1. Interesting India
India is the second most populated city in the world next to China.
They were under British influence for many years, and this fact shaped their identity. (89 yrs)
Most Indians still follow traditional societal norms, such as arranged marriages and have strong ties to family.
India is where the religions of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism began.
Yoga originated thousands of years ago in ancient India.
India has everything from deserts to rain forests. (Thar Desert, Ganges River, the Himalaya mtns, and Bay of Bengal) The landscape is prone to lots of earthquakes, floods, and droughts.

2. India gained its independence from Great Britain on August, 15, 1947
India gained its independence from Great Britain on August, 15, “A moment comes when we step out from the old to the new… and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance(expression.)”

3. Mohandas (Mahatma) Ghandi
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

4. Independence
Ghandi started an opposition violence called nonviolent resistance (civil disobedience): a protest movement that does not use violence to achieve its goals.
August 15, 1947 was India’s day of independence. (Yay, yay!)
It brought division to India such as mass migration and religious violence.
Muslims of East and West Pakistan (now Pakistan and Bangladesh) separated from India to form a separate country.
Pakistan= Muslims vs India=Hindus
Mention MLK and Cesar Chavez.
Question:
What are some things people in all countries universally fight over? Haven’t we heard these things before?

7. CHAPATI, ROTIS, and NAAN are all types of Indian bread.

8. North and South Indian food

9. Languages
18 major language groups but there are more than 1,000 languages and dialects.
English is widely spoken.
Southern India is distinctly Dravidian rather than Indo-European.

10. Caste System
It is a system of social classes that ranks from highest to lowest.
Brahman: priests and scholars.
Kshatriyas: rulers and warriors.
Vaisyas: farmers and merchants.
Sudras: artisans and laborers.
Dalits are the UNTOUCHABLES and had the lowest status in Indian society.
Idea of dharma, a certain moral duty.
How do you think a person is put in a certain caste?
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11. Hinduism Hindus make up 60% of the population.
They believe in many gods, reincarnation, and rebirth of souls after death.
KARMA: moral consequences of a person’s actions help determine the next life.

12. Ganesh: the remover of obstacles
Vishnu
Krishna
Ganesh: the remover of obstacles