India has a population of over 1.2 billion people, with the majority being Hindu. It has a diverse landscape and borders several countries. India has the largest democracy in the world and follows a parliamentary system of government. Indian culture is defined by traditions around various life events from birth to death as well as religious worship and family values. Festivals, cuisine, dance, music, and attire all vary widely by region. Cultural exchange has contributed achievements in fields like mathematics, medicine, and technology.

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4. 1.2 BILLION PEOPLE
HINDUS(81.3%) MUSLIMS(12%) SIKHS (1.9%)CHRISTIANS(2.3%)
OTHER GROUP INCLUDING JAINS AND BUDDHITS(2.5%)
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES -NEPAL,BHUTAN, CHINA ,
BANGLADESH,PAKISTAN,SRI LANKA
HIMALAYAS(N),INDIAN OCEAN(S), THAR DESERT(W)

5. POLITICAL STRUCTURE
1).THE BIGGEST DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY
2).PARLIAMENTRY FORM OF GOVERNMENT
3)PRESIDENT - THE HEAD OF THE STATE
4)PARLIAMENT - LAW MAKING BODY
5)PRIME MINISTER
6)COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
7)MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT
8)BASED ON BRITISH SYSTEM

8. CULTURE
• NAME PROTOCOL
• CHAPERONING
• HOME VISITS
• BIRTH
• MARRIAGE
• DEATH
• WORSHIP
• ANCESTRAL WORSHIP

9. • EXPORTS-TEA ,COFFE,CLOTHING,JEWELRY IRON
ORE ,LEATHER
• IMPORTS-FOOD,GEMS,IRON AND
STEEL,CHEMICLAS
• CROPS-RICE,WHEAT,TEA,SUGAR CANE,SPICES
PRODUCTION

10. FAMILY SYSTEM IN INDIA
• BONDAGE OF LOVE AND AFFCECTION IS ABUNDANTLY FOUND IN
INDIA .
• PARENTS DO NOT LET THEIR CHILD TO LIVE INDEPENDENT LIFE
UNTIL THEY GET A MARRIAGE MATCH.
• CULTURE AND TRADITION OF INDIA DOES NOT SUPPORT LOVE
MARRIAGES AND THE DIVORCE BETWEEN A HUSBAND AND A
WIFE .

11. DINING ETIQUETTE
• INDIAN CUISINE RELISHES IN ITS FLAVOUR AND SPICES .
• MUCH INDIAN FOOD IS EATEN WITH THE FINGERS
• THE GUEST OF HONOUR IS SERVED FIRST , FOLLOWED BY THE
MEN AND THE CHILDREN ARE SERVED LAST .
• WOMEN TYPICALLY SERVE THE MEN AND EAT LATER.
• YOU HAVE TO WASH YOUR HAND BEFORE AND AFTER EATING .
• ALWAYS USE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR EATING.
• TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES BEFORE ENTERING THE HOUSE.

12. INDIAN TRADITION
• THE UNIQUENESS OF INDIAN CULTURE LIES IN ITS
STRONG SOCIAL SYSTEM AND FAMILY VALUES .
• THE ELDERS ARE CONSIDERED THE DRIVING
FORCE AND SO ARE RESPECTED AND LOVED .
• THE GUESTS ARE CONSIDERED AS GODS AND ARE
TREATED WITH RESPECT AND LOVE , EVEN IF BY
FORGETTING SOME OF THE PERSONAL PLEASURE

13. • NEARLY 60% OF THE PEOPLE PRACTICE
AGRICULTURE .MOST OF THEM DO COMBINE
SOME OTHER JOB WITH THE AGRICULTURE.
• AT SECOND PLACE IS THE MANUFACTURING IN
TERMS OF PEOPLE ENGAGED AND THEN COMES
THE TERTIARY SECTOR.

14. FESTIVALS
HOLI
DIWALI
DASSEHRA
EID
EASTER
CHRISMAS DAY
BUDDH PURNIMKA
RAKSHA BANDHAN

15. EPICS AND TESTAMENTS

16. ARCHITECTURE
• PERSIAN STYLE

17. DANCE

18. SOME FORMS OF DANCE

19. MUSIC

20. MUSIC FORMS

22. FOOD HABITS

23. DRESSING STYLE

25. ENTERTAINMENT
 MOVIES
 STAGED DRAMA
 WATCHING DANCES
 GAMES LIKE CRICKET
 SONGS REGIONAL AND HINDI IN
DIFFERENT RAGAS
 STAGED RELIGIOUS TALE LIKE
BHAGWAT
 CHAUPALS
 FAIRS

26. SOME INDIAN WORDS AND THING IN THE
US

27. ACHIEVEMENTS
• NO FIRST ATTACK POLICY
• NUMBER SYSTEM AND ZERO
• FIRST UNIVERSITY TAKSHILA IN 700 BC
• UNIVERSITY OF NALANDA IN 4TH CENTURY
• SANSKRIT
• AYURVEDA –THE EARLISEST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
• ART OF NAVIGATION IN SINDH 5000 YEARS AGO
• ALGEBRA, TRIGONOMETRY,CALCULUS
• UPTO 1986 INDIA THE ONLY SOURCE OF DIAMOND AS
STATED BY GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUE OF USA
• AIEEE STATED PROF. JAGDISH BOSE AS FATHER OF
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

28. • EARLISET DAM I
• SUSHRUTHA . 2600 YEARS AGO CESAREANS
,CATARACT,FRACTURES,AND URINARY STONES
• PLACE VALUE AND DECIMAL SYSTEM

29. EFFECTS OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE