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1. India is about 1/3 the size of the United States, yet it is the second most populous country in the world.
2. India is the largest democracy in the world.
3. The Indian flag has three horizontal bands of color: saffron for courage and sacrifice, white for truth and peace, and green for faith, fertility, and chivalry.
4.An emblem of a wheel spinning used to be in the center of the white band, but when India gained independence, a Buddhist dharma chakra, or wheel of life, replaced the spinning wheel.
5.The earliest cotton in the world was spun and woven in India. Roman emperors would wear delicate cotton from India that they would call “woven winds.”
6.The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering.

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1. India’s Architecture Is Known For its ancient architecture, which has evolved through centuries, is the result of socio-economic and geographical conditions.
2.The Taj Mahal was built by a whopping 22,000 laborers, painters, stonecutters, embroidery artists.

3.According to the legends Emperor Shah Jahan intended to build another Taj Mahal in black marble across the river.
4.It is rumored that shahjahan ordered to cut of all the fingers of the workers after the construction was done because he did not want anyone to rebuild something like taj mahal.

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1.Victorian memorial is a large marble building in kolkata , west bengal , india.
2.It was built between in 1986 and 1921
3.It is dedicated to the memory of queen victoria (1819–1901) and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the ministry of culture.
4.The memorial lies on the maidan(grounds) by the bank of the hooghly river, near Jawaharlal Nehru road.
5.The Victoria Memorial's architect was william emerson (1843–1924), president of the royal insitute of british architects.

6.The design is in the indo sarasenic reviavilst style which uses a mixture of British and mughalelements with venetian, egyptian, deccani and islamic architectural influences.

7.The gardens of the Victoria Memorial were designed by lord redesdale. Emerson's assistant, vincent jerome designed the bridge of the north aspect and the garden gates.

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1.Modern Indian architecture still honours and upholds the traditions of India, but the architectural form works to better meet the needs of modern day society.
2.Today we see traditional character in Indian architecture, but with modern form and style. Building is less ornate and more expressive in form.The use of steel and glass to erect innovative building forms is very popular.
3.Modern examples that still holds the traditional architecture is the lotus temple, In terms of representing and upholding Indian tradition, the Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India is a prime example

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1.Clothing in india depends upon different ethnicity , cultural and traditions.
2.Historically , the clothing has evolved from dhotis , saree and loinclothes to cover their body.
3.The clothing in India also encompasses the wide variety of Indian embroidary , prints , handwork , embellishment ,styles of wearing cloths.
4.The ‘sari’ has always been a staple outfit for women in India,.Whether it be the north, the south, the east or the west, almost every woman knows and wears saris.
5.India is a country with an ancient clothing design tradition , yet an emerging fashion industry.
6.An early trendsetter in fashion was bollywood where costume designers like bhanu athaiya started experimenting with film fashion in the 1960s.
7.However, in recent decades, with increasing exposure to the West,Bollywood continues to exert far greater influence on the fashion sensibilities amongst Indians around the world.

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1.A sari, is a female garment from the indian subcontinent that consists of a drape that is typically wrapped around the waist.
2. In the history of indian clothing , sari was traced back to the indus valley civilisation.
3.In the modern Indian subcontinent, the sari is widely regarded as a symbol of style, grace, and cultural pride.

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1.Gagra choli which is also known as lehenga choli and is the traditional clothing of women from the Indian Subcontinent.
2. A choli is a midriff baring blouse commonly worn by women. It evolved from the ancient stanapatta .
3.Gargra or lehenga is a form of skirt which is long and pleasted . It is secured at the waist or hips.

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1.A kurta is an upper garment for men and women originating in the indian subcontinent with regional variations .
2. The kurta is traditionally worn  in india and pakistan and can wored with jeans or pyjama.

3. The straight-cut kurta is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is traditionally worn by men. However, women do also wear the straight-cut kurta or its shorter version, the Kurti.

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1.New York was influenced by the indian culture in mainstream new York was once largely limited to yoga classes or chai from starbuck or the indian curry.
2.But as the Indian economy thrives, the South Asian subcontinent is driving taste and trends halfway across the world. All things India are no longer just exotic additions to American culture - they're transforming its very fabric.

3.High-end designers like Hermes who chose an indian born designer to be their brand face and Armani churned out an Indian-inspired collection recently, and Gaultier has even hired an India-trained designer.

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1. In a country as diverse and culturally vibrant as India, it is clear that color that hold together the multitudes of outlooks, lifestyles, and traditions.
2. Black in India has connotations with lack of desirability, evil, negativity, and inertia. It represents anger and darkness and is associated with the absence of energy, barrenness, and death.
3.Red is dynamic and It incites fear and is the colour associated with one of the most revered goddesses in Hindu mythology.
4.Because of the obvious diversity in its population, India is home to myriad interpretations and representations of symbols and colors.
5.Colors represent different emotions to people living in different regional, geographical, and religious divides.
6. Today, colours are used as symbols of fear, conformity, and blind faith across the country monopolized by the contorted ways of politics.
7. Perhaps one of the most poignant factors in the perception of colors in the Indian psyche is the religious undertones that coexist at almost every phase of an “Indian’s life.”

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1.Maqbool Fida Husain was a modern indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of bombay progressive group.
2.Husain was associated with Indian modernisim in the 1940s. His early association with the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after the partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre.
3.usain developed his painting skills in the 1930s, painting billboards for the growing Bollywood film industry. his was a clique of young artists who wished to break with the nationalist traditions established by the Bengal school of art and to encourage an Indian avant-garde, engaged at an international level.

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1. Manish Malhotra is an Indian fashion designer who often works with Hindi cinema actresses. He launched his label in 2005.
2. The younger generation has come to understand this really well and I can see them exude this in their work every season. The key is to build a really strong bridge between creativity and commerce.

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1. Only 22 years old , born in hyderabad and india’s top badmintion player.
2. Last year, Sindhu managed to become the first-ever Indian player to reach the finals of an Olympics badminton event, surpassing Saina Nehwal.
3. she’s firmly established herself as the country’s new queen of the court.

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1. Rajkummar Rao is an Indian actor. He has established a career in Hindi cinema and is the recipient of a national film award, three filmfare awards.
2. It’s happening a lot more now but the industry is dealing with it. We talk about it a lot more now. The trailer of Aligarh got an ‘A’ certificate, which was so unfair. We did what we could do but eventually, it is the government; they have to decide to take a stand.

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1. India’s prime minister is a big fan of yoga and he even started the international yoga day After sweeping to power in 2014, Modi even appointed India's first government minister for yoga.
2. It's very clear that the Modi government has been working to harness Indian soft power and Indian cultural appeal more effectively that previous Indian governments have.

3. ■Modi won support from the United Nations for the first international day of yoga on June 21 this year. He marked it with an early morning yoga session with about 30,000 devotees in the north Indian city of Chandigarh.

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1. India has a tremendous cultural power or civilisational shakti that has maintained a profound impact on the world for thousands of years.
2. The world Yoga movement continued to expand exponentially through the twentieth century. A major upsurge of interest in Yoga and meditation occurred as part of western countercultures.
3. Today, perhaps a hundred million people in the world practise some form of Yoga.
4. It is imperative that India expands its yogic culture as its soft power and civilisational strength, both for national unity and to gain the proper place in the world for its magnificent heritage.

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1.Sitar - The sitar is a plucked string instrument used in hindustani classical music. The instrument is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient Indian instrument, which was modified by a mughal court musician.
2.Sarangi - The sarangi is a bowed, short-necked string instrument from india as well as nepal and pakistan which is used in hindustan classical music It is the most popular musical instrument in the Western part of Nepal and is said to most resemble the sound of the human voice .

3.Shehnai - The shehnai, is a musical instrument similar to the oboe, common in india,pakistan and bangladesh. It is made out of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.
4.Tabla - The tabla is a  percussion instrument originating from the indian subcontinent, consisting of a pair of drums, used in traditional, classical, popular and folk music.It has been a particularly important instrument in hindustani classical music since the 18th century, and remains in use in india , pakistani and bangladesh.
5.Pakhavaj –  The pakhawaj or mridang is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the older mridang.It is the standard percussion instrument in the dhrupad style and is used as an accompaniment for various forms of music and dance performances.
6.Sitar - The sitar is aplucked string instument used in hindustani classical msuic and The instrument is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient Indian instrument, which was modified by a mughal court musician.

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1. The manufacture & use of various forms of fine textile varieties can be traced back to the Indus Valley period.
2. Due to the short life of the textiles, the only evidences are the paintings, sculptures & inscriptions.
3.Textile trade was carried on in the North, with caravan loads of woven textiles reaching Moscow. And with the help of the moghuls and the fine arts skills brought by them made it even appealing.
4.Ayurvedic Textiles are made using natural fibers and dyed with medicinal rich herbs.
Ayurvedic fabrics are not only
eco-friendly but also give wellness or positive energy to skin.
5.The process is unique from
pre-processing to dyeing as only natural herbs and plants are used for all the process.
6.natural gums are added to fix the properties of the herbs by infusion method. All the fabrics will have an energy and you can feel by using it.

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1. How can the musical insturments of India affect the design culture?

2. At which part of India's history has clothing design drastically change?

3. Innovative textile designer?

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1. Indian musical instruments is affecting the design culture by getting the youth take up classical instuments again and its helping in preserving the nation's history.
2. around 1920, the fashion began to change as people were getting influenced by the western culture.
3. a) Rimzim Dadu
b) Mrinali gupta
c) Suket Dhir

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1. What is the impact (if any) of India's caste system on its design culture?

2. What are the popular perceptions of Indian design culture? Are they accurate/outdated/wrong? Why do you think this is so?

3. Who are the influential leaders in India's design culture today?

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1. I saw that most Indian architectures has a symmetrical appearance, why is that so?

2. How did yoga came to be? What is the history of it?

3. Are Indian musical instruments still used today? or is it rare?

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1. Do you think the traditional aspects of architecture used in India earlier are still used in modern architecture?

2. What is the elevated pitch you are going for ?

3. Do the musical instruments still have the influence it once had or is it fading? What do people do to keep this culture alive.

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1. Where did Islam come from? because there are a lot of mosque design architecture in India

2. What is the characteristic of India textile?

3. How does India keep and protect their traditional instrument?

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1. How to Yoga affect to design culture?
2. Is there a different between past and present in texiles design?
3. Is there a change in designing the musical instrument used

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1) Does the embroidery in India have meanings?

2) How does yoga benefit people

3) How does the Ayurvedic fabrics give positive energy to the skin? is it just a belief?

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1.What is the flags in india stand for?
2. Is there any name for a textile?
3. What is the stereotype of Indian?