In order to get to know a particular country and its traditions, it is generally assumed that you should have to access its culture. Of course, it is always better to experience it firsthand and subsequently travel there. One of the best ways to learn about a land’s culture is ...Read More
In order to get to know a particular country and its traditions, it is generally assumed that you should have to access its culture. Of course, it is always better to experience it firsthand and subsequently travel there. One of the best ways to learn about a land’s culture is to study its language and history. If you are assigned to write an essay, it is a good idea to research some samples of relevant papers online, read essays on relevant themes, and create a comprehensive outline. Make sure to build a definite structure by including the introduction and conclusion to your work.
Women plays a vital role in forming the portrayal of Indian culture. Even though they are part of this formation, women hardly get any opportunity to talk about their opinion or give any suggestion, especially in a family context as families are mostly run under...
The period between 1877 to the early 1900s was the time after Reconstruction that is characterized by a greatly expanding economy and the appearance of plutocratic, or the rule of the rich, ideals within society known as the Gilded Age. This period also saw the...
The story of India: The story of India is a BBC documentary series which was written and presented by historian Michael Wood. This series encapsulates the history of India. Like other great civilizations—Greece or Egypt, for example—over the millennia it has enjoyed not just one...
Introduction India’s been on this wild ride of change lately, and trust me, it’s pretty fascinating to watch. From tech startups popping up everywhere to people ordering food on their phones, the country’s totally different from what my parents knew growing up. Let me break...
The culture of India is largely based upon the caste system that has been in effect for hundreds of years. This caste system has prevented true progress in India due to its narrow-minded beliefs. The caste system has been present in multiple cultures, but the...
Gojira, Hello Kitty, and other forms of Japanese culture have been integrated through popular culture in such things as movies and toys. The aspects that can make these mediums fun and interesting can make them popular which gives a lot of credit to the culture...
Hand block printing is the traditional technique of India. It has been practiced for centuries. This fabric printing technique involves use of dyed and craved blocks of wooden. Beautiful patterns created on fabric by pressing those wooden blocks on it. Only single colour is used...
Social stratification is the way a society ranks and respects different classes. Depending on the culture, this can mean how much respect someone will get, the opportunities they will receive, and daily treatment obtained or it can mean absolutely nothing. Some cultures (like America’s) main...
In Japanese the term “Yukiguni”, or in English “Snow Country”, is used to describe those areas between the mountains of western Honshu and the Sea of Japan, which receive huge amounts of snow during the winter months. It is within this area where this novel...
Our generation lives in the era of new possibilities and achievements, where the process of globalization has become as a principal feature of this century. Globalization seem pervasive. So, one might think that the world`s cultures must be converging into one homogenized global value system....
It is evident that every country will display a different culture that best fits the citizens and working system. Without the diversity of cultures, the values, beliefs and perceptions of different countries citizens wouldn’t be prominent, leading to every country being similar. Divergent cultures make...
There is a traditional culture in China called “pattern of the make-up” which has thousand years history from the Chinese traditional art “Peking opera”. In the Tang Dynasties with emperor Xuanzong (721-755 A.D), who founded the Pear Garden (Liyuan, the early Peking opera), the first...
Fondly known as the City of Nizams, Hyderabad has come a long way in terms of its rapidly increasing cosmopolitan culture. Take dining places for instance; the Pearl City has turned into a food hub with eclectic varieties of restaurants all over the place. Apart...
European relations, and overall existence in the world has changed drastically since the 1500’s. Starting with the period of exploration straight after the stagnant medieval times, a new world has genuinely been discovered, and set into motion a series of events that no man could...
The Greeks and Romans were the basis of western civilization. Their political, philosophical, and religious customs still resonate and prevail in modern times. Great political leaders like Pericles of Athens, and Augustus, the first Emperor or Princep of Rome each held great power and had...
For quite some time it was believed that History of India started with the Aryans. But excavation at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro changed the entire outlook and old believes. In 1922 Dr. R. D. Banerjee started excavations at Mohenjo-Daro in Sindh province, he found some ruins...
Soul music is the term adopted to describe African-American popular music in the United States of America as it evolved from the 1950s to the 1960s and 1970s. Some people view soul as simply a new term for rhythm-and-blues music however, in fact, a new...
Peking opera is a special unique blend of theater, mime, acrobatics, circus and carnival action. Wichmann stated that “Beijing Opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings...
It is widely accepted that first humans in the Japanese archipelago can be traced back to prehistoric times. The Jomon period, named after its “cord-marked” pottery, was followed by the Yayoi in the first millennium BC when new technologies were introduced from continental Asia. During...