From geographical features to culture, India is adorned with immense diversity. You can experience everything from freezing cold temperatures in the Himalayan mountains, dry deserts in states like Rajasthan, and hot temperatures in states like Kerala. Each state has its own unique culture, history, and charm, making each so different from the rest. The people speak different languages, wear different clothes, and enjoy different types of cuisines. All the world religions are present in India, each living in harmony with the other. Yet, despite all this diversity, there is a thread of unity in India. No matter how many times I go to India to visit family, it still surprises me that there is so much diversity in the country. In spite of these diversities, I feel at home wherever I am in the country because you can feel the unity people feel with each other.
India has a wide variety of traditions, ideas and cultures. Each part has their own individual culture that makes up a piece of the whole. Their is a unity there that you can feel. All of the citizens really come together for different issues and really make a difference in whatever they wanted to work on. This is there in other cultures also but I have seen it firsthand their.
I love the idea of so many cultures living in harmony with one another. I have never been to India, but some of my friends have, and they reported the same thing that your post did. Why do you think so many Indian citizens are so accepting in other cultures? I wish all cultures could be as accepting as they are.
I never realized that India was so accepting of other cultures. We hear about places such as France, Canada or even Sweden and how they embrace other cultures but never India. When I think of India, I am immediately drawn to the beautifully colored clothing and jewels the women adorn. Now that you’ve mentioned their spirit of “collective harmony and diversity”, I have another aspect of India that I truly appreciate.
In the past when I’d think of India it would always seem to be in very specific ways, I never really thought of India as a whole. I am a very big fan of the cuisine and recently I visited the BAPS temple in Lilburn and it was inspiring in a way that no other Western religion has touched me. Thanks for the post (and the other comments), I’d love to go there some day!
I have several close friends that are from India. I absolutely adore them and love celebrating their culture. I love going to the Garba celebration, dancing all night long! I think it is amazing that one of my friends can hear a person’s last name and tell you what state in India they are from. You can’t do that with someone from the United States. There is a sense of Unity when she talks about “the mother land” as she likes to call it. It seems like an amazing and beautiful place, full of life and culture.
Wow. It is amazing how so many different cultures live I India. India has the second biggest population in the world, with 1.35 billion people. It is amazing how your country can find pride with so many people with so many different backgrounds. India is definitely on my list for different places to travel to. I want to try every dish from each state.
I think the title truly suits this post. It’s so interesting that the differences between subcultures make them stand out but are collectively viewed as integrated. I especially liked the idea that practices coexist harmoniously. More often you hear about division within a country so this was a refreshing read.