Located on the Indian subcontinent in South Asia, India has the world's seventh largest in area (over 3 million km2) and the second largest population (1 billion 130 million).This huge colorful country seats on its expanses of the diversity of national interests and behaviors.The different peoples of India, living on one common territory, sometimes very different in their beliefs, traditions and culture.
India's population
population of this Asian country is extremely diverse.This Andamanese and birhory and Burusho people and Bhils and Dogra and Cachar and Kullu and Manipur, and Santal and Sherpa and others.The largest basic peoples of India - is Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujaratis, Hindustanis, Kannada, Telugu and Punjabi.
Eighty percent of the population of India is Hindu, about fourteen percent - Muslims, two percent - Christians and Sikhs, less than one percent are Buddhists.
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Kashmir, Jammu mostly populated by Muslim communities.In the south and northeast of the country, as well as in the city of Bombay is mostly inhabited by Christians.Punjab and adjoining territory inhabited by the Sikhs, and the Himalayan region, part of Jammu and Kashmir - Buddhists.
common languages
on multinational peoples inhabiting India, subject to two national languages - Hindi and English.Today the total number of recognized official languages still eighteen.Of these, thirteen belong to the Indo-Aryan, one - to the Tibetan and four - to draviyskoy linguistic groups.
most widely spoken language in this country is Hindi, they are more than three hundred million people.And in the northern states of India, he is an official.To the people of India speak Indo-Aryan languages such as Bengali and oriyya, aces and Kashmiri, Konkani and Nepali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi.Muslims in the North and the South of India speak Urdu.Due to the many Pakistani immigrants in the state of Gujarat, which borders Pakistan, it is circulated Sindhi language.
In southern India, the population is mainly dominated by Dravidian language group.Four language, its constituent, have the status of an officially recognized.These include teludzhu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam.
the north-east of the state for the most part speak Manipuri and the rest of the Tibetan language.
Indian tradition
It should be noted that the customs and traditions of the peoples of India, quite different from the European.A feature of the country is the existence of several religions: Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, who bring their own characteristics in the style of life of the population.
Unlike the European population in India is very rarely shake hands and hugs and kisses do not rely.Greeting each other, Indians folded his hands together and say the phrase "Ram" or "Namaste."With women shake hands at all accepted.But parents in the country welcomed the bowed legs.
all peoples inhabiting India, revere and respect the holy cows.They are considered sacred animals.Eat beef is strictly prohibited, and for killing or causing harm to the cows in the country threatens even life imprisonment.Also in India, very revered monkey.
in a sacred place of worship and churches, always remove shoes.At the entrance it is left for storage or purchased as covers for the legs, similar to the shoe.In the sitting position can not be directed at the feet of others and the altar.India has also been made to flaunt various religious paraphernalia.
Clothing peoples of India
people of India give considerable importance to their clothes.Her style is due to a distinctive culture and way of life, the variety of nationalities and religions.These features, though affecting the clothing of the population, but some common features are still present.
As a rule, it is made of a light fabric with a predominance of white.Men's hats is a colorful and diverse part of the costume.
Women dressed in elegant saris, often choose different jewelry such as bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces.
However, the poor peoples of India is extremely simply dressed.Quite often, their body envelops a white cloth, and no shoes at all.
