Cultures of India and Pakistan
What is culture? The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group is known as culture. A nation that has no cultural heritage is like an orphan who has nothing to feed upon. India is a country with various cultures.
Indian culture has always been dynamic and open. Be it religion, philosophy, maths, commerce, art, architecture, music, painting, or any other enterprise the impact of the Indian Culture is easily visible even in the global content.
India is a vast country, and centuries old. It is difficult to sum up her heritage in a few words. India has been the birth place of many great men and women. India has given birth to many great movements in religion, art and literature. India is deep rooted in the culture of her past—the glorious past. Our past has given us a definite way of life, which is typically Indian and yet universal in approach.
The most prominent feature of India's culture is that it com bines many cultures the so called “Unity in Diversity”.
Pakistan may be described a land of diversities. The diversities relate to races, language, manners and customs but they are all integrated through Islamic brotherhood. Islam presents a perfect way of life.
Pakistan's different parts have different physical features and climates. Hence cultural differences are found between the people of hills and those of the land. The population of Pakistan is composed of different groups belonging to various types, both racial and linguistic. Their costumes, and their customs have also an individuality of their own, but all these disappear before Islamic and National awareness.
Yet we all hope the recently installed civilian government headed by Mr.Navaz Sheriff will control all the terrorist activity originating from the land of Pakistan.
At this juncture I would like to tell you an interesting statistics that 55% of the Pakistanis think that India is their enemy and 45% of the
Indian culture has always been dynamic and open. Be it religion, philosophy, maths, commerce, art, architecture, music, painting, or any other enterprise the impact of the Indian Culture is easily visible even in the global content.
India is a vast country, and centuries old. It is difficult to sum up her heritage in a few words. India has been the birth place of many great men and women. India has given birth to many great movements in religion, art and literature. India is deep rooted in the culture of her past—the glorious past. Our past has given us a definite way of life, which is typically Indian and yet universal in approach.
The most prominent feature of India's culture is that it com bines many cultures the so called “Unity in Diversity”.
Pakistan may be described a land of diversities. The diversities relate to races, language, manners and customs but they are all integrated through Islamic brotherhood. Islam presents a perfect way of life.
Pakistan's different parts have different physical features and climates. Hence cultural differences are found between the people of hills and those of the land. The population of Pakistan is composed of different groups belonging to various types, both racial and linguistic. Their costumes, and their customs have also an individuality of their own, but all these disappear before Islamic and National awareness.
Yet we all hope the recently installed civilian government headed by Mr.Navaz Sheriff will control all the terrorist activity originating from the land of Pakistan.
At this juncture I would like to tell you an interesting statistics that 55% of the Pakistanis think that India is their enemy and 45% of the