India's Cultural Heritage-UMR India Association- Diwali 2007

"India's Cultural Heritage" presentation for Diwali Night 2007. Presentation made by UMR India Association.

The earliest literary traditions were mostly oral and passed down through descendants by citizens. Later, though, they were transcribed. Most of these spring from Hindu tradition and are represented by sacred works such as the Vedas, the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, the petroglyphs as found in places like Bhimbetka, and some of them are older than 550 BC.
The music of India includes multiples varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. India's classical music tradition that originates, has a basis from and is heavily influenced by Hindu texts. It includes Carnatic and Hindustani music and is noted for the use of several Raga, has a history spanning millennia, and, developed over several eras, remains instrumental to the religious inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment.
Indian dance has diverse folk and classical forms. Among the well-known folk dances are the bhangra of the Punjab, the bihu of Assam, the chhau of Bihar and Orissa and the ghoomar of Rajasthan. Eight dance forms, many with narrative forms and mythological elements, have been accorded classical dance status by India's National Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama. These are: bharatanatyam of the state of Tamil Nadu, kathak of Uttar Pradesh, kathakali and mohiniattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi of the state of Orissa and the sattriya of Assam.
Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent, sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing new ideas. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that nonetheless retains a certain amount of continuity across history.
The first sculptures in India date back to the Indus Valley civilization, where stone and bronze carvings have been discovered. This is one of the earliest instances of sculpture in the world. Later, as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism developed further, India produced some of the most intricate bronzes in the world, as well as unrivalled temple carvings.

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[arnotkaling]

yeah, but it comes through Tamil. Jains are are intolerant murderers. When they had a bigger population in the past they murdered HIndus. For example they tried to drown on Hindu saint.

[MZLTMBCJMN]

Actually, the word Vesak is a Pali corruption of the Sanskrit word Vaiśākha. And arnotkaling, why are you saying so offensively about the Jains? As far as I know abhinayrathore, Lord Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara, then how can he be the last of the 13?

[eimeiteini]

Ras Leela is not there! What kind of video!

[arnotkaling]

Vesak is from a Tamil word and jains are shit.

[rbindia]

Hey this is a nice video