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Welcome to India
"India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all. " Will Durant, American historian "India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only. " Mark Twain "So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked. " Mark Twain
A Colorful nation
Des Rangeela Fanaa (2006)
East India
South India
West India
North India
Jogi Mahi Mahi Watch For: *punjabi language *Punjabi*Punjabi -style music *bhangra dance *sikh costumes *Marriage Setting
Government
The worlds largest
democracy Seated in New Delhi The Preamble Socialist Secular Democratic Republic Bicameral Parliament Lok sabha Rajya Sabha Executive Prime Minister President (ceremonial) Council of Ministers
A Catholic woman steps aside so that a Sikh can be sworn in as Prime Minister by a Muslim President in a country where more than 80% of the population is Hindu.
Ethnicity
Indo Indo-Aryan (74%) Dravidian (24%) Tibeto Tibeto-Burman
South Asia
LANGUAGES
Sanskrit
Standardized in 400 BC Sacred to both Hinduism and Buddhism A dead but official language One of the four classical Indo-European languages (Latin, Greek, Persian, Sanskrit) Heavily influenced Romance languages Matr = mother Naam = name Tri- = three Catr- = four (quatro, quatre) Dva Do = two (dos, deux) Sanskrit vocabulary is common to IndoAryan and Dravidian languages
Dola Re Dola Hinduism Early 20th cent. setting Watch for: *Rows of Lamps Diwali *Depiction of Deity *Color Red Auspiciousness & Happiness *Costume Traditional Sari *Choreography
One of the oldest religious traditions in the world Polytheistic over 330 million depictions of various deities Each of the major deities is held responsible for a sector of life (wealth, education, arts, etc) Deities appear In human, partially Human, or nonnon -Human Forms Deities maybe related To one another (like Greek Gods) Hindu Literature: The Vedas Mythological Epics (Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita) Gita )
Hinduism (deities)
Lakshmi, Wealth
Pilgrimage sites
Belur
Tirupathi
Television
Music
Bollywood Soundtracks Indian pop albums Pakistani rock bands Foreign (american) music Classical indian music
Cuisine
Fashion
Fashion
Khuda Jaane Watch for: *Escapist imagery and lyrics * Western Rock Influence
Ahista Ahista, , Ahista Ahista Watch for: *Escapist elements *Modern liberalism *Mountains/Snow (switzerland switzerland) ) *Materialism