Introduction:
For the research report, I would like to pick India to analyse their situations in terms of geography, culture, politics and business. The following report will give a clear understanding of geographical image, cultural image, political image and economical image of India.
• Geography
The land area The population Land per head of population
3,287 thousand sq km 1,243.3 million (2013) 0.3 hector per head
According to the DFAT, India had 1,243.3 million people in 2013 and the total land is 3,287 thousand sq kilometre. Therefore, the area of land per head of population is 0.3 hector per head.
• Culture
The actual culture in India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. India is usually a very different country, and
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Furthermore, there are about 13% of Muslims in India, which also identifies one of the biggest Islamic nation in this worls. On the other hand, Christians and Sikhs are very little in population and it is around 3% in all over india.
Meals
Indian cuisine has influenced Arabs and the Turks from Europe. It is known for its wide variety of dishes and the liberal use of herbs and spices. Cooking styles vary from region to region. In addition; wheat, basmati rice and pulses with chana (Bengal gram) are an important product in the Indian diet. The food is rich in curry and spices, including ginger, coriander, cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon and dried peppers, among others. Chutneys - condiments and thickness ranging from fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and tamarind and mint, cilantro and other herbs - are generously used in Indian cuisine. Mostly many Hindus are vegetarians, but the lamb and chicken are common in major courses for non-vegetarians.
Indian food is normally eaten with fingers or utensils used as bread. There is a wide variety of breads served with meals, including Naan oven sourdough flatbread and bhatoora, fried and soft flatbread common in northern India and is eaten with curried chickpeas.
Structures
The best known example of Indian architecture is the Taj Mahal, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It combines elements of Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian architectural styles. India also has
This has contribute in the evolution of food as there were an exchange of knowledge of food production, and the combination of different culture and cooking recipe could have been done.
Hinduism and Buddhism have their own definition of culture, but they are alike in several ways. First, both religions focus on two main things that lead them to a successful life, Dharma and Karma. For example, Dharma is what you do in your life; Dharma affects your Karma, the consequence of your actions. To illustrate, people who believe in Hinduism or Buddhism believe that if you have good Dharma in your life, then you will have good
Census, India is the second most populous country in the world with 1.2 billion people. Many
Traditions and Customs of India”). To be one of the oldest cultures it still has to be around. You can’t have the oldest culture in the world if it disappeared with the European imperialization. India’s culture is still around and is not going anywhere
India does have major health care hurdles. The biggest issues that affect healthcare in India stem from poverty and sanitation. Multiple complications arise when 638 million people open defecate and 122 million have no access to toilets (Indian Child, 1995). India’s social economic gaps are profound and 85% of healthcare is private sector, which makes it unreachable by the majority of the public (Indian Child, 1995). With a rapidly emerging economy India is trying to catch up to it’s healthcare needs and may be attained with a healthy economy developing. India is assessing their needs and understanding the importance of investing into social fabric. India has some good advantages for tackling healthcare 1. Utilizing models from other nations. 2. Learning to avoid costly mistakes from other countries. 3. Has the financial power to do so. Family A’s current health maintenance, protection and restoration since wife’s pilgrimage at age nine has been greatly influenced by western medicine yet some aspects are still strong within her eastern influence. Such things as preparing Khichdi, this is a lentil and rice soup with cumin, and garmmasala. It is a common comfort food for Indian culture. Dal another comfort food which usually consists of turmeric, cumin, ginger, red chili and red lentils is also prepared by the family during cold season. Family A also goes to temple to learn the
They have duties and responsibilities that are personal and also involve their society. Taking care of their hygiene, of what they eat, their relations with their family, spouses, friends and castes. Because of all these reasons, when facts about the indian culture are mentioned, they involve their religion because they represent what an Hindu should do and what Hinduism is about. Even though, there are significant minorities that come from Asian Indian families but their religion is another one, like being Buddhist or Muslim. Hinduism and the existence of these other religions inside the Indian territory can be explained based on how Hinduism was developed in India. Different from other major historic religions, Hinduism can’t be traced directly to someone as their founder and there is no information about when it appeared in human history. Because of this Hinduism doesn’t have a beginning, it just appears in South Asia and its development is dense and complex. To be able to study the history of Hinduism, there have been identified six important periods for its
Just like any other culture the Indian culture had its own customs beliefs and practices. This beliefs and practices affect their lifestyles and interaction with the modern culture. One unique aspect of the Indian culture is their relation with guests. The Indians treat with high regards any guests that they host. They also hold close their economic status with preference for the wealthy status compared to the low and middle economic status. Religion is also highly held in the Indian culture. Indians hold the belief that god and goddesses are the drivers of one’s life.
One of them are the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful building made as a tomb for a man named Shan Jahan. He built it for his beautiful wife.
'Unity in Diversity' has been the distinctive feature of Indian culture. Whatever health traditions people follow, they are very strict on their eating habits. They eat more healthy foods and include more vegetables in the daily servings. Also for maintaining health they spend some time for exercise. For protecting health, people use various methods like rituals for self protection, superstitions, oils or water (Holy water) and specific dietary taboos that must adhered to, for example, after child birth women will have some restrictions on
India is country known all over the world for its culture and tradition. It is a land with various cultures and traditions which are as vast as the subcontinent upon which they are located. This essay will focus on the Indian culture and highlight the different beliefs that Indians have on life processes. The essay will show the different methods Indians use to stay healthy and how the Indian culture can determine how healthcare services are provided to the people.
India is a western country near Asia. India is the seventh largest country there is and second for the population of people who inherit this beautiful country. There are many different religions native to this country as well as many different types of music. The country of India has history dating back thousands of years, and the culture that is placed here is still Indian. Most of Indian culture has been preserved throughout the centuries, with only slight variations coming from other cultures. Unlike America, India is not a melting pot of culture, and this culture has been able to withstand the test of time to remain as it was. India has a rich and diverse history, from the varying culture throughout the country to the assorted types of music, called sangeet, used during different events.
People of old generations pass their cultures to the coming new generation. Culture can be seen here in everything like dance, fashion, artistry, music, behaviour, social norms, food, architecture, dressing sense, etc. India is a big melting pot having various beliefs and behaviours which gave birth to wide different cultures here.
The most celebrated Mughal building design is obviously The Taj Mahal which assembled 1630-1653 in Agra, India (Figure 1). The most recognisable features of Mughal architecture are the bulbous dome, dimensional organisation, and the use of red sandstone and white marble which also can be found in SASB. These features are widely used in the construction of mosques and palaces in India during that period. This phenomena is caused by the uniqueness of Mughal architecture makes their mosques and palaces became iconic (Sastri, Mughal architecture,
Flavours of India will be an Indian Cuisine restaurant that will specialize in all the Indian traditional recipes. The restaurant’s target clientele will be Asian as well as New Zealanders,. The restaurant aims to provide excellent customer service of the Indian recipes to its customers along with various range of cuisines as dine- in or take- away.
After Looking at the current ease of doing business rankings that are available for public view at http://www.doingbusiness.org, there is a lot of insight that can be attained regarding India’s attractiveness towards new entrepreneurs that are looking to break into new international markets. Just from looking at the data within the site, we see that India is ranked as the 100th country within the 190 countries listed within the index. It is interesting to see that although ranked 100th overall, they actually have a lot of interesting aspects to their economy that ranks them differently within specific important aspects that are needed in order to conduct business. One area that India seems to perform very well within the index is in