Indian Culture languages cuisine traditions religions

2. • Country : Republic of India
• Area : 3,287,590 km2
It is the 7th largest country
by area
• Population : 1.23 billion
2nd most populous country
• Capital : New Delhi
• Religions : Originated here are Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Islam
and Christianity are also followed
• Languages : Hindi and English
22 official languages
415 living languages
• Composition : Hinduism (80.5%),Islam (13.4%),
Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.9%),
Buddhism (0.8%), Jainism (0.4%), Other (0.7%)
• Largest democratic country in the world
• The Indian economy is the world's tenth-largest by GDP
India

3. • Indian culture is one of the most diversified
cultures in the world.
• India is the land known for UNITY IN DIVERSITY
• Culture can be studied under
– Religions
– Festivals
– Languages
– Dance
– Music
– Architecture
– Cuisine
INDIAN CULTURE

4. Religions
• India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism and Sikhism
• Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third
and fourth-largest religions respectively
Festivals
• India is called the land of festivals and fairs
• There are many different festivals because of the varied
religions
• The three national holidays in India, the Independence
Day, the Republic Dayand the Gandhi Jayanti, are
celebrated across India.
• Popular festivals include Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Maha
Shivratri, Rakshabandhan, Christmas and Ramzan.

5. Languages
• The Indian census of 1961 recognised 1,652 different languages in
India (including languages not native to the subcontinent).
• The 1991 census recognizes 1,576 classified "mother tongues”
• The government of India has given 22 "languages of the 8th
Schedule" the status of official language
• Hindi is most spoken. It is followed by Bengali and Telugu
Dance
The Sangeet Natak Akademicurrently confers classical status on eight
Indian classical dance styles:
• Bharatanatyam(Tamil Nadu)
• Kathak (North India)
• Kathakali (Kerala)
• Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
• Manipuri(Manipur)
• Mohiniyattam (Kerala)
• Odissi (Odisha)
• Sattriya (Assam).

6. Music
• The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, pop and
classical music. India's classical music tradition,
including Hindustani music and Carnatic, has a history
spanning millennia and developed over several eras.
• The present form of Carnatic music is based on historical
developments that can be traced to the 15th - 16th centuries
AD
Architecture
• Indian architecture has evolved through various ages in
different regions of the country.
• Evolution of Indian architecture was also affected by the
emergence and decay of great empires and dynasties in the
sub-continent.
• Indus Valley Civilization (2700 BC-1700BC)
• Mughal Era (1526 AD-1857 AD)
• Colonial Era (1500 AD—1947 AD)

7. 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