India

A Presentation by Nikhil Nandigam

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)

Landscape & geography

Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir

States & territories

28 States 7 Union Territories

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

The Indian Rupee (Rs.)

1 US Dollar = 48.8 INR

Muslim Christian Sikh Other Hindu

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)

Ganesha, Lord Ganesha, of Obstacles

Shiva, The Destroyer

Saraswati, Knowledge & Music

Lakshmi, Wealth

The Caste System

Pilgrimage sites

Belur

Varanasi Ganges River

Golden Temple (Sikh)

Tirupathi

The Middle-Upper Class Indian Lifestyle

Films Television Music Cuisine Fashion
Goa

Bombay + Hollywood = bollywood

The Indian Film Industry is the largest in the world (around 900 films/year) Films are made in an appealing mix of Hindi and Urdu to reach a broad audience Three hours in length 98% of films are musicals All films must pass the Indian Censor Board (U, U/A, A) Bollywood films are popular in South Asia, SE Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe growing popularity in Western Europe

Aishwarya rai & abhishek bachchan

Tere Bina Bina

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