Specifically in India, they have had set up, for many centuries, a way of shaping their country into social strata, called caste systems. ... While the caste system is still prominent in India, some alterations have been made to the long-term norms and traditions. ... As time progresses, so is India's traditional caste system. ... As these traditional norms of India's culture are weakening, the terms of purity and pollution are becoming less common; purity representing the higher castes, and pollution for the lower castes. ... In addition, a few more deviations have been made to Indi...

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Treatment of Women in Islamic and Hindu Culture From the beginning of time, women have been looked down upon as inferior to men. ... Far more contoversial, however, is the issue of women in Islamic and Hindu cultures. ... Nevertheless, one should not forget what the women in India have endured for thousands of years. ... Hindu cultures, on the other hand, have no excuses as they have no defintive text to govern their behavior. ... When women in India married, it was customary for their families to give a dowry to the girl's husband and his family. ...

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INDIA Food Availability and Selection India is an extremely vast country. ... Each area with a major language and culture was given it's own state. ... The people do not want it as they are proud of their separate cultures. ... India is in that sense very similar to Europe, with each state rather like each European nation, having not only it's own language, culture and foods, but it's own history, it's own unique geography and it's own set of dominant religions. ... The history of food and how it has developed has proved vital in the culture and way of life of ...

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India, officially Republic of India, is the world's seventh largest country in area. ... With that, the East India Company was launched. ... India's caste system is very complex. ... The most fundamental example of protesting within Indian culture is the non-violent protest that political and civil leader Gandhi embraced. ... While the British occupied India, many of their customs and politics rubbed off India and its peoples. ...

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Even though the mother language in India is Sanskrit, most people speak Hindu. ... India is known to be one of most traditional and religious country. ... Since there are many different backgrounds represented in India, it looked almost impossible to learn each culture. ... I wanted to know if he would consider going back to India to his homeland and his response was, "Sometimes I get overwhelmed and I miss my family in India. ... Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus came from India....

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India's history is greatly influenced by Hinduism in its beliefs and customs. ... The caste system is certainly the most prominent mark of the influence of Hinduism on Indian culture. ... This perspective sheds light on the values and motives of the attitude towards ethics in India. ... The influence of Hindu doctrines in India is unmistakable. ... Likewise, archetypal depiction and roles associated with women find their origins in Hindu doctrines such as the Vedas and Laws of Manu, which have led to the marginalisation and denigration of women in Indian culture. ...

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This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, portrays this theme throughout. ... The experience of the Ganguli's attempts at assimilating into American culture is portrayed within Ashima's difficulty at understanding the customs around her as she clings to her correspondence with her family in India and tries to maintain the Bengali traditions she grew up with. ... It is this changing of homes from Calcutta in India to Massachusetts in America that reflects on Ashoke's identit...

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The worldwide consumers are accepting the apparel fashion products produced in India. ... Synthetics turned trendy and the disco culture affected the fashion scenario. ... India is one of the largest producers of fibre in the world. ... Apparel Industry in India (AII) poses an opportunity of tremendous economic growth. ... There is further scope of development of apparel retailing in India. ...

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Egypt's and India's religious beliefs differed in that among the earliest civilizations of Egypt, polytheistic views were observed in contrast to India's monotheistic views of Buddhism. ... India, on the other hand, was influenced by the polytheistic views of Hinduism. ... Later that year, Muhammad started preaching his new faith and, after speaking out against the polytheism and paganism of the culture, was chased out of Mecca in about 622 A.D. ... Unlike Egypt, India first had a monotheistic religion and later developed a polytheistic religion that currently ...

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People have been known to explore many before they settle and it has been proven that a majority settle to be Christian but it also depends on culture. ... Hinduism is a religion that originated in India and is still practiced by most of its inhabitants, as well as by those whose families have migrated from India to other parts of the world (mostly East Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the East Indies, and England). ... Moreover, the geographic, rather than ideological, basis of the religion (the fact that it comprises whatever all the people of India have believed and done) has given Hin...

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Buddhism Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world, was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. ... Of the new sects, Buddhism was the most successful and eventually spread throughout India and most of Asia. ... Zen's roots may be traced to India, but it was in East Asia that the movement became distinct and flourished. ... Bodhidharma, the first Chan patriarch in China, who is said to have arrived there from India in 470 A.D., was a master of this text. ... During the Song dynasty (960-1279), Chan again prospered and was...

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LIBERAL IN INDIA By Deepannita Misra I am an Indian. ... Back in school, our fifth grade textbooks would also remind us that 'India is a diverse country'. ... Cultures and communities are akin to these sediments. ... India is complex and as yet, indecisive on many issues pertaining to liberty. ...

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Her India background is one of the most important things to Jhumpa. ... In Indian food is and will always be a big part of there culture. ... Their father is worried that him and Ruma have moved away from their culture of origin and have embraced aspects of the new culture. ... In the Indian culture family is a very important thing. ... Having a strong family structure is very important with both Italian and Indian cultures. ...

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Tradition is a fragile thing in a culture built entirely on the memories of the elders ". ... The story of the Sarakatsan's family as well as my own personal experiences growing up in a traditional East Indian family illustrate the impact and enormous benefits that social improvements have had on our society, and countries in southeast Asia such as India. ... It was previously thought to be dishonorable in East Indian culture to live on the fruits of someone else's labor, even if temporarily. ...

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All across the world, there are many different cultures, and many of these people with different cultures live in the United States. ... I will determine how different races, religions, and cultures have affected this individual, and compare and contrast her culture from mine. ... Mary was born in India, where she lived for twelve years. ... Mary's culture is much different from ours in America. ... In India I didn't believe that there is a heaven and a hell. ...

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In today's ever changing "Nanosecond Culture" of social networks, empowered customers and hyper competition, we need to be prepared to immediately implement holistic thinking for our marketing and communications strategy. ... India is one of the most favorite markets on the globe. The growing purchasing power of India's huge middle class makes it attractive. However, the customer base in India is extremely fragmented. ... Internet marketing is picking up pace in India with fast technological advancement. ...

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The Buddhist Identity: Buddhism spread throughout India and China while setting up many monasteries throughout these two nations. ... Buddhist Art and Architecture in India: Buddhist architecture came about in the third century when Asoka made Buddhism the state religion. ... Buddhist Music in India and China: Buddhist music was an important part of there worship. ... Islamic Culture: Islam is an assimilation of many cultures and people that have differences not only in there language but in there culture. So the term Islamic is a term to represent the culture of geographically diverse...

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India was vital to Britain's growth, and Britain made sure that India was under direct control, "India possessed excellent opportunity to obtain raw materials, and it was even referred to as 'jewel in the crown'" (Imperialism: Great Britain, Google). Such laws like the Charter Act of 1813 granted Britain full control of India. This, however, granted India the ability to obtain more money to finance education. ... When issues arose, Britain did not take cultures from different backgrounds into consideration. ... It became clear that France had done an intolerable act and hurt Alg...

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Buddhism: "Buddhism began in India 2,500 years ago. ... Hinduism: Hinduism started in India around 4,00o years ago; there was no actual founder. ... The Way That This Religion Has Impacted On Their Civilisation And Culture: Jews: Judaism has had a lot of impacts in the civilization and life of a Jew. ... There is a large difference between these two religions in the way their religion has impacted their life and culture. ...

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The Indus Civilization was located on what is known today as India. India is a subcontinent, or a large mass of land that juts out from a larger piece of land. Located to the north of the subcontinent, where India connects to Asia, there are two major mountain ranges: the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. ... They greatly valued art in their culture, and were likewise very talented at it. ... For example, in these modern times, Indias culture is extremely different to that of Chinas, and it all dates back to how the Indus River Valley Civilization and the Ancient Chinese. ...

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The religion of Hinduism is located mainly in South East Asia, primarily in India. Around 3,000 BC near what we know as Pakistan and northwest India a culture thrived on the banks of the Indus River. A culture that believed in proper hygiene and had baths in public areas dedicated to cleanliness. ... In the beginning the Aryans did not participate in Rituals performed by the Indus people but later adapted some of them into there own culture. Eventually the Indus people merged with the Aryan culture. ...

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The aristocracy of some cultures, as in the European feudal era tended to use child marriage as a method to secure political ties. ... According to UNICEF's "State of the World's Children-2009" report, 47% of India's women aged 20–24 were married before the legal age of 18, with 56% marrying before age 18 in rural areas. The report also showed that 40% of the world's child marriages occur in India. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 was passed during the tenure of British rule on pre-partition India. ... This plan is proving to be successful, though it is s...

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Hinduism, or "Sanatan Dharma"-which means eternal religion is the dominant religion in India. Also known as the oldest religion, Hinduism is said to begun about 4000 B.C. in the Indus Valley Region; Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. The first traceable roots of Hinduism are believed to lie with the invadin...

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"Any aspect of human culture or environment can act as a barrier, separating populations from each other (Heikki 1)." The Worlds population is now broken up into four main groups: The Australoid include; Australian aborigines, Veddahs of Ceylon, the pre-Dravidian people of India, and a small population of Malaysia. ... They are also indigenous to parts of Africa, Asia, and India. ... "Our temperaments, dispositions, and personalities, regardless of genetic propensities, are developed within sets of meanings and values that we call "culture," and no human is born with a built-in culture or...

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The unique nature of this synthesis lies not in the idea of the "melting pot" of consumption and assimilation into the prevalent hegemonic culture and tradition (though that may have been successfully attempted as well) but in that of the co-existence of various philosophical thoughts, religious customs and a projection overall plurality. ... Some historians notice a certain impetus gained by this movement in what is classified to be medieval India, specifically in the 12th and 13th century. ... Speaking further of the spiritual exploration within the realms of Bhakti in general and ...

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