role of health and culture in gujarat 500 words
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CULTURE IS THE ART OF LIVING
The Gujarati's get their lineage from the Gurjars who came to India along with the Huns and when they were travelling and had to cross through Punjab they got settled in Gujarat. The Gujarati's are mainly Indo Aryan origin and of which at least 20% constitute the tribal group like Bhils, Kolis, Dhubla, Naikda and Macchi-Kharwa who still exist in the state. Though the state was invaded by the Aryans who came from the north, they were not able to either conquer or send away the tribes of the Bhil community who soon became the traditional rulers of Gujarat. The Koli community of Kurjars also occupies standard position between the Aryans and the Bhils. The culture of Gujarat can be best expressed as comprising the following :
ORIGIN
Gujarat soon became a multi-religious culture for the fact that during the medieval period there was lot of immigration into the state which brought Islam and Zoroastrianism with lot of followers for it. Predominant of the Guajarati who settled down in Saurashtra during the fourteenth century were known as Kathis and they were the worshippers of the Sun god. The Kathis being nomads were good in the art of horse-breeding. But again due to immigrants into this part of Gujarat led to a multi ethnic culture. Saurashtra was soon dominated by the Rabris who belong to the royal families. The Rabri community was mainly cattle breeders and had their lineage from a Rajput clan.
ETHNICITY
The Guajarati's speak the Guajarati language. People of the Gujarati ethnicity are primarily located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, specifically in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. There are considerable amount of Guajarati's living in other parts of the country like Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and also in Pakistan. Few of the Guajarati's who migrated to Pakistan especially after the partition in 1947 have got themselves converted to Muslims who mainly come under the following communities Memon, Khoja, and Bohra groups where majority of them got settled in Karachi who still consider their ethnicity to be Gujarat and they are the Guajarati's.
CULTURE
The Gujarati's are known for their diverse cultural heritage and rich traditions. It is a vibrant mix of Hinduism, Islam, Jainism and Buddhism and also a blend of different cultures of the Guajarati's like arts, beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions, inventions, language, technology and values. The culture of the people does not stop with one particular generation but instead the elders of the community see to that the future generations also practice it which automatically leads to the wisdom and appreciation of cultural traditions and lifestyles. They also as a part of their culture join hands to greet the guests and the elders. The lifestyle of the people of Gujarat is very balanced because of the fact that they have a perfect system of learning, religious practices and excellent forms of artistic expressions. The culture of the Gujarati's does not only prevails in Gujarat but it has been widespread to different parts of the world and now recognized as an international culture. There is not much of culture shock seen in the people of Gujarat and so it makes people bold and courageous with lot of energy to face different challenges raised by the global scenario.