Welcome to India Presentation by: Karl Girling, Cadelia Evans, Vickeh Callaway, and Cate Walsh

History ● In India’s past, India has been conquered by many countries. ● In 1526 a man named Babur established the Mughal Empire which stretched over the modern day lands of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. ● In the 1600’s the Mughal empire fell, where India finally became an independent country. ● Britain took over India in the 1800’s, until it gained its independence in 1947 with the help of Mahatma Ghandi. India under British rule Modern day India

Life in India ● In 2000, 26 percent of Indians were living under the poverty level. At that time, the World Bank defined poverty as an individual earning less than $1 a day. ● From 1951 to 1974, during India’s first quarter of independence, the poverty rate increased from 47 percent to 56 percent. ● Almost half of children in school drop out by the age of 13 and only one in ten people have received any form of job training. Indians bathing in the Ganges river Man sleeping in the streets.

Culture ● 90% of the marriages in India are arranged. ● Girls can be as young as 4 and boys 11. ● More than half of girls married are before the age of 15, and 10 million girls are getting married before they turn 18. ● In 1929 the age for marriage was set at 12, and it was later changed in 1978 to 18 years-old. ● Parents often lie about their child's age in order to find a suitor. ● On the night of weddings, girls have elaborate henna designs drawn on their hands and feet to celebrate. 11 year old boy and an 8 year old girl’s marriage ceremony. Henna

Religion ● India is the birthplace of four major religions; Hinduism, Sikkim, Buddhism and Jainism. These four religions share similar key concepts, for example cremation and similar notions of dharma, karma, moksha, and samsara which are concepts used in Yoga. ● Indian religions are sometimes referred to as dhamric religions. ● In all 4 religions, people believe in multiple gods that have different jobs. Lord Krishna (Hinduism) Standing Buda (Buddhism)

Dress Sarees are the most commonly worn clothing in India. It consists of an under skirt, and full wrap and a cropped top. Sarees come in all different colors. The colors have different meanings. Green: Merchants Blue: Farmers and manual laborers Red: Weddings Black: Reflecting sorrow White: Widows Yellow: A mother wears this color for seven days from the birth of a child A women wearing a red saree on her wedding day.

Food ● In India, cows are considered sacred and people even bathe with them in the Ganges River. (A large sacred river in India) Indians usually eat lamb as their meat. ● Northern India food uses flour, grain and make bread like naan which is a flat. The meals reflect Asian culture and are centered mainly around rice. ● Western Indian food has more of a unique taste. They use a lot of pickles and preserves which substitute vegetables which cant be grown in the region. ● Southern Indian food consists of many different spices. They use lots of curry and chili spices. Lamb is a popular meat in all regions of India. Indian meal Naan

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