
This
is a veritable open air museum, housing some of the
most ancient and modern ideas, artifacts and people.
For those wanting to know about human past, it offers
an insight into man's greatest glories and follies;
those seeking monuments, there are palaces and temples
that have withstood the test of time and modern architecture
that promises to be the monuments of the future; for
music lovers, there are a myriad different styles of
singing and instruments that bear testimony to the genius
of maestros' past and present.
For dancers, there are the slow trance like dances of
Kathakali to the vibrant rhythm of the Manipuri, the
enchanting allure of MohniAttam and BhartNatyam to the
modern mix of swing, hip hop and "disco" of
Bollywood movies.
It is this variety which is a special hallmark of India.
Its physical, religious and racial variety is as immense
as its linguistic diversity. Underneath this diversity
lies the continuity of Indian civilization and social
structure from the very earliest times until the present
day. Modern India presents a picture of unity in diversity
to which history provides no parallel.
Here is a catalogue of everything Indian. Indian religions,
festivals, rituals, artifacts, monuments, costumes,
music and dance, language and literature. Come and discover
a little more of India's culture by selecting any of
these topics
Few countries in the world have such an ancient and
diverse culture as India's. Stretching back in an unbroken
sweep over 5000 years, India's culture has been enriched
by successive waves of migration which were absorbed
into the Indian way of life.
Visit India and discover the many facets of cultural
India, land where unity exits in all its diversity !.