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WHAT IS CULTURE

What is Culture is a society or social group patterns of human activity and symbolic structures that give such activity significance will. Customs, law, popular styles, social norms, and traditions.


 

India's languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs differ from place to place within the country, but still possess a likeness. The only country in the world have so many religions and beliefs. India's culture and traditions of these diverse sub-cultures that spread across the Indian subcontinent is an amalgamation of many centuries old.
 

"Earth's oldest living civilization" is considered by some historians, the tradition back to 8000 BC The date and time of the Vedas is a continuous recorded history, various years 3000 5500 ago.Several elements believed to be the diverse culture of India - the Indian religions, such as yoga and Indian cuisine - World has had a profound impact worldwide.

India's cultural history over 4500 years old, and it's recorded history begins around 600 BCE.Indian culture, religion, karma, such as the Hindu philosophy, mythology, literary tradition and laid the foundation of beliefs and practices of the Vedic period taken during a specific shape, yoga and moksha.

The religions of Indian culture as one of the defining aspects, and includes the major religions practiced in India, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity and Jainism.The major religions, Hinduism, by different schools of thought has been shaped on the Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti movement, and Buddhist philosophy.

The architecture represents the diversity of Indian culture. Taj Mahal and other examples of Mughal architecture and South Indian architecture, the remarkable monuments, land and abroad.Vernacular architecture ancient and varied local traditions from several parts of including a mix, it also displays notable regional variation.

Indian cuisine using the best herbs and delicate spices, grilling techniques and is known for its tandoori., rice (especially in the south and east), wheat (mainly in the north) and lentils.Many spices are consumed world wide who originally are native to the Indian subcontinent. Chili pepper was introduced by the Portuguese is widely used in Indian cuisine.

The earliest literary writing in India, 1400 BCE and 1200 AD is composed of the Sanskrit works of literature in Sanskrit language.Prominent Mahabharata and Ramayana epics include, Abhijñanasakuntalam (Sakuntala opinion) like KalidasaIndia went through the literary traditions such as Kabir, Tulsidas and the emergence of Guru Nanak devotional poets of the period of drastic change. The period of thought and expression was characterized by diverse and broad spectrum and as a result, medieval Indian literary works is very different from classical traditions.In 19 th century, the authors of a new interest in social questions and psychological description. During the 20th century, heavy universally acclaimed Indian literature Bengali poet and novelist Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by the work.

 

 

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