Xiomara Lizeth Intor Huaripata

India, an authentic country in the world

Anghela Abanto Zaña

Vania Ramos Cotrina Maricielo Loyola Gil

5th secondary

Introduction

Theoretical Support

History

Geography

Sports

Political System

Vestment

the Hindu temple of rats

Mahatma Ghandi

Bollywood

Flora and Fauna

River Ganges

Taj Mahal

Conclusion

INDIA

India, an authentic country around the World

Objectives:

* General Objective- Meeting new cultures different from ours and how faithful they are to their traditions.

*Specific Objectives- Demonstrate how much globalization affects the cultures of this country.

 - Increase tourism in this country and encourage the population to have huge interest in their culture

Problem:

How does the globalization affect or influence over the culture of India?

Hypothesis:

-Globalization affects significantly because now we can see vegetarian hamburger shops in India and also hold brands worldwide such as BEMBOS.

-They have also radically changed the way they dress according to what is commonly used by Americans and only wear traditional clothes for major holidays.

India, a amazing countryFrom the dawn of time, travelers have come to India. Whether in search of

adventure or spiritual enlightenment, all linked with one thing in common: India changed their lives forever.

It is a very interesting country with an ancient culture and customs very different from ours. The food is seasoned, and very, very spicy.

2500 a.C• The origin of Indian civilization can be located in

the Indus Valley civilization

250 a.C• The Emperor Asoka began to unite kingdoms

small and medium

240 a.C.

• Began dividing the country into numerous small kingdoms and dynasties like the Mauryas, Chalukyas, and many more, who ruled around the country

XVI Cent.• Muslims came to India and began to expand their

domains and founded the Mughal empire.

XVIII Cent.• The Europeans and the British came to India and

began to rule the country.

1947• "Mahatma" Gandhi became independent on

August 15.

1950• India was established as a Democratic Republic

on 26 January.

History

Location: Indian Subcontinent

Time Zone: GMT + 5.30.  

Area: 3,166,414 km ².

Population: 1,100,000,000 inhabitants (2003).

Population density: 347 people per km ².

Capital: New Delhi. (Population: 19,817,439 inhabitants (2001).

Political System:

Republic since 1947.Head of state: President Pratibha Patil since 2007.Head of Government: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh since 2004.

Language:

The official language is Hindi, spoken by about 30% of the population. English is often used for official and commercial matters. Moreover, the Indian constitution recognizes 17 other regional languages. Among other highlights: Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati and Oriya spoken mainly in the north and Tamil and Telugu are spoken in the south.

Turbans:

It is very common to see some men in the crowd wearing a large turban and beard. So who are the Sikhs wear which is one of the religions of India, professing about 4% of the population.

Tika:

The bindi or tika is a traditional decoration of Indian women, was originally a small red dot on the forehead, according to legend, red is the color of blood, the source of life and energy.

Saris:

Most women in India wearing a garment called a sari, which is the national traditional clothing and placed one end of the wrapping cloth around the waist and the other passing over the shoulders or head.

Gods of India:

BRAHMA is the creator of the universe.

VISHNU is the preserver god of the universe.

SHIVA is the destroyer god of the universe.

Fauna and Flora:

India is an overpopulated country with a population density which is the highest in the world, but this does not stop that in this country there are protected areas of nature where we can find diverse fauna and flora, with species as spectacular as the Tiger of Bengal, which is the country's national animal.

The national animal is the tiger, the national bird is the peacock and the national flower is the lotus, which alt always present in the images of Hindu deities.

Sports:

Bollywood:

Bollywood is the informal name popularly used for the Hindi film industry based in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. This term, coined in the 1970, comes from a word game between Bombay and Hollywood.

The group formed by Bollywood and films in languages like Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada (Kanna) and Malayalam are the core of the film industry in India. Bollywood is a cornerstone of popular culture in India and the rest of the Indian subcontinent.

The most representative of Bollywood films are the musical scenes. Typically, each film includes songs and dances of the country, mixed with interesting choreography of Western pop.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian politician and thinker. He was born on October 2, 1869 and died on January 30, 1948. He is known by the nickname of Mahatma Gandhi (Great Soul).

Gandhi experienced a true devotion to his mother, a woman of extraordinary piety and holiness. It was she who powerfully influenced their religious and mystic, and his love for all humanity, particularly the poor and suffering.

The Taj Mahal is not only one of the wonders of the modern world is much more. This complex

of buildings built between 1631 and 1654 in the city of Agra (India) for an emperor as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, enclosed behind a monument to a love story.

"the Crown of the Palace“:

The Taj Mahal is not a single building, but a whole complex oflarge dimensions. There is a total of 22 small domes symbolizing the 22 years of the construction of the Taj Mahal. On the building there is a large dome in the center is the crown of the palace, Taj Mahal. Surrounding this there are four smaller domes chattris, and at the end of the platform rise four minarets culminating in even smaller domes, built with an inclination outwards so that in case of collapse, do not fall on the main building .

Karni Mata, the Hindu temple of rats

It's a strange Hindu temple located in Deshnoke (Rajasthan, India); not exactly known for their worship of the goddess Karni Mata, but rather by the adoration of the faithful who profess to thousands of rats living inside.

The temple, originally from the fifteenth century, is populated by a whole army of rats according to local belief are the reincarnations of the souls of the followers of the goddess, Karni Mata. And so they should allegiance whether you're believers or not.

As in all Hindu temple can not enter with shoes and you have to walk stepping on the droppings they leave rats by.

River Ganges. The river of floating corpses.

The river Ganges is considered the sacred river of Hinduism. A place where rich and poor, over the centuries have been the custom of cremating the bodies and throwing the remains. It so happens that there are even people with few resources who rents funeral piles and after a few hours before the body has been cremated, the remains thrown into the river so it is not difficult to see bodies floating in the Ganges.

This, coupled with the brutal industrial pollution to which this subject area, have made this river more than a place of worship, a rather unsanitary. And people think that this river purifies, so bathe and drink the water while floating down the river of human remains and debris. industry.

Conclusion:

India is a country that has managed to succeed in spite of adversity and poverty in the lives of most people. It is a country whose population is characterized by their hard work and dedication and above all respect for others. People have a great desire to excel, which has led to stand out from other countries.

And despite the fact that globalization has increased, this country has been able to assert their culture, and has made known to the world without losing its traditions.