirts & Pants
 North India
 Kurtha, Pajamas
 Sari
 Salwar Kameez
 Silk, Cotton, & Wool
 Gold & Silver Jewelry

31. INDIAN MARRIAGES

32. Deviation of culture

33. Way of greeting
namaste

34. Mahatma Gandhi
Father of nation

35. Mother Teresa
1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace

36. Conclusions
 India is in Transition
 Middle Class is Gaining Economic Status
 There is a Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor
 Small Percentage is Very Rich
 Social System may not be Ready
 There is no Economic Safety Net
 Young Entrepreneurs should Embrace Rural Folks
 Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
 Micro Lending
 Technological Empowerment
 Government Should Enforce Fair Distribution of Wealth

37. India is,the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human
speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and
the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and
most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured
up in India only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have
been made.
-Albert
Einstein

38. Be Proud of Being an
Indian
jAI hIND

39. Any queries?