Indian culture

about our Indian culture

1. INDIAN
CULTURE

2. CONTENTS
•Namaskar
•Religions & Spirituality
•Languages & Literature
•Food
•Marraige
•Festivals
•Epics
•Sculpture & Architecture
•Painting
•Agriculture
•Clothing
•Music & Dance

3. INTRODUCTION
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.........

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 3
rd
& 4
th
largest religions.

6. LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
There are many languages
as india being the multi-
religious society.
sanskrit,telugu,hindi,malaya
lam,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
have been the tradition in indian
society.
They also demand dowry.
It has been outlawed by the
indian govt.

9. FESTIVALS
India is multi-cultural and multi-
religious society.
Celebrates festivals ofvarious
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. EPICS
The oldest well-known epics of
india.
-Ramayana and the mahabharata.

12. SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE
Sculpture in india date back to the
indus valley civilization.
Where stone and bronze figures
have been discovered.
Indian temple carvings are world
famous.

14. PAINTING
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.

15. AGRICULTURE
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........

17. CLOTHING
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.

18. 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.

20. CONCLUSION
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.