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Pathik Patel
Mrs. Wiscount
MLA Report
Culture of India
Introduction
There are many cultures in the world that I can talk about, but the culture that I think is
unique is the culture of India. This culture started to shine when a great hero named Gandhi
gave the people freedom in 1947. This culture is one of the biggest populated cultures with an
estimated two billion people. This country is in south Asia and lies next to the Indian Ocean.
It has so many varieties of people with different religions, cultures that they carry and make
India a better place for everyone. There are a variety of great foods, because India is the home
of spice like curry and chili powder. There are a lot of traditions that they offer most of the
people in India try to come up with their own traditions, and start spreading the word. India
has a lot of variety of things to offer from info to real life things they do every day.
Religion
Religion is a major part in life at India; they’re taking it very serious. There are many
religions in India some are: Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. The first religion is Hinduism;
it is one of the biggest religion groups in India. Hinduism is referred as Vaidika Dharma
which means the “religion of Vedas” in the Hindu scripture. The religion Hinduism was not
made by one person, one book, or at a single point of time. Hinduism is the oldest surviving
religion in the world from this point. From this date, there are over 700 million Hindus who
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are mainly in India and Nepal. The second religion is Islam it is another major religion in
India. The word “Islam” is an Arabic word which means “submission to the will of god”. The
word “Islam comes from the root word “Salam”, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, brought the
same message of Pure Monotheism. The last religion is Christianity it isn’t that major in
India, because very few people are Christian. Christian is the follower that teaches people
about Jesus Christ. “The followers of Jesus formed a new faith, which was named as
Christianity (after Christ) and its followers, Christians.” – Culturopedia. There are about only
2.4% of Christians in India. These are some of the major cultures that are in India.
Cuisine
The Indian cuisine is amazing, they have so much flavor in their food that it makes
you want to eat everything. There are about over a million types of foods that they serve in
India. There are snacks that they serve in India, there are so many of them, that if you want to
eat something small people just take a snack. One snack is the samosa, it is a deep fried puff
pastry with is stuffed with potato filling. There are a lot of main dishes in India that are very
tasty. One main dish is Palak Paneer, this dish is made up of two things, and they are Palak
which means Spinach and Paneer which means cottage cheese. The last thing is dessert, there
is variety of desserts, one dessert is Rasimalai, and it is a sweet dish that is made out of milk
with almonds and cottage cheese balls. There are so many things to try that you can’t try
every single item.
Traditions
Traditions are also a major part in India, there are a lot of traditions that they provide.
The first tradition is jewelry, in India they make many types of jewelry, and then they wear
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them around. Some types of jewelry that they have there, are gold and silver which are the big
ones, the second one is stone jewelry which is not wore that often. The second tradition is
about beauty, there are so many beauty tips. The first one is about coconut oil; in India they
put coconut oil on their hair which gives you long and thick hair. The second one is called
mahndi; it is a type of drawing that they put on your hand or on the foot. This is a drawing of
cultural symbols that they put on brides before a wedding; they put it one the day before so
the colors soak in. The last traditions has to do with gram flour, it helps your skin turn a
lighter color than before it was. The first thing you have to do is take the gram flour, soak it
with water until it becomes a batter type of mixture. After you have done that you take it and
gently rub it around the body. Finally just take a shower and it will make your skin a lighter
color than it was.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are so many things that are great about India from Religion to
Traditions. Religion is a major part of India; there are also many types of religions from
Hinduism to Christianity. Cuisines are also very good and tasty, because of the splendid spice
that they add to the food. There are a lot of types of things to try at India like: snacks, main
dishes, and desserts. The last thing is there are a variety of traditions that they offer in India,
in other words it can be called a “remedy”. Some of the traditions in India are: the coconut oil,
which help you hair get strong and thick; and the mahndi, which is a drawing of cultural
symbols. Some of these traditions are good; because they help you look pretty and keep you
health. India is a country that offers a variety of religions, variety of cuisines, and a variety of
traditions.
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Works Cited
“Food- India.” Desi Grub.2003. Networks of Nepal. 2009. http://www.food-india.com/.
“Traditional Customs and Practices.” Indian Heritage. Saigan Connection.
http://saigan.com/heritage/index.html.
Mahesh, Rekha, and Ganapati, Shobhana. “Religion and Religious Thoughts of India.”
Culturopedia, 11 June 2001. Treasure House of India’s Culture and Heritage. 4
November 2009. http://www.culturopedia.com/.