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  2. Culture of India - Wikipedia

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    Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...

  3. Crafts of India - Wikipedia

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    Crafts of India. Working of traditional Woodblock Printing Craft of Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, India. Bagh print traditional hand block print craft in Bagh. Artisan producing marble stone inlays, Agra. The crafts of India are diverse, rich in history, culture and religion. The craft of each state in India reflect the influence of different empires.

  4. South Indian culture - Wikipedia

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    e. South Indian culture refers to the cultural region typically covering the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The idea of South India is closely linked to the Dravidian ethnic and linguistic identity and therefore it can also refer to groups in central India such as the Gondi and the Kui.

  5. Kashmir papier-mâché - Wikipedia

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    Kashmiri papier-mâché is a Kashmiri handicrafts that was brought by Muslim saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani from Persia in the 14th century to Kashmir. It is based primarily on paper pulp, and is a richly decorated, colourful artifact; generally in the form of vases, bowls, or cups (with and without metal rims), boxes, trays, bases of lamps, and ...

  6. Pottery in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Pottery in the Indian subcontinent has an ancient history and is one of the most tangible and iconic elements of Indian art. Evidence of pottery has been found in the early settlements of Lahuradewa and later the Indus Valley Civilisation. Today, it is a cultural art that is still practiced extensively in the subcontinent.

  7. Sculpture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Sculpture in the Indian subcontinent, partly because of the climate of the Indian subcontinent makes the long-term survival of organic materials difficult, essentially consists of sculpture of stone, metal or terracotta. It is clear there was a great deal of painting, and sculpture in wood and ivory, during these periods, but there are only a ...

  8. Kathputli (puppetry) - Wikipedia

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    Kathputli (puppetry) Kathputli is a string puppet theatre, native to Rajasthan, India, and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry. [ 1] Being a string marionette, it is controlled by a single string that passes it from the top of the puppet over the puppeteers. [ 2] Putli meaning a doll. Kathputli means a puppet which is made entirely from ...

  9. 'It's tradition, it's family': Indian Village vendors pass ...

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    July 24, 2024 at 9:47 PM. CHEYENNE — Selling authentic, handmade Native American artifacts at the Indian Village is about more than just making a living. These vendors return every year as part ...