Indian Culture

"Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit"- Jawaharlal Nehru

Culture of India is the one of the richest in the whole world.Its the amalgamation of the various sub-cultures
prevalent in differnt parts of the country."Unity in diversity" is truly justified when we see people from differnt
culture working hand in hand towards a better India.We have a plethora of differnt language,religion,dance,
music,architecture,food,customs,clothing etc.
                  The   most spoken language is standard Hindi followed by Bengali,Telgu,Marathi and Tamil.Sanskrit
has had a profound impact on the languages and literature of India. Hindi is a "Sanskritized register" of the Khariboli
dialect and is also the official language in addition to English.Individual mother tongues in India number several hundred.
                  Traditional clothing in India is mainly influenced by local culture,geography and climate.Indian value
system has had a great impact on dress etiquette.It discourages exposure of skin. Though we can see a fusion of Indian and
western clothing styles in contemporary India.India is known for its silk and khadi clothing.The sari worn by females and
dhoti and lungi worn by males are very popular besides these there is kurti-pyjama,churidaar,lehenga,ghagra,and several
other attire worn in different parts of the country.The bindi worn by ladies on the forehead has become a style statement
these days.Some traditions consider it the "third eye" and earlier it was usually worn by married women.
                  India is heaven for the foodie.Indian cusine is known around the world.It can be split into
5 categories — northern, southern, eastern, western and north-eastern.From the lip smacking Mughlai food,the light
scrumptious south indian food,mouth-watering lassi of Punjab,popular dhokla of Gujrat,tasty mo-mos of sikkim, the delicious
chat and panipuri, yummy ragullas -there is a something for everyone.Indian cuisine is... [continues]

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