Essays on Indian Culture

The Mahabharata is one of the two great Indian epics, the other being the Ramayana. Composed in Sanskrit, it embodies the quintessential definition of the word epic with length of roughly 90,000 verses and a clearly defined hero upon whom his tribe depends. The hero...

The quote ‘Silence is Golden’ is extremely subjective in its interpretation and heavily dependent on the context of the situation it is applied to. Is it always right to keep silent, without giving voice to ones innermost thoughts and feelings? Or is it always the...

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...

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...

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...

India completes its 70 years of independence and has the ambition to establish itself as a global power. This search for power is based on a perception of national greatness as a society, as a culture, and also, as a market.[1]Though the term national is...

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...

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...

India, officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ga?arajya),[e] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean...

Indian history isn’t only rich in its changed social orders, traditions and religions concealing a couple of kingdoms and organizations yet furthermore in a bit of the best beat hearts imagined in the land who made a stamp with their sheer quality, assurance and valorous...

The dowry system in India refers to the durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride’s family gives to the bridegroom, his parents, or his relatives as a condition of the marriage. It is essentially in the nature of a payment in...

The reason for this research lies in the fact that expansion of alternative media channels in India has triggered the new dimension of mass media channels especially in terms of its role in skill development process at grassroots level. The aim of this research is...

India is one of the ancient civilizations in the world. It has achieved multi-faceted socioeconomic progress during the last five decades. It has moved forward displaying remarkable progress in the field of agriculture, industry, technology and overall economic development. India has also contributed significantly to...

Since time immemorial, child marriage has been amongst the greatest social evils present in India. Marriage is a sacred institution and basic social structure defining a society. It is between two individuals who are ready to accept each other. Child marriage is an abuse of...

The revival of classical indian dance forms in the 1900s was closely linked to lndia’s struggle to overthrow British rule. Through the non-violent, spiritual leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, freedom became a reality and democracy became the political choice. Indians increasingly transformed from their medieval, feudal...

The discourses within the culture of India can vary from regions and cities. Therefore it is important to take look at the political and gender formations that happened back in the 80s and 90s in order to understand the situation today. The struggle among the...

This paper analyses Indian women’s position in Indian Society since ancient time. The objective of the paper is three-fold: first, to highlight the current status of women in Indian society in general and, in education, in particular; second, to throw light on social problems of...

There’s been a changing attitude towards incorporating Surya Namaskar as part of a full sequence in a class. Also known as Sun Salutation, it is a series of transitional poses typically used for warming up at a start of a vinyasa practice. With new trends...

ABSTRACT Every language with its own attributes, in today’s world, in today’s century, in today’s time, serves as a method of communication, as a tool for civilization, as a weapon for evolution, as a knot for globalization. Hindi, as such, portrays direct resemblance to inheritance...

“As the data from women’s career studies and anecdotes from personal experiences of women professionals begin to accrue, one of the questions that arises is not `Why are there so few successful professional women?’, but rather, `How have so many been able to survive the...

Throughout the entirety of my lifespan I have been able to interact with the diversity that the world has been able to offer. This is inclusive of the many people with different social backgrounds, different races, different beliefs and orientations, and different beliefs. This being...

The voyage of Western established music in India started with the arrival of the English Raj. It was ordinary, in the late nineteenth century, for soloists, on the way to Australia via ocean, to stop by Bombay to perform. In the twentieth century, it thrived...

The British colonialism in India lasted for about 190 years, beginning in 1757 and ended with India’s independence in 1947. With their regional control for over 200 years, it paved a way for modernization of the country thereby significantly influencing the art, culture and architecture....

Vietnamese culture: Status is more important than wealth: doctors, teachers or engineers are considered as high-status professions and whom traditional parents wish their children to become. Education is the most importance: the higher your grade at school is or the higher your degree is, the...

“Stories changed with each telling. Or is that the nature of all stories, the reason for their power?” Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an Indian best selling novelist, has written an extremely emotional and mind boggling mythological-cum-historical-fiction novel, The Palace of Illusions that narrates the great epic...

India saw major changes within the Colonial Rule and after, western education and ideas brought about various perspectives to look at the society in a newer light. The Indians were guided by the Western ideas which were a far-fetched result of the Enlightenment, which forked...

The term “soap” was adapted from American radio shows; the term “soap” was taken from the soap and detergent commercials that were broadcasted during those shows. The main targets were the women who watched those shows while doing their household chores. And the word “opera”...

Durga Puja, the soul of west Bengal. The Ashwina Navratri brings the celebrations for us in Bengal. The weather itself becomes ideal to rejoice and involve in festivities. The 6th day of navratri is assigned to start the merriment. The celebration, our ‘Durgotsav’, continues for...

With the tag of nuclear power and one of the fastest growing economies, India has emerged as one of the key actors in the international order. In the age of globalization, where the event in one part of the world can affect other part also,...

There are some different theories within Taj Mahal construction and the common theories about the Taj Mahal. One of them is that Shah Jahan instructed the artisans to cut off their hands in order to be ensured that no one can similar monument ever designed...