https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco Political, Economical, Religious, Social, Intellectial/Art, Area/Geographical Insights on India en-us 2017-10-18 17:06:41 UTC 2026-03-17 02:44:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/231090788/9ecae8437927fb5c0184018e04aba5cb/India1.png kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198362846 Thousands of the Indian Population marched down the streets of New York City, celebrating it's independence. The countries independence day is August 15th, a parade is created by the Federation of Indian Associations to celebrate. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198362846 kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198365767 Indian 'dollars' are known as Indian Rupees. The government in India has around 11 trillion rupees. A rupee is about 0.015 the amount of a United States dollar, so about 66 rupees would be needed to have the same worth as an American dollar. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198365767 kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198372512 The most commonly practiced religion in India is Hinduism. Hinduism is seen as a way of life and is often called "Sanātana Dharma", meaning "the eternal tradition". The people who practice Hinduism participate in large festivities and parades to honor and worship the Hindu goddess, Durga. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198372512 kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198377211 In the religion Hinduism, family is more important than being an individual. If you are not a part of a family, you are nothing. As in many cultures, men are always the head of the family. It is not uncommon to see up to four generations living under one roof in India.]]> 2017-10-18 17:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198377211 kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198382217 In India, every single one of the 29 states it contains has it's own language. The national language would be Hindi, used for government records. The writing in the old manuscript is one of the oldest languages in India, called Sanskrit, but it is no longer commonly practiced. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198382217 kayla_garibay https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198387712 The capital of India is New Delhi. It inhabits around 20 million people. It used to be the political and financial center of many empires in ancient India. ]]> 2017-10-18 17:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_garibay/zxeqrnnu5tco/wish/198387712