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Indian tradition & Culture
The document explores the rich and diverse traditions and culture of India, highlighting aspects such as religions, languages, food, marriage customs, festivals, and significant cultural icons. It emphasizes the importance of various elements like national symbols, scriptures, and art forms, showcasing India's historical and contemporary significance in global culture. The conclusion underlines India's ethos of 'unity in diversity' and pride in its cultural heritage.
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Indian tradition & Culture
- 1. Indian Tradition & Culture Soham Srivastava
- 2. CONTENTS • Namaskar • Religions& Spirituality • Languages & Literature • Food • Marriage • Festivals • Epics • Sculpture &Architecture • Painting • Agriculture • Clothing • Music &Dance
- 3. INTRODUCTION The cultureof India is a mixture of sub-cultures and traditions spread all over the Indian sub- continent. They are several millennian old. Several elements of India’s diverse culture are- Indian religions, yoga, cuisine, clothing, festivals, languages, etc...
- 4. NAMASKAR Common spoken greeting. Salutation - namaskaram, vanakkam(tamil), assalam alaikum(Urdu/Persian, sat-shri-akal (Punjabi) etc.
- 5. RELIGIONS & SPIRITUALITY India is birth place of many religions. Like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and etc. Hinduism and Buddhism are the world’s 3rd & 4th largestreligions. HINDUISM JAINISM BUDDHISM SIKHISM ISLAM CHRISTIANITY
- 6. LANGUAGES & LITERATURE There are many languages as India being the multi- religious society. Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada. Hindi – the official language of India.
- 7. FOOD & SPICES 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
- 8. MARRIAGE For centuries,arranged marriages havebeen the tradition in Indian society. Indian marriages are part of sacrament that is necessary part of one’s life
- 9. FESTIVALS India ismulti-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 dussehra & ramzan.
- 11. The National Tree Indian fig tree, whose branches root themselves like new trees over a large area. The roots then give rise to more trunks and branches. This tree is considered immortal and is an integral part of the myths and legends of India. Even today, the banyan tree is the focal point of village life and the village council meets under the shade of this tree.
- 12. The National Flower It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.
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- 14. The National Bird- Peacock
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- 16. SCRIPTURE & EPICS Rigveda is the oldest scripture in the world The oldest epics are from India. Ramayana and the Mahabharata
- 17. SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE Sculpture in India date back to the Indus valley civilisation. Where stone and bronze figures have been discovered. Indian temple carvings are world famous.
- 19. PAINTING The earliest Indianpaintings were the rock paintings. Cave paintings such as ajantha,ellora and temple paintings. These paintings testify to a love of naturalism.
- 20. AGRICULTURE India is oneof 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........
- 22. CLOTHING Traditional clothing inIndia 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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- 27. MUSIC & DANCE 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- Tamilnadu, kathak,kathakali,..etc.
- 30. CONCLUSION India isa country with “unity in diversity” Indian culture is well known for its customs, religions, spiritual values, etc. We are proud to be Indians.