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Heritage

1. OUR HERITAGE KAVITHAA K DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SRV PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADE 4

2. HERITAGE There are many things that have been passed down to us from earlier generation. These include culture, traditions, historical buildings, coins, pottery, music, dance, paintings, stories, etc. All this belonged to ancestors and is known as our heritage. Ancestors are people who lived before us and from whom we have descended

3. KINDS OF HERITAGE We have two types of heritage natural and cultural. Natural Heritage Forests, animals, birds, rivers, mountains, deserts, valleys, minerals and other natural features of our country are our natural heritage.

4. Cultural Heritage Monuments or buildings, coins, pillar and rock inscriptions, places of worship, pottery, paintings, dance, music, poetry, language, literature and oral traditions of India form our cultural heritage. The rituals and customs that we follow are also part of our cultural heritage.

5. MONUMENTS Monuments are old buildings such as temples, palaces and forts built by earlier rulers and other people. They give us valuable information about the life of the people in earlier times.

6. SANCHI STUPA The Sun Temple at Konark

7. The Jain temples at Mount Abu INSIDE DILWARA TEMPLE

8. RED FORT INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

9. PAINTINGS Various styles of paintings have developed in India since ancient times. Early humans painted on the walls of the caves they lived in. WALL PAINTING FROM THE AJANTA CAVES

10. PAINTINGS The wall paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra show scenes from the life of Buddha. WALL PAINTING FROM THE AJANTA CAVES

11. PAINTINGS Under the Mughal rulers, miniature paintings become popular. These are called miniature paintings as they are very small in size These paintings show court scenes, hunting scenes, landscapes, battles and scene from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. COURT SCENES AT DELHI DURBAR

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13. The paintings which were drawn during Mughal period is __________________ Ans : Miniature drawings

14. Red fort

15. Dilwara temple

16. DANCE AND MUSIC India has a rich tradition of dance and music. There are two main types of dance and music- Classical and Folk

17. CLASSICAL DANCE Most of these dances started as a form of worship in temples. Some dances from, like Kathak , were performed in the courts of rulers. Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu

18. Odissi from Odisha K athak from North India

19. Manipuri from Manipur Kathakali and Mohiniaatam from Kerala

20. FOLK DANCES FOLK DANCES are performed by groups of people, all belonging to community, on special occasions such as festivals, marriages, harvests, etc.,

21. FOLK DANCES Some of the popular folk dances of India are Garba and Dandia from Gujarat, Ghoomar from Rajasthan, Bhangra and Gidda from Punjab and Bihu from Assam. The tribal dances in the north-eastern states are also very popular. Garba and Dandia from Gujarat

22. Ghoomar from Rajasthan Bhangra and Gidda from Punjab

23. FOLK DANCE The tribal dances in the north-eastern states are also very popular. Bihu from Assam

24. MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC was performed in temples and in the courts of Indian kings in ancient times. The two main styles of classical music are Hindustani music , which developed in northern India .

25. MUSIC Carnatic music , which developed in South India The veena , the sarod , the flute, the mridangam , the sitar and the tabla are some of the musical instruments used in Indian classical music.

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27. ______________________ music developed in South India Ans : Carnatic music

28. Name the folk dance Ans : Bhangra

29. What is famous dance of Manipur? Ans : Manipuri

30. literature We have a rich collection of literature(books) which is an important part of our heritage. This includes religious literature as well as non-religious literature.

31. literature Religious literature consists of books which deal with religion. These include the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Vedas, the Gita , the Puranas and the Guru Granth Sahib

32. literature Books that do not deal with religious come under non-religious literature . These include stories, folk tales, dramas, poems,etc .,

33. ORAL TRADITIONS ORAL TRADITIONS are also a part of our heritage .

34. These refer to knowledge or stories that have been passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth (oral =spoken). These have not been written down. Folk tales and stories that we hear while growing up are an important part of this tradition

35. language There are 22 major languages spoken in India which are recognized by the constitution of India. Atmost every state in our country has its own language. These language have grown over a long period of time. Hindi is the language spoken by the majority of people in our country.

36. Dress, jewellery Dress, jewellery and food also form a part of our heritage. The sari and the salwar kameez are the most popular dresses among women. The ghagra choli is common is Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana

37. Men usually wear kurta-pylama or dhoti- kurta . Trousers and shirts are worn by both men and women in towns and cities. Some dresses worn on special occasions.

38. food In North India , rajma chawal , chthholey chawal , naan and tandoori chicken are quite popular. In eastern India , rice and fish are a part of the staple diet of the people. In South India , idli , dosa and sambhar are enjoyed by the people.

39. decorations Special decornations , such as rangoli and alpana , are a part of our heritage as well. These are made of houses with different types of powdered colours of flowers. In parts of Bihar, people decorate the walls of their houses with beautiful drawings in a styles called madhubani art, decorating the walls of a house is also a big part of the culture in Rajasthan

40. Madhubani art

41. embroidery Certain kinds of embroidery or stitching on cloth, like Kashmiri embroidery, Kantha embroidery and Chikankari , are traditional and are passed on from one generation to another. Different crafts such as bidri work, terracotta work and other handicrafts are also a part of our heritage. There are a number of sports,such as chess and polo, that we play. These are also part of our heritage.

42. summary Heritage is what has been passed down from earlier generations. Our natural heritage includes rivers, mountains, animals and birds. Our cultural heritage includes monuments, coins, music , dance , paintings, etc.., Food, dress, crafts and sports are also a part of our heritage. We should be proud of our rich heritage.