"Frankly my dear I don't give a dam." Many people have this attitude towards learning about other cultures. Actually it is very important to be knowledgeable of other cultures. Some day you could have a job that requires you to travel to another country or meet with a person of another culture. You wouldn't want to offend them by not knowing their ways of life. Also, the United States has become so diverse that soon it will be an everyday thing to walk down the street and see a person of another culture.
Recently my cousin, Molly married a man from India named Surajh. My knowledge of the Indian culture is nil, therefore this is a good opportunity for me to study his customs and traditions.
India is such a large and varied country that there is no one way of life practiced by everyone. Food, clothing, religious beliefs and social structure differs from place to place. Nevertheless, there are some features of Indian life that are common among most people throughout the country.
Family ties are important. Many families continue to live as traditional extended families. In a typical extended family, three generations live in one household. Upon marriage, a women leaves her parents" home and shares a home with her husband and his relatives, including his brothers and their wives, his parents and his unmarried sisters. However, the number of households consisting of only parents and their children is increasing.
The parents usually arrange marriages, though the son or daughter has the opportunity to reject the arrangement. Many people feel that marriage is more of an alliance between families than a relationship between two people. The bride's family usually gives a gift of money or a gift of significance to the groom's family. Today it is illegal for the families to give this gift but they do it anyways.
Indians generally expect a young married couple to have a child with in a few years after marriage.
Air pollution, water pollution and garbage are serious problems in India. ... Pollution is so common in India for a variety of reasons. ... Currently there are over 100 million challah stoves in India (Das). ... Air pollution has become so bad in India that it can now be seen from space (Air Pollution Fifth Leading Cause of Death in India). ... Garbage Garbage and trash is common sight in the street in India. ...
India is fast progressing in the field of space research. ... It was known as India's first development rocket flight. ... It was a milestone in the space journey of India as it brought to India the honour of being a space nation. ... India launched INSAT-1A on April 10, 1982. ... It marked the opening of new horizons for India. ...
Such incident took place in India in 1998. ... United Nations and the U.S condemned India. ... India wanted to make a stand for itself. ... If I India was to be penalized according to that sanction U.S. should stop any trade with India but in past years India has become one of the hot spots for U.S. to open up its software industry. The third article by Martin Sieff titled "Passage to India" introduces political issues and represents India as center of attention. ...
Global Warfare: India's Nuclear Testing Within the last decade, India and Pakistan's ongoing struggle with Kashmir has peaked due to nuclear warfare testing. ... The conflict between India and Pakistan has revolved around Kashmir. ... India has been ruling with brutal force towards the Kashmiris. ... In 1995, before the nuclear testing, the United States exports to India were $3.2 billion, while imports from India were an impressive $5.8 billion. In 1996 the figures had risen: imports from India reached $6.8 billion. ...
The British East India Company imperialized India politically and economically, setting the stage for British India, and allowing the company to be the most powerful economic force that had ever been created. ... Once the seven years war was over, 1756-1763, England took over almost all of India and the Dutch, French and Portuguese trade was removed from India and the East India. ... The company had imperialized India economically. ... The company also changed India forever. ... It also set the stage for Britain's control of India, or British India, and caused the Britain to rule Ind...
The Changing Political Economy of India As India's political economy evolves from mixed economy into a system of free enterprise, initial strides have tapered as the world's largest democracy struggles to shed policies of the "License Raj" and staggering illiteracy and poverty rates. ... In the end, these policies put India at a disadvantage when attempting to lure foreign capital. India must work to lower the poverty level hundreds of millions are currently experiencing. ... Political leaders will need to commit to a long-term, strategic goal of making India a world power....
Why India for surrogacy? ... In India, medical advances are happening everyday. ... Health in India is a big issue being dealt with as we speak. ... India is doing everything in their power to make India one of the healthiest places on the Earth. ... Unlike in The United States, India cares for their surrogates. ...
One problem is that there are too many languages in India. ... There are at least six different languages in India. ... The next big problem is that India is becoming overpopulated. ... India's food supply is decreasing and cannot keep up with the rapid growth of India's population. ... The life expectancy in India is fifty-nine years compared the U. ...
In this assignment I am going to be looking at the culture of India . ... I think the women in India look beautiful in their clothing, and the food of India is lovely. ... This has a lot of significance to the men of India. ... As India is a country of diversities, it is visible in the area of religion. The main religion of India is hinduism, but Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Baha'i Faith are all used across India. ...
The events of this rebellion, which is also known as 'India's first war of Independence' should be remembered as it led to permanent changes in how India was governed. This also shows what India was like before and how much the country has changed. ... Another area of change brought into India was the development of communication and transport. ... This enabled India to create an international outlook and connections with global economies. ... This also shows the traditions of India before the rebellion. ...
