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PUNJABI CULTURE

AND INDIAN FOOD

+PUNJABI CULTURE

Introduction

Geography and climate

Cultural heritage

Religion

Communication

Important festivals

Music and folk

Dresses of Punjab

Art and craft

Literature of Punjab

+INTRODUCTION TO PUNJABI

CULTURE

One of the oldest in world history

Word ‘Punjab’ is derived from Persian words ‘Panj’ and ‘Ab’

Its main areas are: Punjabi philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, artistry, music cuisine, traditions, values and history

+GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Situated in North-eastern part of India

Climate is determined by extreme hot and cold conditions

Three main seasons: summer, rainy and winter

Two transitional seasons: post monsoon and post winter season

+CULTURAL HERITAGE

An advanced urban culture that flourished over 8000 years ago

Its cities were known as ‘Mohenjodaro’

Harappa- refer Punjabi culture as the INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

Punjabi culture dates back to 7000-20,000 BC

15th century- Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji founded Sikh religion

19th century- British rule, several Punjabi freedom fighters

In 1947- at the end of British rule, the Punjab was split between India and Pakistan

+RELIGION Most of people in Punjab belongs

to Sikh religion (60%)

37% - Hinduism, and 3% - Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism

There are five Takhts (Temporal Seats) of Sikhism, three are in Punjab

The holiest of Sikh shrines- Shri Harmandir Sahib ji (or Golden Temple) is located in the holy city of Amritsar

During major holidays on Sikh calendar, such as Guruparv, Sikh gather and march virtually through towns and cities.

http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/world-gurudwaras

http://youtu.be/f4Kxsh4xRTI

+COMMUNICATION

This include verbal and non-verbal elements and different style

‘Punjabi’ is the most spoken language

It is dominant in key institutions, such as business, agriculture, industry, government and police

+IMPORTANT FESTIVALS

Diwali

Holi

Lohri

Basant, Baisakhi

+MUSIC, FOLK

Male dances:

• Bhangra, Malwai Giddha

• Jhumar

• Dhamaal

Female dances:

• Sammi

• Giddha

• Jaago

• Kikli

• http://youtu.be/3BxMMQs-6nQ

+DRESSES OF PUNJAB

Men wear kurta pajama

Sikh men wear turban too

Women wear Salwaar kameez

Phulkari adds to traditional costumes

+ART AND CRAFT

Two types: craft of rural areas and craft of urban area

Wood work skills

Gold and silver work

Weaving

Embroidery

Wood work

+LITERATURE OF PUNJAB

Punjabi literature have deep meaning and different use of words

Large number of Punjabi works are translated into various languages

Waris Shah is best known for his seminal work- Heer-Ranja

Bulleh Shah was punjabi sufi poet

+IMMIGRATION TO CANADA

The Indo-Canadian community started around the beginning of the 20th century

According to the records of 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issued 17,608 visas to people from India’s Punjab region, which is thrice of the number in 2005

Also high level of student visas were issued, approximately 5200.

http://www.unitedsikhs.org/sikh-aid.php

+INDIAN FOOD

Indian preparation encompasses a large sort of regional cuisines native to Asian nation.

these cuisines vary considerably from one another and use domestically on the market spices, herbs, meat, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is additionally heavily influenced by non secular and cultural selections.

The development of those cuisines are formed by Hindu and Jain beliefs, and particularly by diet, that could be a growing dietary trend in Indian society.

Indian food preparation has been and remains evolving, as a results of the nation's cultural interactions with alternative societies

+PUNJABI FOOD

Punjabi food consist of ‘roti’ and ‘sabji’

Famous is ‘Makki di roti’ and ‘saag’

Punjabi spices consists of onion, garlic, ginger and corriander

Restaurant-style Punjabi cookery uses giant amounts of drawn butter, butter and cream

whereas home-cooked equivalents focus on whole wheat, rice, and different ingredients flavored with masala.

Stuffed parathas, samosas are queit famous

Common sweets are barfi, gulaab-jamun and ras-malai