A slideshare about Indian people and culture

1. INDIAN CULTURE AND PEOPLE

2. INDIAN DIVERSITY
• India, a vast country with a lot of diversity in her
physical and social environment
• People speak different languages, have different
religions and practice different rituals
• Diversities in their food habits and dress
patterns, music and dance forms
• The intermingling of people has been steadily
taking place in India over centuries
• A number of people of different racial stock,
ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs have
settled down here
• The composite and dynamic character of Indian
culture is a result of the rich contributions of all
these diverse cultural groups over a long period
of time

4. INDIAN CULTURE AND THE INDIAN MIND
• It is that cultural community which makes
the Indians, despite regional limitations
and variety of faiths and languages, regard
themselves as a single integrated whole
• It is this concept of a single national entity
that forms the ingredients of national
integration, which is nothing but the spirit
of cohesive co-existence between diverse
cultural and linguistic communities.
Indian culture is made up of two different
aspects, the individual mind and the social
mind
The Indian mind, comprises of the common
outlook, the common temperament
The social mind, which is the intellectual
influences of various movements and
cultures which have been incorporated over
a period of time

5. Ethnic groups in India
• The reason for the variety in our culture is the intermingling among various ethnic groups
• Since time immemorial, people from far and near have been coming and settling here
• We find people belonging to different racial stocks like the ProtoAustraloids, the Negroids and the
Mongoloids living in India
• Various ethnic groups like Iranians, Greeks, Kushans, Shakas, Huns, Arabs, Turks, Mughals and
Europeans also came to India, settled here and intermixed with the local population
• The people belonging to other cultures brought their cultural habits, thoughts and ideas, which
got amalgamated into the existing culture

6. Festivals
• Vaisakhi in Punjab
• Nabanna in Bengal
• Magh Bihu in Assam
• Pongal in Tamilnadu
• Onam in Kerala
• Nuakhai in Odhisa
• Sankranti in Telangana/Andhra Pradesh

7. Art And Architecture
The architecture of the various temples and the exquisite
sculptures and paintings is a testimony to the beauty of
Indian art
The Indian artists visualized the qualities of various gods
and goddesses as mentioned in their scriptures and
infused these qualities into their images
A sense of narrative a taste for decoration, keenness of
observations are clearly brought out in each sculpture
Indian art is a blend of symbolism and reality, spirituality
and sensuality
Indian art is the greatest lesson of continuity from pre-
historic times to the present age
This was further developed as secular form in the Fresco
and miniature paintings
This art then spread to the neighboring regions and
outside the boundary of India.

8. MADURAI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE,
MADURAI, TAMILNADU
SANTHOME BASILICA, CHENNAI
CHURCH OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS,
PONDICHERRY THE FORMER FRENCH TERRITORY

9. • The Group of Monuments at
Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th-
and 8th-century CE religious
monuments in the coastal resort town
of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• It is on the Coromandel Coast of the
Bay of Bengal, about 60 kilometres
(37 miles) south of Chennai
• The site has 40 ancient monuments
and Hindu temples, including one of
the largest open-air rock reliefs in the
world: the Descent of the Ganges or
Arjuna's Penance
• The group contains several categories
of monuments: Ratha temples with
monolithic processional chariots, built
between 630 and 668 AD.
MAHABALIPURAM-THE HERITAGE TOWN OF
TAMILNADU

10. Religious/ Secular Architecture
• Islamic architecture in India also has two aspects, religious and secular
• Mosques and Tombs represent the religious architecture, while palaces
and forts provide examples of secular Islamic architecture
• Forts took an essentially functional design, complete with a little
township within and various fortifications to engage and repel the
enemy

11. RED FORT, AGRA
TAJMAHAL, AGRA

12. FORT, VELLORE, TAMILNADU
GINGEE FORT, TAMILNADU

13. Classical and Folk dances
• Sangeet Natya Academy, recognizes eight traditional dances in India
• Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu
• Kathak, from Uttar Pradesh and western India
• Kathakali, from Kerala
• Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh
• Odissi, from Odisha
• Sattriya, from Assam
• Manipuri, from Manipur
• Mohiniyattam, from Kerala
• Folk dances and plays in India retain significance in rural areas as the expression
of the daily work and rituals of village communities tribal Dances in India are
inspired by the tribal folklore
• Each ethnic group has its own distinct combination of myths, legends, tales,
proverbs, riddles, ballads, folk songs, folk dance, and folk music

15. INDIA’S FOOD MAP
• Indian food is also heavily
influenced by religious and
cultural choices, like Hinduism
and traditions
• Some Indian dishes are common
in more than one region of India,
with many vegetarian and vegan
dishes
• Some ingredients commonly
found in Indian dishes include:
rice, wheat, ginger, green chillies
and spices

16. CHENNAI
THE CAPITAL OF TAMILNADU

17. • Chennai, formerly Madras, city, capital of Tamil Nadu state,
southern India, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of
Bengal
• Known as the “Gateway to South India,” Chennai is a major
administrative and cultural centre
• Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast along the Bay of
Bengal
• The most distinctive buildings in the city are the seven large
temples in the Dravidian style, situated in the city sections of
George Town, Mylapore, and Triplicane
• The Chepauk Palace (the former residence of the nawab [Mughal
ruler] of Karnataka) and the University Senate House, both in the
Deccan Islamic style, and the Victoria Technical Institute and the
High Court buildings, both in the Indo-Saracenic style, are
generally considered the most attractive buildings of the British
period

18. DR MGR MEMORIAL
MADRAS HIGH COURT
FORT ST GEORGE
LIGHT HOUSE ST. THOMAS BASILICA

19. MARINA BEACH
• Marina Beach, or simply the Marina,
is a natural urban
beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
along the Bay of Bengal
• The beach runs from near Fort St.
George in the north to Foreshore
Estate in the south, a distance of
6.0 km (3.7 mi), making it the second
longest urban beach in the world,
after Cox's Bazar Beach
• The Marina is a primarily sandy
beach, with an average width of
300 m (980 ft) and the width at the
widest stretch is 437 m (1,434 ft)
• It is one of the most crowded beaches
in the country and attracts about
30,000 visitors a day during weekdays
and 50,000 visitors a day during the
weekends and on holidays
• During summer months, about 15,000
to 20,000 people visit the beach daily