https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc By Stephanie Leichner and Francis Ermilio en-us 2018-04-30 21:15:53 UTC 2026-03-21 08:17:55 UTC hello@padlet.com sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256707037 Almost 80% of the nation of India practice Hinduism.  Hinduism, like many Eastern religions, is more than just a religion in the Western sense of the word.  It is more of a way of life. Below is the symbol for Om. Om symbolizes the universe and is the sound used most often when meditating. ]]> 2018-04-30 21:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256707037 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256707055 India's caste system is a social hierarchy.  There are four recognized groups: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. There is a fifth group called the Dalits, commonly known as the Untouchables, which is considered outside of the caste system.  The caste system can determine jobs, marriages, food and status in society. ]]> 2018-04-30 21:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256707055 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708287 India celebrates three national holidays: Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15), and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2). Republic Day celebrates the new constitution of India after they received independence. Independence Day is to celebrate their Independence from the British. Gandhi Jayanti is a celebration of Mohandas Gandhi. ]]> 2018-04-30 21:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708287 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708612 The constitution recognizes 23 different languages as official languages of India. The government's official language is Hindi written in the Devanagari script.

इंडिया
  India written in Hindi.]]> 2018-04-30 21:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708612 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708636 The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) works with the government on all levels to determine curriculum and educational programs for the whole country.]]> 2018-04-30 21:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256708636 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256709268 Here is a video produced by the World Bank about the expanding education for females in India's rural areas.]]> 2018-04-30 21:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256709268 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256709601 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is also known as Education for All, is a program to promote the constitutional right for elementary education for all.]]> 2018-04-30 21:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256709601 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256710848 More and more students are getting an education but most students do not eat a hot meal on a daily basis. A national program and financial support gave millions of children access to hot meals. Compliance for effective and enticing meals have been an issue but the government is working on fixing those issues.]]> 2018-04-30 21:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256710848 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256715880 Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights that is celebrated for multiple days. Festivities vary greatly based on the different locations. In Hinduism, the holiday celebrates the return of a family after years in exile. Lights are used to celebrate goodness winning over evil.]]> 2018-04-30 22:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256715880 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256742101 2018-05-01 01:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256742101 fermilio https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256823219 On the South bank of the Yamuna River in the City of Agra which is home to India’s most well known attraction The Taj Mahal. This “ivory-white marble mausoleum was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658), to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centerpiece… which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall]]> 2018-05-01 12:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256823219 fermilio https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256952646 Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hindu, and for this reason many people in India follow a vegetarian diet. Wheat, Basmati rice and pulses with chana (Bengal gram) are important staples of the Indian diet. The food is rich with curries and spices, including ginger, coriander, cardamom, turmeric, dried hot peppers, and cinnamon. Although many Hindus are vegetarian, lamb and chicken are common in main dishes for non-vegetarians.]]> 2018-05-01 17:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256952646 fermilio https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256969980 Raga , also spelled rag (in northern India) or ragam (in southern India), (from Sanskrit, meaning “colour” or “passion”), in the classical music of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, a melodic framework for improvisation and composition. A raga is based on a scale with a given set of notes, a typical order in which they appear in melodies, and characteristic musical motifs. The basic components of a raga can be written down in the form of a scale (in some cases differing in ascent and descent). By using only these notes, by emphasizing certain degrees of the scale, and by going from note to note in ways characteristic to the raga, the performer sets out to create a mood or atmosphere (rasa) that is unique to the raga in question. There are several hundred ragas in present use, and thousands are possible in theory.(Britannica 2018)]]> 2018-05-01 17:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256969980 fermilio https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256975004 Here is an example of some modern music i'm sure you will enjoy]]> 2018-05-01 17:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256975004 fermilio https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256982392 This is a brief discription of the stuggle to keep the classical Raga style of Indian music alive ]]> 2018-05-01 18:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/256982392 sl3488 https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/257039777 Bollywood, a combination of Hollywood and Bombay, is a flourishing section of the arts that incorporate song, dance and film.]]> 2018-05-01 20:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sl3488/fe0xfd5jshyc/wish/257039777