India is one of the most diverse countries in the world. It’s languages, foods, festivals, monuments and the people who embody that culture are bound together as one nation, and now one application. The portal (www.indianculture.gov.in) was envisioned by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in 2016. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay was entrusted with the task of building such a resource from scratch. The Indian Culture application is executed by IIT Bombay supported by IGNOU. it is very useful app for those who interested to explore india.
Indian-origin religions Hinduism,Jainism,Buddhism,and Sikhism,are all as said by the concepts of dharma and karma . Ahimsa,the philosophy of nonviolence,is a critical aspect of native Indian faiths whose more importantly common proponent was Mahatma Gandhi,who utilized civil disobedience to unite bharat in the course of the Indian independence movement – this philosophy furthermore inspired Martin Luther King Jr . whilst the American civil rights movement . Foreign-origin religion,containing Abrahamic religions,as an example Judaism,Christianity and Islam,are exhibit in bharat,along with Zoroastrianism and Baháʼí conviction both escaping persecution by Islam have additionally found shelter in republic of india more than the centuries .
Bharat has 28 states and 8 union territories with various culture and it’s the 2nd more importantly populated state in the universe . The Indian culture,frequently labeled as an amalgamation of some several cultures,spans across the Indian subcontinent and has already been influenced and shaped by a history that is some thousand years old . all over the history of republic of india, Indian culture has already been heavily influenced by Dharmic religions .
The Indian culture repository currently has more than 12,000 Rare books, 80,000 e-books, 3,000 Manuscripts, almost 2,00,000 Digital content from Museums, more than 27,00,000 Archival documents, over 100,000 Photo Archives, almost 1,000 Gazetteers, more than 1,000 audio and video clips, about 15,00,000 images and sections on Musical Instruments of India, Cuisine of India, UNESCO sites and the Intangible Cultural Heritage of India. Many elements of Indian culture, such as Indian religions, mathematics, philosophy, cuisine, languages, dance, music and movies have had a profound impact across the Indosphere, Greater India and the world. Apart from all this, there are very interesting curated stories from Indian history and heritage based on actual archival documents.
The content available on the Indian Culture application covers the following:
– Knowledge Traditions: Philosophy, oral traditions, healing practices
– Visual and Material Arts: Sculpture, cinema, textiles, crafts
– Performing Arts: Dance, music, puppetry, theatre
– Literature and Languages: Authors, Books, Manuscripts
– Practices and Rituals: Festivals, cuisines, life-cycle rituals
– Histories: Places, movements, social change
– Institutions: Museums, Akademis and cultural centers
– Built Spaces: Places of worship, memorials, historic sites
– Natural Environment: Ecosystems, national parks, native species
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