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Challenge of place

     

   As time goes by, globalization is more and more enlarging in the world. Contemporary globalization has produced many changes in our economy, society, culture, and politics. Under the influence, India culture is suffering some challenges.   

Culture of caste system

In New Delhi, more and more Indian people have been realizing that Caste is not a criterion of ability and value any more. Nevertheless, for those caste favorers, that is not good thing. They frequently make troubles for some poor people whose caste are inferior. Therefore, the reduction of Indian caste system is an actual challenge for a part of people. 

Boycott for caste system

Modern Dance in India has a relatively short history. Since the perception of 'modern' or 'contemporary' can vary from dancer to dancer, this dance form cannot be defined as easily as the classical dance styles of India. It is also not codified in a detailed manner, as are the classical styles. This is a type of exclusive dance, some people call it " Bollywood dance."

http://www.rhythm-india.com/bollywood-dance.html

What is the biggest challenges of living in New Delhi?

Environment

    

    Development of New Delhi even the whole India is tremendous in recent years, but it at the cost of environmental pollution.  

    For years, this sprawling city on the Yamuna River had the dirtiest air in the world, but few who lived here seemed conscious of the problem or worried about its consequences. Now, suddenly, that has begun to change. Some among New Delhi’s Indian and foreign elites have started to wear the white surgical masks so common in Beijing. The United States Embassy purchased 1,800 high-end air purifiers in recent months for staff members' homes, with many other major embassies following suit.

Delhi’s air is the world’s most toxic in part because of high concentrations of PM2.5, particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter that is believed to pose the greatest health risk because it penetrates deeply into lungs. While Beijing’s air quality has generated more headlines worldwide, scientists say New Delhi' s air is often significantly worse, especially during the winter, when choking smog often settles over the sprawling city.

population

People with different cultures and languages have been living together in India for thousands of years. While there are hundreds of different languages on the subcontinent the official language is Hindi, while most people speak English too.  About 80% of the Indian population is Hindu. 

10 things I learned from the course.

1. I learned how to search the information I need.

2. Overcoming nervous (presentation)

3. Learned more knowledge

4. How to read obscure book (textbook)

5. Vocabulary

6. Widen my vision (not sight)

7. Learned a lot about Indian food.

8. Afterwards, I can travel to India with my homemade travel strategy, lol !

9. Let me have more interest on Design culture. It is really good for my major.

10. Good memories.

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Powers of influence

India is a typical Asian country. Indian culture is also an important representative of Asian culture. Indian people' English proficiency is higher than most of Asian countries. British culture definitely influenced on Indian culture until 40s in last century. English is the second official language in India.

Culture and politics

    Like most of Asian countries, India has been deeply influenced by west culture.      In a sense, Throughout the 19th century, India's majority Hindu population lived within a caste system that dictated a person's permanent place in the social hierarchy. Some historians claim that the British, who kept the system in place, took advantage of it to help their rule. The British brought their medical skills, administrative know-how and legal system to India along with improvements in transport and agriculture, but the debate continues as to how much these introductions benefited ordinary Indians outside the ruling class. 

Garment and adornment and art  

    Indian people do not give up the culture protection of clothing and adornment. A lot of Indian people like to wear Indian traditional clothes, such as Sari, Sherwani and so on. Nevertheless, for the most of Indian contemporarily young guys, West culture is more fashion. They more like jeans, American coffee, iphone and so on, but it is not only occurring in India, but also in the whole world. Therefore Indian people do better than most of Asian countries in this regard.

Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai

https://www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/south-and-southeast-asia-after-1200-ce-28/india-and-the-west-179/the-british-665-3458/issues/new/

Food

    Indian cuisine is famous in the word. Indian people is probably less interested on British cuisine. In this regard, India influenced Britain more than Britain did India.

Conclusion

    Although British sent their culture, art, science, production technology and so on, but they did those things throughout for their dominance when they were governing India.

    An alternate reality is created as a smokescreen to hide colonists' repression, tyranny and exploitation.  

   

  

Clothing and adornment in New Delhi

The local culture of clothing and adornment can reflect the regional culture, customs, traditions and so on.

Clothing and adornment of Indian historical and contemporary in relation to varying ages and gender.

Contemporary Indian dress is based upon a rich history of fashion development through 4,000 years (Ghurye 1966). 

India is a country of a history of more than 4,000 years. Indian fashion development is closely related to native traditions.

 In India, Some babies and toddlers wear little or no clothing in rural areas when the temperatures raise.

In urban areas, children under five of age are in bright and solid colors , especially red. Bright colors continue for girls thereafter while boys begin to dress down in color.

Indian people like wear adornments, such as earring, neck jewelry, nose ring, anklet, bangle, ring, toe ring and so on, but most of indian men do not decorate their body with jewelries. 

http://www.diamond-jewelry-pedia.com/traditional-indian-jewelry.html#.VSq7jxPF8ZQ

Indian traditional clothes: In India, female clothing is roughly divided into two parts, skirt and blouse.  

For example: sari: A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine meters in length, that is draped over the body in various styles. It is an Indian garment of typical tradition with about 5,000 years of history. 

Salwar Kameez: It is more popular garment in India at present.

 This is a fancy Indian woman in traditional clothing and adornments.    

A Sherwani is a long coat / jacket that usually sports exposed buttons through the length of the jacket. The length is usually just below the knees and the jacket ends just below the knee.

Headgear: The Indian turban or the pagri is worn in many regions in the country, incorporating various styles and designs depending on the place. Other types of headgear such as theTaqiyah and Gandhi cap are worn by different communities within the country to signify a common ideology or interest.

As time goes by, more and more west fashion factors blend in Indian culture of clothing and adornment. Base on Indian rich culture of clothing and adornment and combination of modern structures of clothing and Indian patterns, Indian fashion style have been an exclusive style in the word. 

Research about social context (special events versus day to day)

Social context: In India, here are diverse clothing habits in the Different time.  

Indian people will dress up in traditional clothes to attend some formal occasions or on certain festivals. 

Wedding sari:

Modern sari: 

Traditional sari:

    For men: Sherwani is best choice for men in formal occasions. 

http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-clothing/sherwani.html

Day to day: 

For women: http://anewlifewandering.com/2014/04/08/different-types-of-indian-women-clothing/

Dhoti: A dhoti is from four to six feet long white or color strip of cotton. This traditional attire is mainly worn by men in villages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti

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Cuisine

Research of Indian cuisine in relation to climate agriculture, traditions, food habit, etc.

Indian food, with its hodgepodge of ingredients and intoxicating aromas, is coveted around the world. 

Most of Indian food are very spicy and have multiple flavors. Data scientists have discovered perhaps the key reason why Indian food tastes distinct from other countries'. In Indian cuisine, various essences frequently are used in most dishes. Here is a very interesting thing, dozens of flavors can interact and with each other and exist in a course.

In Indian cuisine, coriander, curry, butter, fruit, cardamom are very ordinary ingredients. 

Indian dessert

Gulab Jamun

 Indian cuisine in relation to climate

Most of Indian land is located under the tropic-cancer and it also close to ocean, so the weather is quite hot and humid in summer. New Delhi is located in the northern, so summer a I just said and winter is cold. The interesting climate produces a exclusive food culture. It also the major reason why most Indian food have curry, coriander and some spicy seasonings. Spicy food can excite taste bud and get rid of wet from body. I do not know the phenomenon very well, but I have discovered another interesting phenomenon that Spicy and pungent food is very common in most of places of humid climate.

              Curry

Food essences:

Indian cuisine in relation to traditions

Indian is a centuried and ancient country, there are so many different religions and traditional customs in India. The unique culture deeply influences the country's all the time. As we all know, cow is holy and sacred in Indian religious theory, so it is the reason why there is no any beef cuisine or meal there. Those traditional culture and customs influence Indian food culture, Ingredients, cuisine and so on all the time. Some essences and ingredients are also relevant with Indian local religions.

           Biryani 

          Momos

       Idli

Indian cuisine in relation to agriculture

As I said, most of Indian land is located under the tropic-cancer and surrounds the Indian ocean. The specific climate and geography like this picture.

Rice and wheat are universal staple food in India, especially rice. New Delhi is located in northern area, so wheat and rice have similar status on ordinaries' tables there.

Indian cuisine in relation to food habits.

Indian people's food habits are deeply influenced by variety of factors such as  agriculture, traditions and climate. Now, Indian people have used to spicy and complex and multiple flavors of food. In my opinion, it is not food habits influenced cuisine, actually it is food habits are impacted, changed by all of those factors what I said.