Indian CultureGae Sorrentino

Teacher, Westchester ARCParticipant, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad

Fulbright trip abroad to India

Population = 1.17 billion

Schools: Girls on one side & boys on another

1 Teacher to every

50 Students

esRecess in India

Indian Clothing/Accessories for Women

• Saris• Churidar/salwar• Bright Colors• Dots on foreheads• Henna• Bangles• Jewelry

• flowering plant, Lawsonia inermis, used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool.

Henna

Bangles

Jewelry

Indian Clothing

Men• long wide shirts • trousers• different materials,

beginning with simple cotton up to fine pure silk, according to the occasion.

Children• Same as men and women

but smaller sizes

Indian Cuisine • no single cuisine in India • Just like the culture of India, the

Indian cuisine is also very diverse.• liberal usage of spices• wide usage of a variety of vegetables• rice, atta (whole wheat flour), bread (roti)• desserts• regarding drinks, the most popular is tea

Indian Bread

aka - naan

Indian Tea – Masala Chi