1. Food, Language and Clothes
India’s Culture
Food, Language and Clothes

2. India’s Map

3. National and Official Languages
Hindi: Is the National Language of India. It’s the most widely spoken language among Indians.
English: Is the Official Working Language of India.

4. State Languages
Each state in India has a main Language that can be used for official purpose within the state, in addition to Hindi and English.
There are 29 states in India

5. Northern States Official Languages
States where Hindi is the official language: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Harayana. These states are known as the “Northern belt states”.
Punjab – Punjabi
Jammu and Kashmir - Urdu

6. Eastern States Official Languages
Assam – Assamese
West Bengal and Tripura – Bengali
Orissa – Oriya
Mizoram – Mizo
Sikkim – Nepali
Manipur – Meitei
Arunachal Pradesh – English
Nagaland - English

7. Western states official Languages
Gujarat – Gujarati
Goa – Konkani
Maharashtra – Marathi

8. Southern States Official Languages
Karnataka – Kannada
Andhra Pradesh – Telegu
Tamil Nadu – Tamil
Kerala – Malayalam

9. Food of India

10. Punjabi Food
Foods from North India: Mostly wheat flat breads “Chappatis” or “Rootis”, lentils or “dals”, vegetables and pickles. Northern foods contain Muglai flavor or Ghee (butter) flavor.

11. Bengali Food
Food from Eastern India consist mainly of rice, fish, dals, vegetables and sweets.
Bengali sweets like Rasogolla and Sandesh are famous all over and favourite among all Indians.

12. Western India Food
Foods from Western India consist of coconut flavor in Goanese cuisine with lot of fish items which is eaten with rice. In Maharashtra and Gujarat people mostly eat rice, vegetables and dal.

13. South Indian Food
In the Southern states people eat mostly rice or items made from rice, such as Dosas and Idlis in Tamil Nadu. Due to hot climate the foods are mixed with hot peppers and tamarind. In Kerala a lot of fish items are prepared using both spices and coconuts.

14. Traditional Costumes
Sherwani
Churidar Kurta
Sari
Salwar Kameez

15. Traditional Costumes Punjab Jammu and Kashmir Salwar Kameez
Kurta Pajama
Jammu and Kashmir
Pheran and Poots

16. Traditional Costumes
Rajasthan
Achakan & Dhoti
Ghaghra Choli

17. Traditional Costumes
West Bengal
Dhoti Panjabi
Sari
Maharashtra
Orissa

18. Traditional Costumes
Karnataka Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala

19. There is a great diversity among different regions of India in terms of language, culture and dress. But though we are different we all Indians.
“Unity in diversity” is our distinct feature as Indians.