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lf you ask an lndlan clLlzen abouL Lhe geographlcal quallLles of
lndla lL ls noL llkely you'll geL a dry Lechnlcal descrlpLlon buL
raLher you can expecLed Lo be regaled wlLh a colorful
descrlpLlon LhaL showcases boLh Lhe rlch culLure of lndla and
Lhe prlde lLs clLlzens have for Lhelr counLry As lL's seen on a
map 1he lndlan subconLlnenL ls shaped llke a klLe agalnsL
Lhe skyblue expanse of Lhe lndlan Ccean" (My lndla 1ravel
Culde 2009) 1he vasL range of dlfferlng cllmaLes ls
somewhaL lndlcaLlve of Lhe mulLlLudes of dlverslLy presenL ln
lndla from Lhe frlgld Plmalayas Lo Lhe deserL Also much of
llfe ln lndla ls sub[ecL Lo Lhe whlms of monsoons who have a
Lendency Lo change moods frequenLly" (My lndla 1ravel
Culde 2009) ln lndla monsoon means 'llfe' because havlng
an accuraLe ablllLy Lo predlcL when a monsoon ls comlng
means Lhe dlfference beLween llfe and deaLh for farmlng
communlLles (My lndla 1ravel gulde 2009)
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W As an advanclng counLry lndla has dlrecLed a loL of aLLenLlon Lo
belng green Accordlng Lo Lhe naLlonal orLal SecreLarlaL ln lndla
lndla ls faced wlLh Lhe challenge of sLrlklng Lhe rlghL balance
beLween ensurlng maxlmum growLh and lnfllcLlng mlnlmum lmpacL
on Lhe envlronmenL" 1helr goals are Lo develop goals Lo conLrol
polluLlon combaL cllmaLe change and Lo have naLlonal
conversaLlons abouL blodlverslLy and susLalnable developmenL 1he
governmenL launched a campalgn ln 2003 Lo encourage clLlzens of
lndla Lo become eco warrlors" 1he crux of Lhls campalgn was LhaL
lndla has dlverse landscapes and a unlque collecLlon of wlldllfe and
Lhese should be a source of prlde for Lhe people of lndla (naLlonal
orLal SecreLarlaL 2001) 1he Lco 1ourlsm gulde Lo lndla works Lo
help esLabllsh how eco senslLlve areas frequenLed by LourlsLs can be
preserved 1hey are dedlcaLed Lo Lhe promoLlon of susLalnable
developmenL ln Lourlsm and Lo responslble besL pracLlces ln and
among Lhe Lourlsm fraLernlLy" (LcoLourlsm SocleLy of lndla 2010)

ood conLlnued
1here ls acLually a loL of worldwlde myLh surroundlng Lhe food of
lndla or lnsLance lL ls noL Lrue Lo assume LhaL lndlan food ls hoL
?es Lhey do use a loL of splces buL ln many cases only souLh lndlan
culslne can Lruly be consldered hoL" (My lndla 1ravel Culde 2009)
1he culslne uses many dalry producLs whlch can be llnked Lo
Plndulsm Lhe rellglon pracLlced by over 80 percenL of Lhe
populaLlon (My lndla 1ravel Culde 2009) Much of Lhe populaLlon
ls vegeLarlan so vegeLable dlshes are prevalenL and when Lhere are
meaL dlshes avallable Lhey are Lyplcally cooked wlLh Musllm
reclpes and cooklng Lechnlques AL mosL eaLerles lL ls llkely LhaL
pork wlll noL be avallable buL muLLon ls Lhe mosL frequenLly used
meaL (My lndla 1ravel Culde 2009) ln addlLlon Lo dalry bread ls a
sLaple ln lndla and Lhe rlch dlverslLy of Lhe culLure has lead Lo a
kaleldoscope of sLyles shapes and slzes of bread Some common
Lypes are called paraLha baLLura chapaLLl porl naan and oLher
forms of roLl (lndlagov 2011)
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1emples conLlnued
lndla ls home Lo a pleLhora of Lemples up Lo 1300 years old
Accordlng Lo naLlonal Ceographlc reporLer 1om C'nelll
LnchanLmenL has many faces buL few compare wlLh one palnLed
1300 years ago on a cave wall ln lndla 1o see lL Lhe eyes musL flrsL
ad[usL Lo darkness Soon lL becomes lmposslble Lo Lurn away"
(2008 p 1) A fog of reverence surrounds Lhese Lemples and people
come from all over Lhe world for Lhe awelnsplrlng experlence of
beholdlng Lhe Lemples ln order for a monumenL Lo be consldered
Lo be anclenL and Lherefore be proLecLed by Lhe AmAS8 AcL of
1938 lL musL be aL leasL 100 years old (Archeologlcal SocleLy of
lndla 2009) 1hese symbollc Lemples Lhe ldeas Lhey represenL and
Lhe prlde Lhey lnsplre ln lndlans help unlfy Lhe many dlfferlng
ldeologles ln lndla (Archeologlcal SocleLy of lndla 2009)
ollywood
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ln an arLlcled publlshed by Lhe unlverslLy of Mlchlgan enLlLled
WhaL ls ollywood" rank eaver sald ollywood sLands
for lndlan fllmmaklng 1he word ollywood derlves from an
alluslon Lo Pollywood fllmmaklng and lLs penchanL for
Lurnlng ouL moLlon plcLures wlLh massaudlence appeal"
(2007) 1he phenomenon whlch has galned lnLernaLlonal
aLLenLlon ls known for vlbranL muslc rlch colors and
charlsmaLlc performers 1he movemenL began around
1933 wlLh dlrecLorproducer performer 8a[ kapoor who
worked Lo encapsulaLe Lhe Plndl splrlL on fllm (eaver
2007) eaver sald Muslc perhaps more Lhan any oLher
elemenL ls Lhe essenLlal characLerlzlng lngredlenL of a
ollywood llm" (2007) As you can see from Lhe phoLo
ollywood producLlons are characLerlzed by hlgh energy
elaboraLe sLorles LhaL reflecL Lhe aLLlLudes and personallLles
of Lhe Plndl people of lndla
lnfluenLlal
eople
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When dlscusslng lndla one would be remlss Lo noL
menLlon a couple of people whose klndness
dedlcaLlon and bellef ln goodness have made an
undenlable lmpacL on Lhe global communlLy
nobel rlze wlnner MoLher 1heresa was born ln
1910 1hough she wasn'L born ln lndla she was
heavlly lnfluenced by lndlan culLure and dld vasL
amounLs of her mlsslonary work Lhere (nobel
rlze 2011) MoLher 1eresas work has been
recognlzed and acclalmed LhroughouL Lhe world
and she has recelved a number of awards and
dlsLlncLlons lncludlng Lhe ope !ohn xxlll eace
rlze (1971) and Lhe nehru rlze for her
promoLlon of lnLernaLlonal peace and
undersLandlng (1972) She also recelved Lhe
alzan rlze (1979) and Lhe 1empleLon and
Magsaysay awards (nobel rlze 2011)
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A second lndlvldual wlLh LlghL
Lles Lo lndlan culLure ls
MahaLma Candhl Candhl
born ln 1869 was an
acLlvlsL agalnsL rlLlsh
colonlzaLlon and he
promoLed rellglous
Lolerance and peace
(PlsLory Learnlng SlLe
2010) SLlll Loday 63 years
afLer hls assasslnaLlon
Candhl conLlnues Lo be a
symbol for peace and
Lolerance
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