1. India Its culture and tradition

2. Structure Introduction Language Clothing Recreation and sports Festivals Music Dance Literature Architecture Paintings Theatre Media

3. Introduction Diverse cultures »Different religions »Different food »Different languages »Different social habits and characeristics Reasons »its vast geography »immigrants and invaders

4. Language Many different languages You can divide them into linguistic families

5. Language 415 living languages Two official languages of communication: –Hindi and English There are “official languages“ at the state and center but no one “national language“ 14 official regional languages

6. Clothing For Women: 1. the salwar kameez

7. 2. the sari

8. For men: 1. The dhoti

9. 2. the lungi

10. 3. the kurta

11. Recreation and sports Martial arts originated in India Quite popular are: field hockey, soccer and cricket Indigenous sports are kabaddi and gilli- danda

12. Popular indoor and outdoor games are Chess, Snakes and Ladders, Playing cards, Polo, Carrom and Badminton

13. Festivals India is called the land of festivals and fairs There are many different festivals because of the varied religions One festival that doesn't depend on the religion: –Independence Day

14. Music Variety of folk, popular, pop, classical music Based and influenced by Hindu texts Was developed over many eras Remains instrumental to religious inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment Ethnic groups, Persian, Arabic and English music had an impact on it

15. Instruments Various string and wind instruments are usual (Sitar) Several kinds of drums and cymbals

16. Dance A lot of classical dances Every dance represents a different culture and ethos of a region or group Often based on Hindu traditions at religious events

17. Well-known folk dances: bhangra of the Punjab

18. bihu of the Assam

19. kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh

20. Literature Oldest tradition in the world Earliest works were orally transmitted and later written down Literature in 22 officially recognised languages Hindu literary traditions dominate Today´s authors write in Indian and English

21. Architecture 300BC: the beginning can be traced back to the advent of Buddhism Caves of Ajanta

22. Kesava Temple Several Hindu temples in South India

23. Islamic influence in 8th century Taj Mahal

24. Colonialism of Britain effects architecture Victoria Memorial

25. Paintings Earliest painting were rock paintings Temple paintings testified to a love of naturalism and God

26. Rangoli in front of the doorstep

27. Also important: Madhubani Paintings

28. Rajput Paintings

29. Tanjore Paintings

30. Present day artists amalgamate global art with Indian classical styles eg. Devajyoti Ray

31. Indian-Theatre about cultures and traditions of India Old and varied art form India, as a colony of the British Empire, used theatre as one of its instruments in protest Presently threatened by TV, cinema and a lack of finance

32. Media Broadcasting in India flourished since 1992 India's cable TV market ist one of the world's largest Private radio: relative newcomer Lively press Internet use has soared

33. That was: India A diverse country and a diverse culture Presented by Anke Hüls and Kathrin Dirks