2. • You are about to see the trailer of this film.
• It is a famous film from India.
• Be able to describe the Indian culture upon
watching the trailer.
3. • How would you describe the Indian
culture based on the trailer of the film
“The Life of Pi”?
Colorful reliefs of Hindu gods adorn a temple at Meenakshi, India
Credit: jaume | Shutterstock
4. •
In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi
tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day,
his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he
has hence decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be
sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and out of the blue, there is a
storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a
hyena and a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. They are adrift in the Pacific
Ocean, with aggressive hyena and Rickard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to
survive.
- Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/plotsummary
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5. • Some people used "Sa Prathama Sanskrati
Vishvavara" — the first and the supreme culture
in the world to describe the Indian culture.
• India is a very diverse country.
• Each region has its own unique culture.
Colorful reliefs of Hindu gods adorn a temple at Meenakshi, India
Credit: jaume | Shutterstock
http://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html
6. • The national languages are Hindi and
English.
• There are about 22 official languages and
nearly 400 living languages spoken in
various parts of the country.
• Most of the languages of India belong to two
families, Aryan and Dravidian.
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http://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html
7. • India is identified as the birthplace of Hinduism and
Buddhism.
• 84% of the population practice Hindu. There are many
variations of Hinduism, and four predominant sects are
Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakteya and Smarta.
• 31% of Indians are Muslim, making it one of the largest
Islamic nations in the world.
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• Christians and Sikhs make up a small percentage of the
population, and there are even fewer Buddhists and
Jains.
http://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html
8. • Indian cuisine boasts Arab, Turkish and
European influences.
• It is known for its large assortment of dishes
and its liberal use of herbs and spices.
• Cooking styles vary from region to region.
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9. • Indian clothing is closely identified with the colorful
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silk saris worn by many of the country’s women.
• The traditional clothing for men is the dhoti, an
unstitched piece of cloth about 5 yards long that is
tied around the waist and legs.
• Men also wear a kurta, a loose shirt that is worn
about knee-length.
• For special occasions, men wear a sherwani, which is
a long coat that is buttoned up to the collar and
down to the knees.
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http://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html
10. • You are about to see a short video clip
about the early Indus Valley civilizations
– Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
• Be able to describe the culture of ancient
India based on this.
11. • What is the significance of the Mohenjodaro and Harappa for India?
12. • It is an archaeological site in the province
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of Sindh, Pakistan.
It was built around 2600 BCE.
It was once one of the largest settlements of the
ancient Indus Valley civilization, and one of the
world's earliest major urban settlement.
Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th
century BCE, and was not rediscovered until 1922.
Significant excavation has since been conducted
at the site of the city, which was designated
a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
13. • It is an archaeological site in Punjab,
eastern Pakistan, about 24 km (15 mi)
west of Sahiwal.
• The site takes its name from a modern
village located near the former course of
the Ravi River.
A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa's
final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa
14. • These were the most developed and advanced
cities in South Asia during its peak.
• The cities showed the astonishing skills of its
people in planning and engineering.
• Its public buildings suggested a high degree of
social organization.
• These civilizations introduced the first urban
sanitation system to the world.
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16. • They were the first group of people to
settle in India during the Paleolithic
period.
• They may have been from the Australoid
group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Aryan_peoples
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17. • It happened from 1500 to 900 B.C.E.
• It was derived from the word Vedas meaning “knowledge.”
• Vedas are texts of hymns of praise that are transmitted orally.
• The Indo-Aryans at this period drove the Dravidians toward the
south.
• Most of them became farmers and learned how to live in settled
communities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Aryan_peoples
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18. • It happened upon the establishment of Indo-
Aryans’ settlements in the valley of the Ganges
River.
• At this period, the accounts about the way of life
of the people came from epics.
• Example of epic is Mahabharata. It is the story of
the great battle between two noble families.
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Parvati as depicted in an 1820
Rajput painting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
• It was considered as a succession of Vedic religion.
• It is the oldest religion in the world.
Vishnu
• It is the dominant religion of Indian subcontinent.
Shakti
• It focus more on “daily morality” such as karma,
dharma, and societal norms.
• Its main deities are Brahman (The Creator), Vishnu
(The Preserver) , Shiva (The Destroyer) and
Shakti(divine feminine creative power).
Brahma
20. • Development of Sanskrit language.
• Use of Rig-Veda or Songs of Wisdom
• Epic poems Mahabharata and
Ramayana
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21. • Chandragupta became its first king.
• He founded the Mauryan Empire.
• He unified India into one state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_Maurya
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22. • Asoka, the grandson of
Chandragupta, took over as emperor
upon the death of his grand father.
• He was the greatest ruler of India.
• He adopted Buddhism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_the_Great
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23. • Kanishka became its most powerful
king.
• He ordered the construction of
beautiful buildings and stimulated
the study of medicine.
• He proposed the use of Mahayana
Buddhism.
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24. • Maharaja Sri Gupta founded the
Gupta Empire.
• India reached its “Golden Age”.
• Among the other great rulers were
Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta
the Great, and Chandra Gupta II.
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25. • Babur established the Mogul Empire
in 1526.
• Akbar became the king of all
northern India.
• He placed value on religious
tolerance and improve the
administration of justice.
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26. • Read the story of Mahayana.
• Create a synopsis or summary of the story on 1
whole sheet of paper.
• Point out the various ways on how the Indian
culture is implied in the story.
• Open this link to view the summary of
Ramayana:
http://www.mythome.org/RamaSummary.html
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