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1. India
Its culture
and tradition

2. Introduction
• Diverse cultures
» Different religions
» Different food
» Different languages
» Different social habits and characeristics
• Reasons
» its vast geography
» immigrants and invaders

3. Language
• Many different languages
• You can divide them into
linguistic families

4. 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

5. Clothing
For Women:
1. the salwar kameez

6. 2. the sari

7. For men:
1. The dhoti

8. 2. the lungi

9. 3. the kurta

10. Recreation and sports
• Martial arts originated in India
• Quite popular are: field hockey, soccer
and cricket
• Indigenous sports are kabaddi and gilli-
danda

11. • Popular indoor and outdoor games are
Chess, Snakes and Ladders, Playing
cards, Polo, Carrom and Badminton

12. 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

13. 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

14. Instruments
• Various string and wind instruments are
usual (Sitar)
• Several kinds of drums
and cymbals

15. 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

16. Well-known folk dances:
• bhangra of the Punjab

17. • bihu of the Assam

18. • kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh

19. 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

20. Architecture
• 300BC: the beginning can be traced
back to the advent of Buddhism
Caves of Ajanta

21. Kesava Temple
• Several Hindu temples in South India

22. • Islamic influence in 8th century
Taj Mahal

23. • Colonialism of Britain effects
architecture
Victoria Memorial

24. Paintings
• Earliest painting were rock paintings
• Temple paintings testified to a love of
naturalism and God

25. Rangoli in front of the doorstep

26. Also important:
Madhubani Paintings

27. Rajput Paintings

28. Tanjore Paintings

29. Present day artists amalgamate global art
with Indian classical styles
eg. Devajyoti Ray

30. 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

31. 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

32. That was:
India
A diverse country
and a diverse culture

34. Conclusion
There is a great diversity among different
regions of India in terms of language, cuisine,
culture and dress. But though we all are different
we are all Indians.
We owe a lot of the Indians who taught us
how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific
discovery could have been made.
- Albert Einstein