Thursday 22 November 2012

Our Indian Culture

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Our Indian Culture Biography
India Culture is rooted in colorful traditions that date back to its ancient history. During this time period, the Indus Valley Civilizations of ancient India were born. A civilization known as Harappa, created a religion that is now considered the oldest living religion, Hinduism. The traditions, ceremonies, rituals, arts dance and other aspects of Indian culture developed here and were created by the Indian people.
Indian people have found ways to incorporate rich and beautiful color into nearly all aspects of the culture in India. You can find unique colors in beautiful rugs, paintings, clothing, textiles, architecture, Indian food, and state symbols like the flag of India. The culture and foods of India go hand-in-hand. And it's amazing how much more color is used in traditional Indian weddings in comparison to the traditional weddings of United States! My wife and I were married in the city of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat. In Gujarat, colorful and often bejeweled dresses called Saris are customarily worn in place of the white gowns of the United States. Brides also sport jingling bracelets called bangles and often wear stunning gold jewelery sets too!However, in modern culture, younger generations have shown increasing interest in western culture and philosophies. They have adopted many western ideas as their own. Meanwhile, older generations stress the importance of rooted, traditional values; this conflict of ideas has created a struggle between these generations to try and find common ground while defining the nation's culture.
One thing that has stayed the same is the fact that festivals, celebrations and rituals are fundamental to culture and lifestyle. Festivals include holidays like Diwali and traditional celebrations like Garba. Celebrations in India are often related to coming of age milestones like weddings and delicious Indian food is often the centerpiece of these cultural events. Food plays an important role in India Culture because it represents the family, and community, connecting and sharing socially.India is the seventh largest country in the world. The country's official name, India is derived from the Old Persian version of Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the river Indus. The Constitution of India and general usage also recognises Bharat, which is derived from the Sanskrit name of an ancient Hindu king, whose story is to be found in the Mahabharata, as an official name of equal status. A third name, Hindustan, or land of the Hindus in Persian, was used from Mughal times onwards, though its contemporary use is unevenly applied due to domestic disputes over how representative it is as a national signifier.
Location
The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches for over seven thousand kilometres and shares its borders with Pakistan on the northwest, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan on the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east. On the Indian Ocean, it is also adjacent to the island nations of the Maldives on the southwest, Sri Lanka on the south, and Indonesia on the southeast. India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of over one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. The distance from India's southern tip to its northernmost point is 3214 kms. Its distance from east to west is 2933 kms. It has 7,516 kms of coastline on three bodies of water: the Arabian sea off its western coast, the Indian Ocean to the south and the Bay of Bengal on its eastern side. India is a vast expanse of cultural, traditional and religious diversity. The Indian Subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the Great Himalayan range. Indian subcontinent occupies an area of 3,268,000 sq. km which is roughly a third of the land mass of continental United States. Its geographical features are as diverse, ranging from perpetually snowcapped peaks to torrid deserts, form tropical rainforests to huge fertile plains & from rock escarpments to gentle rolling downs. Occupying most of the Indian subcontinent, India's entire north and northeast states are made up of the Himalayan Range. The rest of northern, central and eastern India consists of the fertile Indo-Gangetic plain.
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
Our Indian Culture
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