Ppt on diversity

DIVERSITY AND

SOCIETY IN

INDIA VINAY M

INDIAN DIVERSITY• India is also called Bharatha,

Bharathavarsha, Jambu Dvipa, • It is 7th largest by its geographical

area, it is 3287263sq km.• It is 2nd largest country in the world in

exceeding of 121 crores population • It is situated in Northern Hemisphere

of the globe.• There are about 30 states and 7 union

territories New Delhi is the capital.• India is having the 5000 years old

cultural ,tradition society is highly rich.

• The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. In literary terms delivery means differences. this along the dimensions of race, language, ethnicity,gender,sexual orientation,socio-economic status, age physicall abilities,religious beliefs, political belifies or other ideologies

Diversity in India • Geographical diversity • Religious diversity• Cultural diversity • Racial or ethnic

diversity • Linguistic diversity.

Geographical diversity

• India is a vast peninsula with total area of about 33 million sq km

• Its length from north to south is about 3200kms and breadth from east to west nearly 3000kms.

• India is called sub-continent• Total costal area of India 7516.5 • Around there is 200island alone in Andaman

and there is 19island in Nicobar

Major Physiographic Divisions • The Himalaya mountains.• The northern plains.• The peninsular plateau.• The Indian desert.• The costal plains.• The islands.

The Himalaya mountains.

• The himalyamountain is the northeren mountain range in india.

• Himalyan range is the lofiest mountain range in the world

• The average height is 5600 mtrs • The length is 2400km and breadth on an

average 240kms

PHYSIRAPHICALLY THE MOUNTAIN OF NORTH MAY BE DIVIDED INTO PARTS

• Shivalik Range • Middle Himalaya or the Himadri.• The great Himalaya or the Himadri.

Shivalik Range

• Southern Most range of the himalayas know has shivalik range or the OUTER HIMALYAS

• It also called as dun dehru dun middel Himalya or the Himachal.

Middle Himalaya or the Himadri.

• Its Hieght Is 3500to 4500kms.

• The range lies between the Shivalik range and greater Himalayas.

The Great Himalaya or the Himadri.

• This range is home of the heigest peaks on earth

• It is snow capped it is knowsas himadri • The average heigst of the peak in range is

6000mts average breadth is 120-190kms.

Division Greater northern plains

• The Punjab Plains • The Ganga Plains • The Brahmaputra

Climatic condition of India

• WINTER SEASON OR COLD SEASON• SUMMER SEASON • MANSOON OR RAINY SEASON • POST MANSOON SEASON

Religious Diversity

“SARVADHARMA SAMBHAV”Equal respect to all religious.

Hindusim

• Hinduism is the one of the oldest religious of the world

• In India consist the 79.8% of the total population of the country.

• There is no proper evidence for the origin.• The very word Hindu is not of Indian

origin.

Different Names Of Hinduism

• Sanatana dharma • Vaidika dharma • Arya dharma • Vedanta dharma

Bhagavad Gita in Indian thought is it is ‘Handbook Of Hindustan’

It consist of 700 Sanskrit verses divided into 18 chapters

Islam

• The Islam religious is regarded as the second biggest religious of the world.

• Muslim constitute the biggest religious minority group in India

• As per 2011 census they constitute 14.2%of the total population of the India

• It is founded by ‘Prophet Mohammed’• QURAN is considered as the holy book of Muslims.

Christianity

• Christianity it is one of the biggest religious of the mankind judged in the terms of the followers

• It is the 3rd largest in the india • Christianity entered india by st thomas during

the first century A.D Roman catholic The protestants

Buddhism

• Buddhism is a nontheistic religious or philosophy that encompasses a variety of tradition

• Introduced by Goutham Buddha.Two major schools

Hinayana Mahayana

Jainism

• In india jainism is the small section 0.4% in indian total population

• Introduced by vardhammana mahavira Two major division of the jainisum is

Shwethambara Digambara

Three jewels of jainisim are Right Faith,right Knowledge,right Conduct

Cultural Diversity • The cultural diversity is other source of

diversity in India it is the home for vast variety of differences such as caste ,tribes,communities,religious,language, coustomes and living style.

• India is called as Ethnological Museum

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