Introduction: Diversity in India by Katherine Manning

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According to Ethnologue, India is considered to be home to 461 languages, out of which 14 have been reported to be extinct. The Constitution of India has recognized 22 languages. Scroll down to see chart with percentages of total population that speaks each language.

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Click on the maps showing different regions of India. What do you notice about the geographic and topographic feature? animal life? vegetation?

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How many states does India have? How does this compare to the number of states in the United States?

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Take a look at the population density map and compare it to the map of the political states. What states are most populous and have the largest cities? Why might that be? Compare to the maps of India's geography.

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Look at the election results from the most recent vote for India's Prime Minister. What do you notice about the results? Look at Uttar Pradesh--what is it's significance in a national election? What connections can you make to US elections?

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Read through the Indian national anthem. In what ways does this national anthem address India's diversity? Where does it call for unity?

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As you watch the video, pay attention to the ways in which India's econony is strong and areas of weakness. How is economic growth impacting different groups within society?

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What are the primary industries in India? Where do you see evidence of India's global economic strength? Where do you see evidence of economic weakness?

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Take at these images of life in rural India. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

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Find Goa on the map. What do you notice about the interior of the homes? Anything strike you? Do you see any connections to our study of other regions/cities along the Indian Ocean?

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Find Rajastan on the map. What do you notice in these images? What do you wonder? How do they compare (similarities and differences) to the images of Goa and rural India?

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Scroll through these images of individuals and groups in modern India. Pay attention to the religious diversity. What different religious groups are represented in this gallery. What other forms of diversity are represented here besides religious diversity?