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SAARC • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of south Asian nations, founded in 1985 and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri-Lanka. Afghanistan joined the organization in 2007. Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually. Headquarters are in Kathmandu, Nepal. www.AssignmentPoint.com
India • India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. • India culture: India is blessed with rich culture and heritage. The culture of India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. Right from the medieval period there prevail diverse cultural diversities in form of dances, languages, religions, people, their customs, festivals. In spite of so much of cultural diversities, Indian's are closely bond and makes India as a great country perhaps because of its common history. Dating back to over 5000 years old civilization, This great Indian culture comprises of Indian music, Indian Dance, Indian cuisine, costumes and Indian Festivals. www.AssignmentPoint.com
India’s Famous Festivals: Festivals of India are characterized by color, gaiety, enthusiasm, prayers and rituals. • Diwali,the popular festival of Indians, celebrates the return of Lord Rama and Sita from exile. Diwali is also called as the festival of lights. It also celebrates the day Mother Goddess destroyed a demon called 'Mahisha' & Victory of Good over evil. • Durga pujaDurga literally means she who is difficult to reach in Sanskrit. Goddess Durga is worshipped as a form of Shakti or energy. She represents the infinite energy of the universe and is a symbol of undying dynamism. Goddess Durga is also popularly called by other names like Parvati, Ambika and Kali. • Dussehrais a popular festival celebrated by the Hindu community all over India, with different names and styles of celebrations. In some parts of the country Dussehra is also called Vijayadashmi - Vijay meaning victory and Dashmi meaning the tenth day. It was on this day that Lord Rama defeated and killed the demon king Ravana of Lanka and rescued his abducted wife Sita from Ravana’s clutches. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Festivals • Janmashtami: The birth of Lord Krishna was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This incarnation was for ending the reign of evil Kansa whose atrocities had been troubling mankind. Janmashtami is observed is the Shravan maas on the eighth day, the birth falls in Rohini nakshatra that is in the months of August-September. Holi-Festival of ColoursOver the years, the festival of colours Holi has been associated with freshness and happiness. It has majorly influenced Bollywood and the Indian film industry. It has become a tradition in Hindi films to essay the festival of holi. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Festivals • Other festivals in India: • Makar Sankranti • Baisakhi • Maha shivaratri • Naag Panchami • Ganesh Chaturthi • Navratri • Pongal • Raksha andhan • Christmas • Gandhi Jayanti • Independence Day • Republic Day Buddha Purnima • Pooram gomateshwara • Pushkhar fair • Tarnetar fair • Kumbh mela • The eclipse • Mal-maas (additional month) • Pradosha vrata • Tyagaraja festival www.AssignmentPoint.com
Culture(Greetings, Marriages, Dresses & Arts ) • "Unity in diversity". It is not just another phrase or quotation. But, these words are highly prudent to a country like India that is incredibly rich in culture and heritage. From the times of Mauryas, Cholas, Mughals till to the period of British Empire, India has always been famous for its traditions and hospitality. • Way of greetings "Namaste", for an Greetings Indian it's a way common way of greeting outsiders and elders. Both palms placed together and raised below the face not only show the respect for others but it also makes you feel the affection in the greeting. • Flower garlands Indian people are also famous for welcoming with flower garlands. People also offer flower garlands to gods and goddesses during their prayers. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Culture • Indian marriages: In India, marriage is still taken as an institution where not two people but two families get united. In Hindu marriages, while Punjabis perform the 'Roka' ceremony in weddings, Sindhis perform the 'Berana'. But most common of all is the ritual of Hast Milap ceremony popularly called Paanigrahan Sanskar.Muslims also have their own special way of celebrating the marriage ceremony, popularly called Nikaah. • Indian dresses: Beauty of Indian women lies in the clothes she wears. In rural parts a version of sari, called ghagara -choli is very much popular. Choli is like a short blouse that covers the upper part of the body and ghagara is like a long skirt. In order to have a graceful and complete look, women folk carry a duppatta, which is a soft and delicate material of reasonable length thrown over the shoulder. www.AssignmentPoint.com
culture • Arts & crafts of India: Indian art and craft has made its special place and is well renowned all over the world. The major art and craft of India includes Indian handicrafts like paintings, textile, jewelry, stone and woodcrafts and much more.. • Ornaments & Jewellery • Embroidery Painting • Terracotta • Paper Crafts • Applique Work • Indian dance: Indian Dance art is also one of the age-old tradition prevailing in India. • Karnataka Dance • Manipuri Dances • Andhra Pradesh Dances • Rajasthan (Jaipur Dances) • Assam Dances • Varot nattoym www.AssignmentPoint.com
Culture • Languages & literature in India: There are numerous linguistic communities prevailing in the sub-continent of India, each of which shares a common language and culture. Some Indian languages have a long literary history--Sanskrit literature is more than 5,000 years old which gave birth to other Indian languages and literatures. • Bengali • Gujarati • Hindi • Malayalam • Punjabi • Sanskrit www.AssignmentPoint.com
Religion & Beliefs • India is a land of many religions with its deep historical rootsIndian religion is not reachable without understanding its religious beliefs and practices, which have a large impact on the society and its people. • Islam: • Hinduism: • Buddhuism • Christianity • Rituals and Holy Places. The thousands of rituals and millions of shrines, temples, and other holy places of many faiths defy categorization here. For Hindus, large pilgrimage temples are the holiest centers, whereas for Muslims the tombs of saints ( pir ) are the most important. For Buddhists, many of them overseas visitors, the sites associated with the Buddha are crucial www.AssignmentPoint.com
Religion & Beliefs • Death and the Afterlife: While Muslims, Jews, and Christians pray that their individual souls will go to a paradise after death, Hindu ideas about the afterlife are very different. Muslims, Jews, and Christians bury their dead in cemeteries, as do most Zoroastrians today. Zoroastrians noted for their Towers of Silence in Bombay and a few other cities: stone structures where corpses are exposed to the air and particularly to the vultures that congregate there. www.AssignmentPoint.com
India Monuments • India’s famous Monuments are: • Agra Fort • Ashoka Pillar • Charminar • City Palace Jaipur • Fatehpursikri • Gateway of India • Hampi Monuments • Hawa Mahal • India Gate • Jantar Mantar • Parliament House • Qutub Minar • Rashtrapati Bhavan www.AssignmentPoint.com
Social culture • Caste system: In India, the caste system developed and is prevalent since ancient times and it remains as a great thorn and mystery in the flesh of Mother India. • The Indian women: India has almost an equal number of men and women and almost half of the women belong to the uneducated category. But now thanks to westernization and wide approval of education their number is dwindling by the thousands.Most of the rural women do the jobs of both a householder and a wage-earning laborer to make both ends meet. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Social Culture • Joint Family System: With Westernization and technological improvements, the world has been introduced with the concept of nuclear families where a newly- wed couple start their life alone. • Education: In ancient India, the Gurukul system of education was followed where an overall knowledge was imparted to the student who is to be away from home for most of his educative years. It was a residential type of education with total submission to the Guru or teacher. • Infant care: Infant care is almost completely the responsibility of mothers, older siblings, and grandmothers. When the mother works in the fields or a factory, a grandmother commonly is the chief provider of daytime care for an infant. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Indian Economy & Globalization • The human society around the world, over a period of time, has established greater contact, but the pace has increased rapidly since the mid 1980’s.The term globalization means international integration. It includes an array of social, political and economic changes. Unimaginable progress in modes of communications, transportation and computer technology have given the process a new lease of life. In early 1990s the Indian economy had witnessed dramatic policy changes. The idea behind the new economic model known as Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization in India (LPG), was to make the Indian economy one of the fastest growing economies in the world. www.AssignmentPoint.com
Temples in India • India is known as one of the few countries in the world that has a heritage dating back centuries ago. Well it can be proved till date as the temples stand witness to the rich cultural heritage of our country. Travel to the north of the country or the south there are temples and heritage sites that will take your breath away. Some are so profound with beauty that they are made tourist spots for people not only in the country but for tourists from abroad too.Some famous temples to mention are the Khajuraho Temple, Badrinath, Pushkar, Tirupati, Kanyakumari, Srimahavirji, Kedarnath, Dwarkadeesh, Ajanta Cave Temples, Kalkaji, Birlamandir, Lotus temple and Meenakshi temple. www.AssignmentPoint.com
conclusion • The term culture refers to a state of intellectual development or manners. The social and political forces that influence the growth of a human being is defined as culture. Indian culture is rich and diverse and as a result unique in its very own way. Our manners, way of communicating with one another, etc are one of the important components of our culture. Even though we have accepted modern means of living, improved our lifestyle, our values and beliefs still remain unchanged. A person can change his way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values in a person always remains unchanged because they are deeply rooted within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we receive from our culture. • Indian culture treats guests as god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are a part and parcel of the family itself. Even though we don’t have anything to eat, the guests are never left hungry and are always looked after by the members of the family. Elders and the respect for elders is a major component in Indian culture. Elders are the driving force for any family and hence the love and respect for elders comes from within and is not artificial. An individual takes blessings from his elders by touching their feet. Elders drill and pass on the Indian culture within us as we grow. www.AssignmentPoint.com
