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Cultural Identity of Indians
Ashwath Puttur , Partik Gemini
University of Warsaw
A diverse country and a diverse culture
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Geographical Location
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Culture of India
India has a very rich and diverse culture with a civilizationalheritage of more than 5000 years. Variety is the hallmark of
Indian culture
The culture of India refers to the religions, beliefs, customs,
traditions, languages, ceremonies, arts, values and the way of
life in India and its people
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Perception of Indian Culture
Everyone is shaped by their own culture whether they know
it or not. Our very thoughts and actions are dependent on
our culture
Understanding the culture of India is a key to successful
business relationships
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Religions
Indias one billion people have descended from a variety of
races
Major Religions-
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%,
other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%
Major Ethnic Group-
Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%.
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Heritage Places-TAJMAHAL
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Greetings
Namaste
is a common greeting in Indian subcontinent
Handshakes are exchanged on meetings
When addressing an Indian try and use the appropriateformal title
Gifts- Box of Sweets, chocolates, Bouquet of Flowers but,
Not Alcohol!
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Family Structure and Marriage
For generations, India has had a prevailing tradition of
the joint family system. It is a system under which
extended members of a family parents, children, the
childrens spouses and their offspring, etc. live
together
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Arrange marriage
For centuries, arranged marriages have been the tradition in
Indian society though men and women have always had the
choice of who they want to marry
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Festivals India, being a multi-cultural and multi-religious
society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various
religions
Indian festivals are:
Navratri, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga puja and
Rakshabandhan
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Dussehra
Holi
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Languages- 28 STATES
Hindi is the national language
English is the most important language for national,
political, and commercial communication.
Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken
widely throughout northern India but is not an official
language
There are 14 other official languages-
Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati,
Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese,
Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit
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Indian Cuisines
Food is integral part of every human culture. But humancultures, over the ages, experiment, innovate and develop
sophisticated cuisines and reflect the art and expression of
love.
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Indian States have Different food habits..
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Indian Clothing
Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different
parts of the country and is influenced by local culture,
geography, climate and rural/urban settings
Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as
sari for women and dhoti or lungi for men
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Sports and Indian Martial arts
Indian Hockey National game
Kalaripayattu
(South India)
Indian Cricket Team
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Dance
Lord Shiva as Nataraja is worshipped as the
Lord of Dance in Hinduism
Classical dance in India has developed a type of dance-
drama that is a form of a total theatre
Bharatanatyam , Kathakali , Kathak , Odissi
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Indian Art
Indian art Produced on the on the Indian
Subcontinent from about 3rd millennium BC to
modern time
A strong sense of design is also characteristic of
Indian art and can be observed in the modern as
well as in its traditional forms
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Modern art
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Rangoli- Good luck..
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Popular Media
Indian Television
Television in India is a huge industry which has thousands of
programmes in many languages.
The small screen has produced numerous celebrities, some even
attaining national fame
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Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-
language film industry based in Mumbai(formerly known
as Bombay), Maharashtra, India
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Differences between Indian Culture & Western Culture
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Conclusion
Indian Culture seen as a source of all
knowledge. They are widely respected
Indian history shows a great deal on
current Indian culture by explaining the
heritage...
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References
http://www.culturalindia.net/
http://www.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student.php?id=96
http://www.indianmirror.com/culture/cul8.html
http://stylusinc.com/business/india/cultural_tips.htm
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We are Proud to be an Indian!!
Thank you
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