The document provides an overview of Indian culture, covering religions, languages, food, marriage customs, festivals, epics, art forms, agriculture, clothing, music and dance. It notes that Indian culture is an amalgamation of many sub-cultures and traditions that have developed over millennia. Some of the key aspects highlighted include Hinduism and Buddhism originating in India; the diversity of languages including Hindi as the official language; cuisine varying by region; arranged marriages and dowry traditions; celebrations including Diwali and Holi; epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata; stone sculptures and cave paintings; agriculture being a leader in crops like rice, wheat and spices; traditional clothing styles by region; and

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2. CONTENTS
• Namaskar
• Religions & Spirituality
• Languages & Literature
• Food
• Marraige
• Festivals
• Epics
• Sculpture & Architecture
• Painting
• Agriculture
• Clothing
• Music & Dance
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3. The culture of india is an amalgamation
of sub-cultures spread all over the indian
sub-continent and traditions.
They are several millennian old.
Several elements of india;s diverse
culture-such as indian
religions,yoga,cuisine,clothing,festivals,
languages and etc.........
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4. Common spoken greeting.
Salutation
-namaskaram,
vanakkam(tamil),assalam
alaikum(urdu/persian) ,sat shri
akal(punjabi)......etc.
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5. India is birth place of many
religions.
Like Hinduism,buddhism,jainism
and etc.
Hinduism and buddhism are the
world’s 3rd & 4th largest religions.
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6. There are many languages
as india being the multi-
religious society.
sanskrit,telugu,hindi,malaya
lam,kannada.
Hindi –the official language
of india.
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7. India is known for its love for food
and spices.
Indian cuisine categories are
northern,southern,eastern,western
and etc.......
India is the worlds second largest
producer of food after china.
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8. For centuries,arranged marriages
have been the tradition in indian
society.
They also demand dowry.
It has been outlawed by the
indian govt.
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9. India is multi-cultural and multi-
religious society.
Celebrates festivals of various
religions.
Many states and religions have
different festivals depending on their
religions.
Such as navratri,diwali,ganesh
chaturthi,durga puja,holi,rakshabandhan
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11.  The oldest well-known epics of
india.
-Ramayana and the mahabharata.
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12. Sculpture in india date back to the
indus valley civilization.
Where stone and bronze figures
have been discovered.
Indian temple carvings are world
famous.
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14. The earliest indian paintings
were the rock paintings.
Cave paintings such as
ajantha,ellora and temple
paintings.
These paintings testify to a love
of naturalism.
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15. India is one of the global leaders in the
agriculture.
The second largest producer of rice &
wheat in the world.
India is one of the greatest producer of
-cotton,sugarcane,peanuts,jute,tea,
Spices,pulses etc........
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17. Traditional clothing in india
generally varies.
Different parts of the country have
different styles of dressing.
Such as sari,churidar for women.
For men dhoti,trousers and shirts
etc.
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18. The music of india includes multiple
varieties of religious.
-folk,pop and classical music.
There are many well-known dance
forms.
Kuchipudi-andhra
pradesh,bharatanatyam-
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20. India is a country with”unity in diversity”.
Indian culture is well known for its
customs,religions,spirutial values etc...
We are proud to be indians.
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