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subcontinent of Asia
1,269,339 sq miles 35% of the size of US |
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largely mountainous region (even excluding himalaya to the north)
-3rd largest mountain in the world Kanchenjunga lies on the border of Nepal
-Indus river is in the west and flows to Arabian sea
-ganges river in east and flows to bay of bengal. desert in the west |
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| varies from tropical monsoon in the south to temperate in the north, Monsoons are characterized by heavy, wind-driven rainfalls |
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three broad groupings
Indo-Aryan 72%
Dravidian 25%
Mongoloid 3% |
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Bordered by the northwest by Paki
north- tibet and nepal
NE-Banglashdesh, Bhutan and Myanmar |
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Hindi is the national lang and primary tongue for 30% of the people.
14 other official languages
Alphabet-many different ones because of many different alphabets. some modifications of latin |
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NR: coal-4th largest in world
natural gas
iron ore, manganeses, diamonds, limestong
Agr: arable land 48.8% of all land. Tap water not potable throughout the country. Overpopulation
Industry: traditional village forming, modern agriculture, handicrafts
3/5th workforce agriculture |
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| a wire stringed fiddle of northern India |
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| plucked stringed instruments in the lute family |
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| percussion, pair of drums played with fingers |
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| Classical dance tradition |
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most highly developed arts of Indian Culture.
An integral part of Sanskrit dramas, a mode of worship performed in the inner shrines of every temple and courtly past time
4 principle schools Bharata Natyam, Kathakali, Kathak, and Manipuri |
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-most significant classical types
-based on principles set down in the Natya Shastra, a handbook on dramatury written about 200 CE by hindu sage, Bharata according to instructions from the God Brahma.
- prob most complete dance technique in exsistence; including movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, head movements and foot rhytms
-gestures have great variety of meanings. ranging from depictions of concrete objects to those of abstract
-Padams in which songs are danced ratehr than sung
-usually performed by women |
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dance dramas of Kerala region of India are virile and masculine performances
-movements explosive and are accompanied by an incessant drumming
-makeup is grotesque and requires several hours to apply
-costumes very elaborate
-all male |
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| Folk dance tradition in India |
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| Bangra and is a dance tradition done at harvest time in the Punjab region, which lies in present day paskistan. womens dance gidda also done at harvest time. |
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