India: a school presentation about the country and its culture.

1. UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIAPAS
ESCUELA DE LENGUAS TUXTLA
LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS
DESARROLLO DE LA LENGUA INGLESA
INDIA
Méndez Pablo
Rodríguez Itzel
Velasco Ramón
October 29th , 2013

2. Table of Contents
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Name / Location
Flag
Government
Currency
Widely known natural and touristic places of India
Religion
Dress
Traditions: Wedding
Bollywood
Wildlife of India
Indian Cuisine and Common Ingredients
History
Important People
Languages / English Language in India / Characteristics and Speaking

3. INTRODUCTION
India is the Seventh-Largest country in South Asia and all
we know about this mystical country came from movies
and news on television. So, it is why in this presentation
we are going to learn more about India; Its origins, natural
features, traditions and making more emphasis to the
arrival and the importance of the English language in the
Hindu culture.

4. The Republic of
India
Original name in Hindi
(Bhārat Gaṇarājya – Republic of
India)
Bhārata, is the self-ascribed
Sanskrit name for the Indian
subcontinentinent.

5. Location
Borders:
E=the Bay of Bengal
W= the Arabian Sea
S= Indian Ocean
India is divided in 28 states
and
7 Union Territories.

6. Flags
The Indian national
flag, represents India's
long struggle for
freedom. It is a
national treasure. It
signifies the status of
India as an
independent republic.

7. Flags
the flag of 1931 was adopted as Indian flag.
India saffron, white, and India green. In the
middle the 'Chakra' (wheel) with 24 spokes in
navy blue.

8. Government
India is the world's largest democracy. It is a federation with a parliamentary system
governed under the Constitution of India.
The federal government comprises three branches:
Executive. President, Vice-President and Prime Minister
Legislative. the bicameral parliament: the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States") and the
Lok Sabha ("House of the People").
Judicial. The Supreme Court.
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
President
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Vice-President
Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister

9. Currency
The official currency of the Republic of India is the Indian Rupee.
In denomination of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000.

10. Currency
Rupee coins are available in denominations of
1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 150 and 1000

11. Natural and Touristic Places of
India
The Himalayans
It is the highest mountain
system in the planet, and
home to the world's
highest peaks.

12. The Ganges
It is the second largest river in the
Indian subcontinent (2.510 km).
swimming in the Ganges is
believed to clean yourself of sins
and helps to attain salvation.

13. The Taj Mahal
(Crown of Palaces)
Video
Taj Mahal (Complete Story within 2.5 minutes) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DETzmk6qio

14. Religion
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The main Indian religions
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
The main Indian religions are linked by a belief in karma. Life is regarded as a continual cycle of birth, life
and re-birth (samasara) and that the deeds or desires of part lives determines ones fate in this and future
lives.

15. Typical dress for women
Sari
Worn in special occasions
Pattu Pavadai or
Langa davani
Worn by teenagers and
Little girls
Ghagra Choli or
Lehenga Choli
Worn in folk dances

16. Typical dress for Men
Dastar
Also known as Pagri
Panche or Lungi
Very traditional garment
Dhoti
Worn by men in villages
Pheta
(turban in the state of Maharashtra)

17. Other Clothing
Contemporany
Clothing
Mysore Peta
Worn by kings during formal meetings or festivals
Gandhi cap
It was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi

18. Traditions
Indian Wedding
The ceremonies that take place before the wedding are:
•Misri, the ring ceremony, takes place several days before the wedding. Seven married women are
called to draw the sign of Lord Ganesha in red powder spread above a bowl of rock sugar, and then
prayers are said by the bride, the groom, and their parents. The bride and the groom proceed to
exchange flowered garlands and gold rings in front of their priest.
•Mehendi takes place the day before the wedding and is an only-ladies ceremony. Patterns drawn with
henna are applied to the bride’s hands and feet which symbolize the deepening of bonds with her
future husband. This ceremony will often merge with Sagri, also known as the ‘acquaintance
party’, where the groom’s female relations visit the bride bearing gifts and flowers to adorn her.

19. •The Nav-Graha Puja is a ceremony in which the says prayers at the groom
and bride’s homes to the Gods of the “nine planets”,
•The Ghari Puja, is a ceremony which includes a series of prayers combined
with offerings of wheat, coconut, betel nuts, rice and spices for prosperity.
The day of the wedding begins with the Haldi ritual in which the bride is
cleansed at her home with turmeric powder. This is followed by the Swagatam
ceremony, in which her female relatives help her dress in her wedding sari.

20. Bollywood
What is it about?
It's a popular nickname for the most popular cinema on the planet: the
Hindi-language film industry based in Bombay (AKA Mumbai). Bollywood
films are usually musicals and the plots are often melodramatic.

21. A 2013 Movie of
Bollywood
Video
Lavani - Full Song | Zapatlela 2 | Adinath Kothare, Sonalee
Kulkarni: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=096lImuOnsM

22. Wildlife of India
Common animals
Indian or Asian
Elephant
Royal Bengal Tiger
Lion Tailed
Macaque
Indian Flying Fox
Wild Ass

23. Wildlife of India
Common flowers
Bougainvillea
Jasmine
Roses
Marigold
Lotus
Orchid

24. Indian Cuisine
India cuisine or Indian food encompasses a wide variety of
regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity
in soil type, climate and occupations, these cuisines vary
significantly from each other and use locally available
spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also
heavily influenced by religious and cultural choices

25. Dishes
Jhinga Goa Curry
(Indian shrimp in spicy coconut curry)
Pakoras
Besan Laddu
(Savory fritters)
(Indian sweet chickpea flour balls)
Sambar
Shahi Korma
(Indian lamb in a creamy nut sauce)
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

26. Common Ingredients
Curry
Botanical name Murraya
Koenigin Sprengel.
Widely used in South India
Tea
World’s largest producer of
tea
curry in India means a sauce
or gravy
Commercial production
started by the British East
India Company
Named ‘Curry’ by the British
Tea Chai and Masala

27. Common Ingredients
Coffee
Sweeten it with sugar and blend it
with milk till it is light brown in color
It is very popular in the southern
When the British levied a heavy tax
the nation-wide beverage (tea) in
the 19th century, this drove the
Indians towards coffee.

28. History of India
2500 BC
Aryan Invasion
Invasions
The earliest
inhabitants, a very
advanced civilization
which was
Indigenous.
1500 BC
There were constant
invasions from Asia:
Alexander the
Great, the
Scythians, the
Huns, the
Arabians, Persians
and Afghans.
The cities of
Mohenjo-daro and
Harrapa.
They came from the
grasslands of central
Asia and thereby
lived a nomadic life
based on cattle
raising.
Various religious
groups battled for
dominion. (The
Hindu, Muslim and
Buddhists)

29. British Rule in
India
(1600-1947)
• It has been said that the British Empire was picked up
in a "fit of absence of mind." Nowhere was this more
true than in the case of India which gradually came
under British rule, not by the efforts of Britain's
government, but by those of the British East Indies
Company.

30. The British East Indies Company
1599
Founded by a group of
merchants in search of
nothing more than
“Quiet Trade”.
1600
Portugal was losing
control of the East Asian
Spice trade.
British East Indies
Company gained the
right to set up trading
posts along the coast of
India:
Madras, Bombay, and
Calcutta.

31. The Mughal Empire
This dynasty had ruled most of India peacefully and
tolerantly
for
a
century
since
the
1500's. However, during the reign of Aurangzeb (16581707) all that changed as he started persecuting
Hindus.

32. The Seven Years
War (1756-63)
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Sepoys
The Seven Years War (1756-63).
Under the leadership of Robert Clive had virtually ended French
involvement in India.

34. The Effects of the British
Dominance
While company employees who survived service in India were making their
fortunes, the company's loose management was costing it a fortune, forcing it
to apply to the Bank of England for a loan in 1773 in order to avoid
bankruptcy. As a result, Parliament exercised increasing control over the
company, establishing governors-general to oversee its activities.
Modern technology (especially
railroads) and business
methods.
The growing number
of Christian
missionaries.
More flexible beliefs of
the Hindu majority and
the strong beliefs of
Indian Muslims

35. Independence Movement
The Indian National Congress, founded in
1885, led the independence movement. At
first, its goal was to gain more rights for Indians
and more say in the British administration.
The independence movement of Muslims in
India who feared being a minority in a Hindudominated state. They wanted a separate
independent Muslim state in the northwest.
World War I (1914-18) and World War II (193945) further catalyzed India’s push for
independence, since Britain had to rely heavily
on Indian recruits to fill its ranks.

36. Independence Movement
Britain
promised
more
political
concessions, thus weakening its hold on
India, encouraging more demand by
Indians, and so on.
In 1920, a new leader, Mahatma Gandhi
emerged as the voice of the Indian National
Congress. Educated in both traditional Indian
culture and British schools, Gandhi developed
very effective non-violent tactics of resistance
while protesting British policies.
Finally, in 1947 Britain the region between
Hindu India in the South and Muslim Pakistan in
the Northwest that also controlled a separate
territory, Bangla Desh, in the Northeast.

37. Important
People
Mahatma Ghandi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948)
• He’s considered the father of the Indian
independence movement.
• Gandhi spent 20 years in South Africa working to
fight discrimination.
• Satyagraha, a non-violent way of protesting
against injustices.
• He spent his remaining years working diligently to
both remove British rule from India as well as to
better the lives of India's poorest classes.

38. Gandhi Quotes
Video
Mahatma Gandhi quotes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Fmx5nY5XI

39. Important People
Mother Teresa (August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997)
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, now known as Mother
Teresa, founded the Missionaries of Charity, a
Catholic order of nuns dedicated to helping the
poor. Begun in Calcutta, India, the Missionaries of
Charity grew to help the poor, the
dying, orphans, lepers, and AIDS sufferers in over a
hundred countries. Mother Teresa's selfless effort to
help those in need has caused many to regard her as
a model humanitarian.

40. Important
People
Kunal Nayyar (April 30, 1981)
He’s
an
India
actor
born
in
London, England, and raised in New
Delhi, India. He is known for his role as Rajesh
Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang
Theory.

41. Languages in
India
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There are 22 different languages that have been recognized by the
Constitution of India, of which Hindi is an Official Language.
•
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Guajarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konk
ani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskr
it, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

42. Languages in India
74
14 6
51
13
12
83
46
60
2
29
33
2
71
422
33
37
1
12 2
5
Assasamese
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
Guajarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashimiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santhali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

43. English Language in India
• English is an additional co-official language for Government work, also English
has a status of assistant language,
• After Hindi it is the most commonly spoken language in India and probably the
most read and written language.
• English symbolizes in Indians minds, better education, better culture and
higher intellect.
• English also serves as the communicator among Indians who speak different
language.
• English
is
very
important
in
some
systems
–
legal, financial, educational, business – in India.
The reason Indians give such importance to English is related to the fact that
India was a British colony

44. The Distinguishing Characteristics of Indian
English
• Some Indian English speakers had a tendency to drop the -ed
ending after /k/ and /t/ (ex: walked became walk)
• The consonants /p/, /t/, and /k/ tend to be unaspirated.
• In some regions, /v/ and /w/ are not distinguished (volleyball is
the same as wallyball)
• Suffixes tend to be stressed.
• Indians also pluralize many English mass nouns and end up with
words such as litters, furnitures, and woods.
• Indians also shorten many words to create commonly used
terms (Enthusiasm = enthu) (fundamentals = funda)
“He's a real enthu guy”
“She knows her fundas”

45. When Indians use English, it is often a mixture of English, Hindi, and other
languages.
Some expressions such as general mai (in general) and ek minute (one
minute) are prevalent in Indian English. Other commonly used Hindi terms
and expressions include the following:
Hindi
English
Achchaa
Bahut
Ghotu
Koi bat nahi
Kya hall hai
Teek hai
Good
A lot
One who reads a lot
No problem
How are you
Okay (lit: it is right)

46. The Sterotype we have about the English in
India
Video
Hollywood Stars Indian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olF4kpkiWys

47. The use of only and itself to emphasize time and place.
“I was in Toledo only” and “Can we meet tomorrow itself?”
Reduplication as a way of emphasizing an action or intensifying or extending
something.
“Come! Come!” and “Sit! Sit” / “hot, hot water” and “long, long hair”
The use of the progressive aspect with habitual actions, completed actions,
and stative verbs.
“I am doing it often” / “I do it often”
“Where are you coming from?” / “Where have you come from?”
“She was having many sarees” / “She had many sarees”

48. How actually the English of
India sounds
Video
Kunal Nayyar Wants To Be Hairless As An Olympic Swimmer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_suuBidwI

49. India
Some phrases and words used in the daily lives of the Hindu people are:
English from India
English equivalence
Drivery
Driver
Doing Marketing
Going to Shopping
What is your good name?
Asking for your full name
Where are you put up?
Where are you currently staying?
Timing
schedule
Intimate with someone
Talk an important issue with someone
Out of station
Out of town

50. CONCLUSION
As we have seen, the English variety in India is clearly
influenced by the lifestyle, customs and languages ​of the
country itself.
Although the recently liberation of India from the British
rule, we should not forget the importance that the Hindu
people give to English language.
It is a remarkable feature in the society: as a linker
between people and as an advanced source of knowledge
in science, technology and medicine.

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