The document provides information about Indian culture, religion, and languages. It discusses that India has a long and diverse cultural history with many regional variations. It notes that India has over 120 major languages and over 1500 other languages. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism originated in India and it is one of the most religiously diverse countries. The document also briefly summarizes some of the main religions practiced in India and provides statistics on religious demographics. It then touches on aspects of Indian culture like food, music, dances and places to visit in India. It concludes with an overview of the Indian economy, highlighting that it is the 5th largest in the world and top performing sectors.

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4. • The culture of India is the way of living of
the people of India.
• India's languages, religions, dance,
music, architecture, food, and customs
differ from place to place within the
country.
• The Indian culture, often labeled as an
amalgamation of several cultures, spans
across the Indian subcontinent and has
been influenced by a history that is
several millennia old.
• Many elements of India's diverse cultures,
such as Indian religions, yoga and Indian
cuisine, have had a profound impact
across the world.
Culture

6. India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages.
Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to
Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu.
Hindi is the official language of the central government in India, with
English as a provisional official sub-language
The Constitution of India recognizes 23 official languages, spoken in
different parts of the country.

7. • India is the birthplace of
Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism and Sikhism,
collectively known as
Indian religions.
• Indian religions are a
major form of world
religions.
• India is one of the most
religiously diverse nations
in the world, with some of
the most deeply religious
societies and cultures.
• Religion plays a central
and definitive role in the
life of many of its people.
Religion

8. RELIGION

9. WHAT IS RELIGION?
• The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God
or gods.

10. ELEMENTS OF RELIGION
ALL RELIGIONS HAVE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
• BELIEF
• EMOTIONS
• RITUAL
• SACRED OBJECTS
• SYMBOLISM

11. CHRISTIANITY
THE EARLY HEBREWS WHO EVENTUALLY DEVELOPED INTO THE JEWISH
RELIGION BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY
PHILOSOPHY:
• GOD IS THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE. THERE IS ONE GOD, WHO IS THREE
PERSONS- FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT.

12. ISLAM
ISLAM IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE RELIGION PREACHED BY THE PROPHET
MUHAMMAD(S.A.W) IN THE 600s A.D.
PHILOSOPHY
• ALL POWERS RELATED TO ONLY ALMIGHTY ALLAH. BELIEVE IN FIVE
FUNDAMENTALS.
• MUSLIMS LEARN THAT LIFE ON EARTH IS A PERIOD OF TESTING AND
PREPARATION FOR THE LIFE TO COME.
• MUHAMMAD(S.A.W) DID NOT FOUND ISLAM. ISLAM WAS CREATED BY ALLAH
AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME, AND IN FACT MUSLIMS REGARD ADAM AS THE
FIRST MUSLIM.

13. BUDDHISM
FOUNDING PERSON OF BUDDHISM IS GAUTAMA, THE BUDDHA
PHILOSOPHY
• LOVE: WITHOUT CONDITIONS
• COMPASSION: OR FEELING AT ONE WITH THE PERSON WHO IS SUFFERING
• SYMPATHETIC JOY: CELEBRATE THE HAPPINESS OF OTHERS, AND DONOT
RESENT THEIR GOOD FORTUNE.
• IMPARTIALITY: TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLY

14. SIKHISM
• SIKHISM IS A FAITH WHOSE FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED “SIKHS”. THE WORD SIKH
MEANS STUDENT OR DISCIPLINE.
• THEIR HOLY BOOK IS THE SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI.

15. HINDUISM
HINDUISM IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST RELIGIONS.
PHILOSOPHY
• HINDUS BELIEVE IN MANY GODS, NUMBERING INTO THE THOUSANDS.
• THEY RECOGNIZE ONE SUPREME SPIRIT CALLED BRAHMAN

16. ACCORDING TO 2011 CENSUS;
THE POPULATION OF INDIA PRACTICES( IN %);
• HINDUISM: 79.8%
• ISLAM: 14.2%
• CHRISTIANITY: 2.3%
• SIKHISM: 1.7%
• BUDDHISM: 0.7%
• OTHERS: 1.3%

17. INDIAN FOOD
• EAST SIDE
• WEST SIDE
• NORTH SIDE
• SOUTH SIDE

32. Indian Music & Dances

33. Punjab
Giddha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7CyQEW3sxg
( perform this at festivals or social occasions )
( followed by clapping and typical traditional folk songs by
ladies )
( Patterned on a circle with charming faces and move their
bodies in same pattern)

34. Punjab
Bhangra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-LFksC1Nc
( Traditional dance of the punjab )
( originating in the Majha area of Punjab )
( The dance was associated primarily with the spring
harvest festival Vaisakhi )
( It is performed by men and women both )
( proper dress )
( people use to do this on different functions )

35. Goomar
Rajasthan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqORuc8CjQA
( traditional folk dance of Rajasthan )
( by women in proper dress called ghaghara)
( performed for worshipping saraswati
Goddess )
( performed on various functions )

36. Haryana
Haryana folk dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1OTKD46VL0
( traditional dance of Haryana state )
( by girls in proper traditional dress )
( on various functions )
( traditional songs are played )

37. Places to visit in India

38. GOLDEN TEMPLE
The Golden Temple, also known as
Harmandir Sahib, meaning "abode of
God" or Darbār Sahib​
the Gurdwara is built around a man-made
pool (sarovar) that was completed by the
fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das in 1577​
Over 100,000 people visit the holy shrine
daily for worship.The Gurdwara complex
has been nominated as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site​

39. RED FORT
• The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of
Delhi in India, which served as the main
residence of the Mughal Emperors.
• Every year on the Independence day of
India (15 August),
• the Prime Minister hoists the Indian "tricolor
flag“ at the main gate of the fort and
delivers a nationally broadcast speech from
its ramparts

40. TAJ MAHAL AGRA
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the
south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra.
It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of
his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in
India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of
the world's heritage.

41. JAISALMER
Jaisalmer Fort is situated , in the Indian state of
Rajasthan. It is believed to be one of the very
few "living forts" in the world
Jaisalmer Fort is the second oldest fort in
Rajasthan, built in 1156 AD by the Rajput Rawal
(ruler) Jaisal

42. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a
Union territory of India comprising 572
islands of which 37 are inhabited, are
a group of islands at the juncture of
the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman
Sea
The Andaman Sea lies to the east
and the Bay of Bengal to the west

43. INDIAN
ECONOMY

44. FINANCE
MINISTER MRS.
NIRMALA
SITHARAMAN
Born in Tamil Nadu India
Graduate in Bachelor of Economics.
Masters in Economics
Mrs. Sitharaman was the Defense
Minister of India.
SHE IS THE INDIA'S FIRST
FULLTIME FINANCE MINISTER

45. INDIAN
ECONOM
Y : AN
OVERVIE
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46. GUESS ?

47. WORLD
5TH
LARGES
T
ECONO
MY IN
THE
WORLD

48. TOP
PERFORMING
SECTOR'S

49. SECTOR'S
▪ A) AGRICULTURE SECTOR
▪ B) SERVICE SECTOR
▪ C) INDUSTRY SECTOR
▪ D) MANUFACTURING SECTOR

50. INDIA GDP

52. LATEST PROJECT'S
MAKE IN INDIA DIGITAL INDIA

53. ONLY IN INDIA*
WORLD LARGEST MOBILE PLANT AMAZON LARGEST CAMPUS

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