Free Essays on Indian Festivals

  1. New Wave Indian Cinema

    British, Polish, Czech, Hollywood and even Indian New Wave where directors in the 1970s made groundbreaking films that reinvigorated the industry and broke old boundaries. 2. New Wave Indian Cinema New Wave Indian Cinema is a specific genre of Indian cinema which is known for its serious content...

  2. The Hollywood Indian: the Portrayal of Native Americans in John Ford’s the Searchers and Arthur Penn’s Little Big Man

    The Hollywood Indian: The Portrayal of Native Americans in John Ford’s The Searchers and Arthur Penn’s Little Big Man Rachel Andrews November 30, 2005 The depictions of Native American in film have changed little over the history of the motion picture. The stories told hold fast to...

  3. VARIED DIMENSIONS OF INDIAN CULTURE AND THEIR MANIFESTATIONS AS RECREATIONAL ELEMENTS IN A CULTURAL THEME PARK

    THEME PARKS SOME INDIAN EXAMPLES: Choki dhani, Rajasthan Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon THEORIES 2.3 CULTURAL THEME PARKS SOME INDIAN EXAMPLES: •Themed restaurants • Street Bars • Live Art & Crafts Village • Library • Coffee Shop • Ethnic jewellery store • Indian Home Décor Store ...

  4. The Indian Rebellion of 1857

    The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day...

  5. Indian Freedom Fighter

    Savarkar    Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar (Marathi: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर) (May 28, 1883 – February 26, 1966) was an Indian politician and an Indian Independence Movement activist, who is credited with developing the Hindu nationalist political ideology Hindutva. He is considered to...

  6. Indian IT Industry

    BAT held Peninsular Tobacco, which manufactured cigarettes in India. Dominion Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Arcadian Tobacco were sales outlets. Indian Leaf Tobacco was responsible for distribution and trade of tobacco leaf (see Exhibit 2). By 1953, BAT had reorganized its business holdings and added...

  7. El Salvador

    inhabited by the Paleo Indians. They were very good with art and culture. El Salvador was also a very good place to trade. But now the country has been struck with inflation. A lot of the scientific remains that were found in this country are related to the teotihucan Indians. It is a very dry country...

  8. Visitation Report

    Festivals: Paths to Unity Festivals play a significant role among all religions, but especially among Hindu and Sikh traditions. Every religion has numerous festivals (rituals), but what is the point of having such ceremonies? I believe festivals play an important role in religious life because...

  9. Diwali

    Diwali festival is a 5 day Hindu festival in India which usually celebrated in October or November and lasts five days. Diwali when translated means "rows of lighted lamps" and the occasion is also referred to as the Festival of Lights. During Diwali, Indian homes are cleaned and windows are opened...

  10. The Cinema of India

    culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana,Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and the Middle East. The cinema as a medium gained popularity in the country as many as 1,000 films...

  11. Mushroom

    is leading an Indian delegation comprising representatives of political and mass organisations, artists, teachers, journalists, entrepreneurs and scientists on a visit to Vietnam to attend the second Vietnam-India People’s Friendship Festival. Vietnam-India people’s friendship festival begins The second...

  12. My Birthday Wish !

    governance. The patriotic fervor of the Indian people on this day brings the whole country together even in her embedded diversity. It’s when regional identity takes a backseat and what matters most is the universal appeal of unity and brotherhood projected by all Indians. Republic Day is celebrated most...

  13. Hero

    Fort to hoist' the National Flag. In his address to the nation he speaks a lot about the progress and safety of the nation. The army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force present a glorious parade saluting the National Flag. Students and scouts from different states come to New Delhi to show their...

  14. The Slumdog Phenomenon

    Loveleen Tandan, and written by Simon Beaufoy. It is an adaptation of the Boeke Prize winning and Commonwealth Writers' Prize nominated novel Q and A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Tandan, who began as the film's casting director, was later appointed the co-director by Boyle because of her significant...

  15. Me Flowers

    folk art from India. It is usually made during Diwali, Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. Typically consisting of bright colors, rangoli is a decorative design made in living rooms and courtyard floors during Hindu festivals . They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities.[1] The...

  16. Cherokee Women

    Cherokee had was festivals. The Cherokee had many different festivals. The number seven plays a very significant role in the Cherokee community. The number seven is reflected by many of these festivals. There are six main festivals and every seventh year there is a seventh festival called Chief Dance...

  17. Chennai Food

    Digs at South Indian eating habits have long since stopped being funny and many a Tamilian is known to have taken umbrage at being referred to as a rice-sambhar specimen. Rice, of course is the staple food of the south Indian, its presence is felt in some form or the other in every meal. In south India...

  18. Commodification of Culture

    India is a land of immense diversity. Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Taj Mahal, Bollywood, four Miss World and two Miss Universe can be found in India. The Indian Sari is worn all over the world even by famous Hollywood stars. The varied art forms, traditions, cultures, landscapes and art forms are woven intricately...

  19. World Religion

    are based on idol worship. They worship in the temples or in their homes, visiting temples is not crucial, most only visit temples during religious festivals. Although when a woman is menstruating she is not supposed to worship or go to a temple because they must achieve ritual purity and blood is considered...

  20. Quiz

    c. relation between organisms and their environment -ANSWER d. tissues Festivals 1.One of the Hindu festivals is celebrated by fasting throughout the day and staying awake at night in prayer. Which is this festival? - 'Mahashivarathri 2. While 1st January is New Year's Day according to the Gregorian...

  21. National Integration

    country. In order to make people aware of it completely, it is celebrated as an event every year on 19th of November (birthday anniversary of first woman Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi) as National Integration Day (means Rastriya Ekta Diwas) and National Integration Week ((means Quami Ekta Week) from...

  22. Holiday

    of Malaysia is the home of people of different cultures and ethnic groups. Themajority of Malaysians are Malays. Besides Malays, there are Chinese, Indians, and so on.We live here, Malaysia, peacefully without wars amongst ourselves.There had been some disturbing talk some time ago about the necessity...

  23. Illatarcy

    have migrated to Mumbai, an industrial town. However, their attachment to their native place brings them back every summer and during the Ganapati festivals. Public transport to Kurang is from Lanja, a tehsil town and from Rajapur, another tehsil in the vicinity. Six State Transport (ST) of Maharashtra...

  24. The Spanish Influence

    'People' and 'Peoples' of Trinidad and Tobago for the title of this chapter is charged with emotive, cross-purpose argument. Even more than the term 'West Indian', the definition of a Trinidadian is far from cut and dried. Perhaps the epitome of a Trinidadian is the child in the third row class with a dark skin...

  25. bollywood

    2.Is Bollywood killing regional cinema In the last five years the Indian production houses have been pumping truckloads of money in the Bollywood movies. The production quality has improved; the wardrobe is more international; the movies are being shot at exotic locations from start to end, but sadly...

  26. Fox Cities

    The Fox Cities began over five hundred years ago when sixteen hundred fur traders invaded the Indian tribes known as the Dakota, Outagamie, Menominee, and Iroquois. For hundreds of years the tribes had used the productive land to hunt birds, harvest food from the rich soil, and use the treacherous...

  27. mount mary university

    Lake Michigan sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals. Often referred to as the City of Festivals, Milwaukee has various cultural events which take place throughout the summer at Maier Festival Park, on the lake. Museums and cultural events, such as Jazz in the Park, occur...

  28. Cultural Differences Between India and Usa

    three different categories. The first one is the difference in work ethic. Indian workforce is generally viewed as a hardworking workforce, and employers tend to exploit it by having longer working hours. On average, an Indian employee works for more than 60 hours a week, and working on Saturdays is also...

  29. Towering Figure in the World of Cinema

    first film, Pather Panchali (1955) while working at an advertising agency. Pather Panchali was an immediate success and won Grand Prix at the Cannes Festival. Pather Panchali with his Aparajito (1956, The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (1959, The World of Apu) are known as 'Apu Trilogy'. His later films...

  30. Does Banning Fashion Shows and New Year Parties Save Our Culture

    artistes were focused to demonstrate varieties in Indian culture. A lot of space in its programmes was occupied by performances showing various tribal groups. But, do they really represent us. I was amazed to see that something which even new to me, an Indian, was shown to the world representing us. India...

  31. Spain

    the Pacific Ocean to the south. With almost 316 miles of coastline, Oaxaca is poised to become a major tourist-based state. THE HISTORY The Tecos Indians solidified their hold on the Pacific south states of Mexico first. But when the Spanish people swept across the country, the area soon became a port...

  32. Economist

    from the alpine-boreal forests as far down as to the semi-humid mediterranean forest which has replaced the Holocene monsoon-tropical forests on the Indian subcontinent. But also the movements of animals including the Javan Rusa far into South Asia are a consequence of this glaciation. Despite a great...

  33. How multiculturalism promotes national unity in Malaysia

    Norbaiduri Ruslan et al (n.d) is that the young children liked the idea of integration and learning about other cultures especially the children of Indian ethnic group. Malays respondents however were not as enthusiastic. This is perhaps due to their limited exposure to other ethnic groups, especially...

  34. ramayana

    The Ramayana is one of the two great Indian epics,the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana tells about life in India around 1000 BCE and offers models in dharma. The hero, Rama, lived his whole life by the rules of dharma; in fact, that was why Indian consider him heroic. When Rama was a young boy...

  35. Buddhism Paper

    figures are unique to Tibet. Traditions, Holidays, Leaders and Locations Most Buddhists festivals and holidays abide by the lunar calendar, which cause their actual dates to change from year to year. Festivals and holidays also vary from country to country based on the Buddhist tradition in that country...

  36. San Antonio

    thousand, of which some two thousand lived in San Antonio. This population was made up of Spaniards, creoles, and a few French, Americans, civilized Indians, and half-breeds. Their habits were wandering, the most of them being engaged in hunting buffaloes and wild horses. The former furnished them meat;...

  37. caribstudies

    Holi is a colorful and boisterous Hindu spring festival in India, also known as the Festival of Colors . This is a time of shedding inhibitions: People smear each other with red and yellow powder and shower each other with colored water shot from bamboo blowpipes or water pistols. Restrictions of caste...

  38. Indus Valley Civilization

    (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west...

  39. Preservation

    originated as political-administrative centers and since independence have continued to exercise hegemony over their hinterlands. The vast majority of Indians, nearly 625 million, or 73.9 percent, in 1991 lived in what are called villages of less than 5,000 people or in scattered hamlets and other rural settlements...

  40. Orkut

    FRIENDSTER and FACE BOOK”.Orkut became a huge hit in brazil. Out of users 47.8% were from Brazil. In 2007,Orkut began attracting large amount of Indians too 38.5% Indian use orkut. HOW TO ACCESS ORKUT ? A user first create a “profile”, In which he give his details. User can upload photos with a caption...

  41. Adherents in Hinduism

    | |Festivals · Glossary Persecution | |This box: view • talk • edit | A Hindu ( pronunciation (help·info), Devanagari: हिन्दू) is an adherent of Hinduism, a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent...

  42. Clothing Styles

    Clothing Styles in Asia Three of the most popular national costumes in Asia are Japanese kimono, Chinese cheongsam and Indian Sari. Although these three countries belong to Asia, each of the costumes is very unique and differs from each other. By looking at the national costumes helps us to understand...

  43. American Buffalo

    to be many symbols of the buffalo as seen in accounts of people such as “Buffalo Bill”, or the Buffalo Soldiers, the sacred buffalo of the Plains Indians and Native Americans and the tremendous effect that the buffalo has had on the expansion of the West. All of these different uses of the word buffalo...

  44. The Music of Guyana

    Music of Guyana The music of Guyana is a mix of Indian, African, European and native elements. Important American, Caribbean, Brazilian and other Latin musical styles are popular. Popular Guyanese performers include Terry Gajraj, Mark Holder, Eddy Grant, Dave Martins & the Tradewinds,(Johnny Braff...

  45. Mcallen

    76.2%; and Asian/Indian, 1.6%. In comparison to Texas, whose population breakdown in the year 2000 was, respectively, 11.5%, 85%, 1.9%, and 1.4%, you can see how much more diverse the city of Mcallen is then the rest of Texas, which may be one of the many reasons why so many festivals and so many business...

  46. Halloween

    influence, the changes in Halloween, as well as the traditions and superstitions associated with Halloween. It will show how Halloween started as a dark festival full of traditions and superstitions, and how it has now turned into a happy celebration for the young and old alike. Halloween is on October 31...

  47. National Museum of American History

    adults are $65 and for children is $35. - Asian Pacific American Heritage month family day festival will be hosted by National Museum on May 4,2013 from 10 AM TO 4PM. -For all those people who love film festival, National Museum will host one in July. More information to come. SLIDE 13: Not...

  48. The Symbolic Content of India's Culture

    political groups, there runs a pan-Indian identity and symbolism which proves the unity of the country. The greatness of Indian culture is that it leaves space of various groups to preserve and practice their own culture and at the same time accommodates them under one pan-Indian culture. (http://www.crvp.org/seminar/05-seminar/bala...

  49. My home town

    Caves,is popular place for Indian people.here there are Murugan statue,located entrance to Batu Caves,which is Hindu shrine and a tourist attraction. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia...

  50. american hitory

    100 Years of Indian Cinema and some of the milestones Lights, Camera, Action... Year 2013 was looked upon as the milestone for Indian cinema as the industry celebrated 100 years of entertainment and establishment. Hindi, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujrati, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Bengali...

  51. A Huge Step with Many Golden Opportunities

    entry, Cultural, social, economic, competitive, political, regulatory, legal, as well as technological situation were examined, before entering the Indian market. Horizon International will launch its product in Bombay (Mumbai), the hub of international trade. Trade alliances are strong in India, when...

  52. Global Media and the Social Construction of Reality

    advice in how to deal with a difficult boss whereas the Indian version gave suggestions to help managers improve their communication skills. Machin & Van Leeuwen point out the assumption that the Dutch readers are subordinates at work, and that the Indian readers are elite managers. The differences go beyond...

  53. y,dy,du,ytd,u

    known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.[3][4] The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.[5][6][7] The festival preparations and rituals typically...

  54. Iroquoi

    while one create the day the other create the night and so on. After some time of creating animals, rivers etc. the right handed brother created the Indians and the left handed created the white man. As every battle has to finish with a winner and a looser the right handed defeated his brother and the world...

  55. Family Health Assessment

    take part in social insurance frameworks at the group, national, hierarchical and global levels as leaders .Based on this a meeting was led with an Indian family and the 11 parts of Gordon's evaluation were used to survey and comprehend the health and wellbeing of the crew. The family consists of grandmother...

  56. Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India

    matter how much investigation they did as Indian did not have a good foundation of law. #2: Pepsi’s earlier entry into the India market proved to be much more beneficial then just the standard 1st to market benefits due to Coke’s issues with the Indian government. Pepsi was also able to establish...

  57. Modern Litreature

    India is set in the early twentieth century when the arrogance of the colonialist British ruling class in India conflicts with the native pride of the Indian people. Most of the action takes place in Chandrapore, India, a fictitious township. It is the summer months, and the intense heat makes people irritable...

  58. The Notion of a Caribbean Culture Is a Contradiction of Terms

    territories reflect a blend of colonial mainstays such as the Europeans and the pervasive influences by major ethnic groups the region such as the East Indians and Africans. This amalgamation of cultures resulting from our shared historical experiences has resulted in none of the region’s territories having...

  59. Doing Better by the Environment

    two countries. There transportation facilities is also well. In India, political situation, economic condition, culture are appropriate for business. Indian customer is attracted to Juice And Soft Drinks. PRAN Group finally select India and go to here with their juice and soft drinks products from all...

  60. People Group

    Katkari people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Katkari are an Indian Hindu community mostly belonging to the state of Maharashtra. They have been categorised as a Scheduled tribe.[1] Other names and spellings include Kathkari, Kathodi and Kathodia.[2][3][4] They...