Essay On Cultural Aspects Of India

For my research I will be talking about the cultural aspects of India, as brief over few of India, it’s economic growth has increased in the past 2 decades, well behind China. As a stand point, according to a survey, there are 1.75,000 billionaires in the United States and only 14,000 billionaires in India. Education system in India, primary education refers to the education of children between the ages 6-11 years old (grades 1-5). India spends only 3.3 percent of its GDP on education compared to an average 5.8 percent in developed countries. The number of Indian students overseas to study rose a stunning 256 percent from 53,266 to 189,629 in just 9 years (2000-2009). The education system in India seems to increase over the course of the years

When it comes to religion there is Hinduism, Buddhism, Muslim, Catholicism and Christianity in India. Hindustan meaning Hindus, Hindu has been around since the 15th century before Mughals. As for Muslims (Mughal) this religious practice is highly practiced in the main parts of India such as Delhi or Bangalore, Hinduism is also practiced in these regions. In Jama Masjid (Delhi) in the 17th century Mughals emperor Shan Janan, built one of the largest mosques in India. Many of these religions such as Muslims and Hindus only socialize with people within the same social group/ religious belief and some cultures work with other social groups, depends on location. For example, (FIND LOCATION OF SOURCE) Many Hindus don’t like any other religion, such as Mughals (Muslim Empire) because Mughals destroyed all of Hampi (LOOK UP MEANING) and some of Hindus great temples Another example, in people in Jama Masjid (Delhi) Hindu and Muslim work together, some say “we don’t think he’s a Sikh, he’s a Muslim, he’s a Christian all is equal” meaning their religious belief isn’t just one cultural practice, there are many beliefs and should be treated the same. The significant of religion, is that it’s highly valued in this culture and it’s how people in this community, communicate with one another and not only that religion has been around for centuries. it became a custom for these

Most of my family are from Mexico, some are still established there and some moved here for economic opportunity and better lifestyle. As for some traditions, celebration of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). Day of the Dead is a version of the widespread Roman Catholic feast of All Saints’ and all Souls’ Days. This day is celebrated on November 1 and 2, this day is to not to weep, but to celebrate love ones and welcome them back. Some custom that are done that day are the making of sugar skulls and gifts or offering, which are meant to attract the dead. These offering are used to help the dead find their way back to their loved ones on earth. As for religion in Mexico, a majority of the people are Catholic and some Christian but Catholic is the most dominate religion in Mexico. As for the United States as a whole its very diverse. We have people who are Muslim, Catholic, Christian, Buddhism, Jewish, and more. Like religion in India, the United States are somewhat different in terms of the diversity of religious