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How would you define India's diversity keeping in mind the present day world

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Answered by Nonne
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Explanation:

The way people live in India is reflected its culture.

Unity in Diversity: India is a land of unity in diversity where people of different sects, caste and religion live together.

India is also called the land of unity in diversity as different groups of people co-operate with each other to live in a single society.

Answered by Anonymous
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Indian Culture: Traditions, Religions, Festivals, Music, Dance, Clothing, Food, Movies

Culture is defined as a people’s way of life. It also entails how they dress, how they speak, the type of food they eat, the manner in which they worship, and their art among many other things.

Indian culture, therefore, is the Indians’ way of life. Because of the population diversity, there is immense variety in Indian culture. The Indian culture is a blend of various cultures belonging to belonging to diverse religion, castes, regions follow their own tradition and culture.

Indian Culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world. India had an urban civilization even during the Bronze age. The Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) dates back to 3300 BC – 1300 BC.

Distinct cultures that are different from each other co-exist together in a single country. Thus, In India there is unity amidst vast cultural diversity. The way people live in India is reflected its culture.

Unity in Diversity: India is a land of unity in diversity where people of different sects, caste and religion live together. India is also called the land of unity in diversity as different groups of people co-operate with each other to live in a single society. Unity in diversity has also become strength of India.

Secularism: The word secularism means equality, impartiality, etc. towards all religion. India is a secular country, which means, equal treatment of all the religions present in India.

Traditions: traditional cultural values

Vedic Mantras: Chanting of ancient Vedic mantras are common practice during all religious events. Some mantras are repeated several times by the preist and other devotees and are incorporated as part of the puja.

Yoga and Meditation: Yoga is another ancient practice that involves certain breathing and postural exercises aimed at uplifting the bodily, mental, and spiritual well-being. Meditation, also known as Dhyan in Hindi, is aimed at focusing inwards instead of the outside world. The Indian way of meditation offers immense health benefits and is quiet popularity all around the world.

Religions

India is birth place of four major religions, such as, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism.

Other religions exist as minorities here, including Abrahamic religions.

India is called a land of diversity, i.e., people belonging to almost every faith can be found in India. Many religions coexist in India such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrians, Judaism and many more. People of all religions live together with great peace.

Hinduism: Hinduism is one of the oldest religions that originated from India. The religion has preserved its culture since ancient times.

Islam: Islam is one of the prominent religions of India. There is huge impact of Islam in the Indian society.

Christianity: A large number of people in India belong to Christian faith. St. Thomas is one of the people credited for propagating Christianity in India.

Jainism: Jain religion was founded by Mahavira.

Buddhism: Buddhism was brought by Gautama Buddha.

Sikhism: Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak.

Languages

India is home to numerous languages, including Sanskrit which is one of the oldest languages in the world. Other languages such as Hindi are commonly spoken throughout the Indian subcontinent, with regional variations.

As India is a land of diversity, different types of languages are found across different places in India. Each area has their own languages and people like to speak in their mother language.

There are innumerable speakers as well as innumerable languages prevailing in India. The prominent languages in India besides English and Hindi are Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi and many more.

 

Festivals

There are different types of festivals celebrated in India with joy and happiness. Different people celebrate different festivals as per their religion, caste and culture. People celebrate National festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. They also celebrate religious festivals like Diwali, Holi, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Vasant Panchami, Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Mahavir Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Christmas, New Year and many more. Young generation also celebrate Mothers day, Fathers Day, Friendship day, etc.

 

Art and Architecture

Art, literature, theater and film (including the world-famous Bollywood films), and architecture have flourished in India for centuries and they continue to flourish today. The Ramayana is one of the oldest known epic works of literature.

India has full of talents in the field of art or architecture. Indian Art includes paintings, rangoli, plastic arts like pottery, and textile arts like woven silk, etc. From Ancient ages, paintings are a part of India art. Examples include paintings of Ajanta cave, Paintings of Ellora cave, etc.

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