GUAJRATI

GUJARATI

Gujarati language is spoken by the Gujarati people. Gujarat is state of India. It is spoken by the 46.1 million people. It is also spoken in much different country: Pakistan (100,000), US, Australia, South Africa, Uganda (150,000), Tanzania (250,000), Canada, Portugal, and Panama etc. Gujarati alphabet was adapted from Devanagari   script to written the Guajarati. The name of the Gujarati language is derived from the gujar community. Gujarati is official language of the state of Gujarat in India. From the estimate, it is spoken by approximately 50 million people in the world. A large number of native speakers of Gujarat can also be found in North America as well as in United Kingdom. The majority of characters are taken from Sanskrit with some modifications. It was the mother tongue of the Mohandas K. Gandhi, “Father of the India”. Explain about the Guajarati Language through the

Another English Language and Sanskrit and Prakrit script.

English	Sanskrit	Prakrit	Gujarati
hand	hasta	hattha	hāth
seven	sapta	satta	sāt
eight	aṣṭā	aṭṭha	āṭh
snake	sarpa	sappa	sāp

HINDI

HINDI

Hindi is the national language of India. It is known as a Devanagari. It is used as Primary official language of India because it is a one of 22 official languages of India.  The common states of  Hindi in India : Rajasthan Haryana, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar hand,  and Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, It is spoken so many other  different countries as like Nepal, United Kingdom, USA, Malaysia. Singapore, Australia, Pakistan, Canada, Afghanistan, South Africa and New Zealand etc. Now, it is spoken by 550 million people. Hindi language is closely related to Urdu. But actually Hindi is associated with Hindu community and Urdu with the Muslim community. During the 4^th century, it was originally written with the Brahmi script but during the 11^th century it has been written with the Devanagari script. And its first book was published in 1976. Hindi became the official language of India on 26 January, 1965. Hindi would become the main working language of the central government by 1965.

‘Hindi’ word: written in Devanagri script.

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Hindi is the national language of India.

INDIAN LANGUAGES

PUNJABI



I would like to explain about the languages which are my topic in Indian culture. India is multinational country. There are so many people who belong to different cultures and religions. They speak so many different languages such as Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengalis, Pothohari and biharti etc. First of all I would like to explain about the Punjabi language.  Punjabi is my mother tongue language. It is official language of the state of Punjab (India). It is spoken as native language by over 2.85% of Indians. It has many different dialects, spoken in the different sub regions of greater Punjab.

 It is main of the eastern part of the Indian Punjab. Punjabi language also has spoken other many different country such as Pakistan, United Kingdom, United State, Canada, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. Punjabi is most spoken language of the Pakistan. It is spoken as first language by the 44.15% of the Pakistanis because Punjab is province of the Pakistan. And 70% Pakistanis can understand and speak Punjabi. Punjabis comprise the largest group of the country. Mostly Punjabi people are living in Majhi, Malwi Doabi area. Punjabi language is common language in this area.

The Mahji is main dialect of the Punjab’s and spoken in the heart of the Punjab where most Punjabis lives. It is spoken the southern and central part of Punjab which is known as a Malwa. It is also spoken the north part of Punjab as like Haryana, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Sirsa and Ambala. There are many different scripts which are used for writing Punjabi. The Gurumukhi script is used for writing of Punjabi in Punjab State of India. And Shahmuki is used for writing in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Indian Festival - Diwali

Diwali also known as 'the festival of lights’ is an Indian festival that is celebrated mostly by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains communities. The people of all age groups and classes celebrate Diwali throughout India with full of enthusiasm. They put on new clothes and participate in the various activities that are related to Diwali celebrations. Diwali is a five-day long festival, each day is important on its own ways.

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The festival is all about lighting diyas, colourful lights all over the place and doing rangoli at the entrance of the house which indicates that we are welcoming happiness, wealth and joy at our place. This festival is celebrated usually in the month of October or November. The festival is celebrated by colourful display of lights, bursting of crackers, cleanliness, sweets, lots of shopping, and being happy all the time. The festival spirit brings people of different communities closer, to celebrate the vibrant festival in the most beautiful and lively way.

I use to enjoy Diwali festival with great enthusiasm. This festival is of 5 continuous days for the celebration. The most beautiful part of this festival is that you get officially 5 days off from the office to celebrate this festival. We used to invite all our close relatives at our place to celebrate Diwali with us. I used to buy different kinds of fire crackers and burst the crackers with my friends and families. We use to wear new clothes in all the 5 days of this festival and decorate our house with diyas, colourful lights and my mother used to do beautiful rangoli at the entrance of our house. I used to go to the temple to worship God and also enjoy the atmosphere because I can see everyone smiling and being happy. The most beautiful part of this festival is delicious food. My mom used to prepare different kinds of snacks and sweets. You are invited by your friends and relatives place to have lunch or dinner with them. This festival has always brought lot of happiness, peace and joy in my life.

Indian Festival - Makar Sankranti

India is known for its diversified culture, festivals, religions, multi languages and beautiful places. Since, India has different religions; there have been a lot of festivals celebrated by different communities.

Each month has at least one festival celebrated in India. For e.g. In January, we celebrate Makar Sankranti. In February, it is Vasant Panchami. In March, it’s Holi. In April, we celebrate Baisakhi. In May, it’s Pooram. In June, it’s Sitalsasthi. In July, we celebrate Rath Yatra. In August, it’s Rakshabandhan. In September, it’s Janmasthmi. In October, we celebrate Navratri. In November, it’s Diwali and in December, it’s Christmas.

My blog is trying to focus on the important festivals celebrated in each month by various religions and out of them, my favourite festivals has been Makar Sankranti, Holi, Navratri and Diwali.

January – Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti is an Indian festival, celebrated almost everywhere in the country. Makar Sankranti is a popular Indian festival and it is celebrated in many parts of the country with great enthusiasm. It is a harvest festival which is basically celebrated in the Hindu communities. In India, the states of Bihar, Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm. In Tamil Nadu the festival is known as Pongal, in Assam as Bhogali Bihu, in Punjab as Lohri, in Gujarat and Rajasthan as Uttarayan.

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I have been following Uttarayan festivals for many years and my blog would be focusing more about Uttarayan and how it is celebrated in the state of Gujarat.

The festival of Uttarayan is one of the biggest festivals in Gujarat. In Gujarat, you get Uttarayan day a holiday, where you will see people of all ages fly kites from early morning till late evening. You will find rooftops crowded and also there is fun-loving rivalry with each other in kite flying skills with delicious traditional Gujarati food as the trademarks of the day.

I use to go on the roof to fly the kites from early morning 8am till evening 7pm and then at night, we all friends use to lit and hang candles on the thread when our kite is flying in the air. We all use to have lunch and dinner on our roof and my friend Maulik always brought drum with him so while flying kites we use to enjoy dancing and have lots of fun.

india's famous places - red fort

RED FORT

The red fort is also created during the Mughal period by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.The fort was built with the help of red bricks .It is located in Old Delhi, INDIA .The imperial and royal family of India used to live in this place

Its construction started in 1638 and ended by the year 1648. There are many building inside Red fort such as Moti Masjid, Zenana, Diwan i Aam.

Now a days, Prime minister of India addresses the whole country from red fort on 15 august, the Independence Day of India .

Many tourist visit this place . The sound and light show is organised for the tourists in evening and this show narrates the history of the Mughal's.

JAINISM

JAINISM

 Jainism is an independent and most ancient religion of India. Jainism is an eternal religion. The Jain religion also known as Shraman Dharma, Nirgranth Dharma. It has been taught by Tirthankaras also called “jina”.

There are 24 Tirthankaras and the first Tirthankara is known as Rishabhdeva and the 24^th Tirthankara is known as Mahavira.

 A follower of a jina is called a Jain and the religion followed by jains is called Jainism. Jainism has no belief in a creator god. The Jains are divided into two parts: the Shvetembara and the Digambara. The holy places of Jains are Sikharji, Palitana and Hastinapur.

In Hinduism, human life is judged in terms of its accumulated karma, but for the Jains the karma is more

physical. It is like an impurity, which clogs and weighs down the soul. The gradual extension of Jainism from its homelands is in eastern India into the south, and then into the western India, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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