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1. Welcome
to
India
Namaskar !!

2. Introduction
India is a land of rich cultural
heritage and myriad facets.
India is the biggest and most
ancient experiment where almost
all racial and ethnic groups of the
world have met and mixed.

3. India is situated in Southern Asia,
between Burma and Pakistan.
India is a peninsula flanked by
the Arabian Sea in West , Bay of
Bengal in East & Indian Ocean in
South
Location on World map

4. India comprises of 27 states & 7
union territories
India is a quasi federal political
system wherein each state acts
independently as well as there is a
central govt. to control the
political unit
India – a Political Unit

5. This free flow of thought, life style
from times immemorial has been
taking its own course and the end
result has been shaping the
humanity and the rich cultural
heritage of India
India – Cultural heritage

6. Cultural heritage - Language
India is cradle of 416 different
languages
• Official language
Hindi/English
• Two major language families
are
–Indo-Aryan (North India)
–Dravidian (South India)

7. Literature – Poets & Epics
• Indian literature is generally
acknowledged as one of the oldest in
the world.
• It is Inspired by music , religion & rich
traditions.
• Famous poets like Rabindra Nath
Tagore & Kalidas were born here.

8. Literature – Poets & Epics
• Great epics like Ramayana and
Mahabharata belong to the land of
India
• These epics serve as folk epics of other
Asian countries like Thailand,
Malaysia and Indonesia too

9. Performing Arts – Music & Dance
• Includes variety of folk,
popular, pop and classical
music
• Diverse regional dances like
Bhangra in Punjab , Bihu in
Assam , Ghoomar of
Rajasthan, Kathak in U.P,
Bharatnatyam in Tamil
nadu

10. Visual Arts - Painting
• India has rich heritage of Rock
paintings (older than 550 B.C.)
• Cave paintings in Ajanta and Ellora
testify love of God
• Freshly made coloured flour design
(Rangoli) is coomon
Different types of painting
• Madhubani painting
• Mysore painting
• Rajput painting
• Mughal painting

11. Visual Arts – Sculpture & Architecture
• India is famous for Stone and bronze
carvings, Temple carvings,Pink
sandstone culture of
Mathura,Fatehpur Sikri,Taj
Mahal,Qutab Minar, Red Fort ,
Victoria Memorial ,Lotus temple
• The white marble TAJ MAHAL is
amongst the SEVEN WONDERS OF
THE WORLD

12. Recreation & Sports
• India sports numerous indigenous as
well as international games like
kabaddi , chess, cricket , hockey etc.

13. Clothing
• India has given birth to a variety of
clothing and has been the hub of
innovation
• Various ensembles like saree, salwaar
kameez , dhoti , kurta as well as
western outfits are fashioned by
Indians

14. Cuisine
• India has given birth to the use of
spices and herbs that has given birth
to Ayurveda, Homeopathy used for
treating ailments
Various preparations like chutneys and
pickles are Indian speciality

15. Cinema
Indian cine industry popularly called
Bollywood (Hindi movies) produces
max. movies and ranks #1 in terms of
no. of tickets sold
Movies are also made in various other
languages like
Kannada, Tamil, Marathi.

16. Religion & Philosophy
India is a home of diverse religions in the
world were born in India like
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism,
Jainism, Islam ,Christianity ,
Zoroastrianism, Judaism.
India is a living example of UNITY in
DIVERSITY

17. Rajasthan – the Great Indian desert
• Rajasthan is the largest state of India
• It is a colorful state with multi facet
culture
• Jaipur – pink city is the capital

18. Rajasthan – the Great Indian desert
• Rajasthan is also known as “The Great
Indian Desert” as the western region
comprises of Thar desert
• This state has lakes in Udaipur , desert
in Jaisalmer, vegetation in
Ganganagar , mines in Bhilwara &
palaces & forts all across the length &
breadth

19. Rajasthan – fairs & dance
• Celebration for every religious
occasion, every change of season, every
harvest almost round the year
• Part of life in Rajasthan
• Lively and exhilarating
• Famous dance is ghumar

20. Jaipur – the pink city
• Jaipur, the pink city was founded in 1727 by
Maharaja Jai Singh II, a Kachhwaha Rajput,
who ruled from 1699-1744.
• Jaipur is the first planned city of India and
the King took great interest while designing
this city of victory. He consulted several
books on architecture and architects before
making the lay out of Jaipur

21. Jaipur – Splendid city
• In 1853, when Prince of Wales visited Jaipur, the
whole city was painted in Pink color to welcome
him. Still, the neat and broadly laid-out avenues,
painted in pink provide a magical charm to the
city.
• Jaipur is rich in its cultural and architectural
beauty, which can be traced in the various
historical and aesthetic places that reside in the
city.
• This city of victory really wins the hearts of the
people with its splendid charisma

22. Jaipur - Monuments
• Jaipur has various monuments which
are famous all over the world for
majestic grandeur.
• Famous among them are Hawa Mahal
, Jantar Mantar, City Palace, Amber
Fort etc.
HawaMahal
Jal Mahal
CityPalace
AmberFort

23. Jaipur – Fairs & Festivals
• Elephant Festival commences with a
parade of decorated Elephants marching
towards the ground.
• Different competitions are organized to enjoy
the festival to its full. Elephants engaged in
races, polo-matches and tug-of-war with
men make the spectators spellbound.

24. Jaipur – Fairs & Festivals
• TeejFestival is one of the most popular
festivals of India. Festival of Teej is widely
celebrated, but its real charm can be found
only in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Teej celebrates the
arrival of monsoon, after the scorching sun
of summers.
• Kite Festivalis celebrated in January
when kites of different colors are flown in sky

25. Jaipur – Fairs & Festivals
• Gangauris a significant festival of Jaipur,
especially meant for the women. Gangaur festival is
widely acclaimed and celebrated throughout the state
of Rajasthan.
• The festival of Gangaur starts with the subsequent day
of Holi and persists for about 2 weeks.
• Gangaur is celebrated in the honor of Goddess Gauri,
who is considered as the symbol of virtue, devotion,
fertility and a perfect married woman

26. Jaipur – Specialties
• Jaipur is renowned all over the world
for semi-precious stones , camel
leather items, jewellery , blue pottery ,
block printing, carpets etc.

27. • To conclude , I would like to
invite u all to the city of palaces &
splendour – Jaipur
• Come to feel the magnificance !!

28. It was a presentation by Smriti Gangwal
!!
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidyashram
Jaipur, India
Shukriya!!