Kathakali
Kathakali (Malayalam: കഥകളി) is one of the major forms of classical Indian dance.[1] It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and facemasks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear. [2][3][note 1] Kathakali
Kathakali primarily developed as a Hindu
Hindu performance art in the Malayalam-speaking southwestern region of India (Kerala).[2][3][5]Katakali is similar to Mohiliattam Kathakali's roots are unclear
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Pakistan
Pakistan (national and official) India
India (official as per the 8th Schedule of the Constitution and in the following states/union territories) Official:Jammu and Kashmir TelanganaSecondary Official:National Capital Territory of Delhi Bihar Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand West BengalRecognised minority language in United Arab Emirates[6] Guyana[7] (as Guyanese Hindustani) Suriname[7] (as Sarnami Hindoestani) Trinidad and Tobago[7] (as Trinidadian Hindustani)Language codesISO 639-1 urISO 639-2 urdISO 639-3 urdGlottolog urdu1245[8]Linguasphere 59-AAF-q Areas where Urdu
Urdu is either official or co-official Areas where Urdu
Urdu is neither official nor co-officialThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols
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The architecture of India
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India is rooted in its history, culture and religion. Indian architecture
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Indian architecture progressed with time and assimilated the many influences that came as a result of India's global discourse with other regions of the world throughout its millennia-old past. The architectural methods practiced in India
India are a result of examination and implementation of its established building traditions and outside cultural interactions.[1] Though old, this Eastern tradition has also incorporated modern values as India
India became a modern nation state. The economic reforms of 1991 further bolstered the urban architecture of India
India as the country became more integrated with the world's economy
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Sri Lanka Singapore India:Tamil Nadu[3] Puducherry[4] Andaman & Nicobar Islands[5]Recognised minority language in Malaysia[6] Mauritius[7] South Africa[8]Language codesISO 639-1 taISO 639-2 tamISO 639-3 Variously: tam – Modern Tamil oty – Old Tamil ptq – Pattapu BhashaiLinguist Listoty Old TamilGlottolog tamil1289 Modern Tamil[9] oldt1248 Old Tamil[10]Linguasphere 49-EBE-aThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode
Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text.Tamil is written in a non-Latin script
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India Spoken in these States and union territories of India:Andhra Pradesh TelanganaLanguage codesISO 639-1 teISO 639-2 telISO 639-3 telGlottolog telu1262 Telugu[3] oldt1249 Old Telugu[4]Linguasphere 49-DBA-aaTelugu is native to Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh and TelanganaThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode
Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.Telugu (English: /ˈtɛlʊɡuː/;[5] తెలుగు [t̪el̪uɡu]) is a South-central Dravidian language
Dravidian language native to India
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The National Flag of India
India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of India
India saffron, white and India
India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly
Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the Dominion of India
Dominion of India on 15 August 1947. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, translit. Tiraṅgā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag
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The folklore of India
India compasses the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. India
India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country. Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize widely about the folklore of India
India as a unit. Although India
India is a Hindu-majority country, with more than three-fourths of the population identifying themselves as Hindus, there is no single, unified, and all-pervading concept of identity present in it. It is because of the flexible nature of Hinduism
Hinduism which allows various heterogeneous traditions, numerous regional cultures and even different religions to grow and flourish
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Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hindu, and cultural choices and traditions.[1] Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred on North Indian cuisine
North Indian cuisine from the years of Mughal rule.[2] Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine is still evolving, as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies.[3][4] Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country
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Religion
Religion in India (2011 Census)[1] Hinduism
Hinduism (79.8%) Islam
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Indian Arts consists of a variety of art forms, including plastic arts (e.g., pottery sculpture), visual arts (e.g., paintings), and textile arts (e.g., woven silk). Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and eastern Afghanistan. A strong sense of design is characteristic of Indian art
Indian art and can be observed in its modern and traditional forms. The origin of Indian art
Indian art can be traced to pre-historic Hominid settlements in the 3rd millennium BC. On its way to modern times, Indian art
Indian art has had cultural influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
Jainism and Islam
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The first known sculpture in the Indian subcontinent is from the Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BC), found in sites at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. These include the famous small bronze female dancer. However such figures in bronze and stone are rare and greatly outnumbered by pottery figurines and stone seals, often of animals or deities very finely depicted. After the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization there is little record of sculpture until the Buddhist era, apart from a hoard of copper figures of (somewhat controversially) c
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Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India
Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India
Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages. The earliest works of Indian literature
Indian literature were orally transmitted. Sanskrit
Sanskrit literature begins with the oral literature of the Rig Veda
Rig Veda a collection of sacred hymns dating to the period 1500–1200 BCE. The Sanskrit
Sanskrit epics Ramayana
Ramayana and Mahabharata
Mahabharata appeared towards the end of the first millennium BCE
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Indian poetry and Indian literature
Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Hindi, Oriya, Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as Persian and English also has a strong influence on Indian poetry
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The music of India
India includes multiple varieties of classical music, folk music, filmi, Indian rock
Indian rock and Indian pop. India's classical music tradition, including Hindustani music
Hindustani music and Carnatic, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several areas
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The Republic of India
Republic of India has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a memorial tower as well as several national heroes. All the symbols were picked up at various times. The design of the national flag was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly just before independence, on the 22nd of July in 1947.[1] There are also several other symbols including the national animal, bird, flower, fruit and tree and game.[2]Contents1 National symbols 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksNational symbols[edit]Title Symbol Image NotesNational Flag Flag of IndiaA horizontal rectangular tricolour with equally sized deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and India green at the bottom. In the center is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra
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