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PUNJABI
CULTURE
AND INDIAN
FOOD
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PUNJABI CULTURE
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Introduction
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Dresses of Punjab
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Geography and climate
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Art and craft
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Cultural heritage
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Literature of Punjab
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Religion
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Communication
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Important festivals
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Music and folk
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INTRODUCTION TO PUNJABI CULTURE
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One of the oldest in world
history
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Word ‘Punjab’ is derived from
Persian words ‘Panj’ and ‘Ab’
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Its main areas are: Punjabi
philosophy, poetry, spirituality,
education, artistry, music
cuisine, traditions, values and
history
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GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
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Situated in North-eastern part
of India
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Climate is determined by
extreme hot and cold
conditions
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Three main seasons: summer,
rainy and winter
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Two transitional seasons: post
monsoon and post winter
season
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CULTURAL HERITAGE
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An advanced urban culture that flourished over 8000 years
ago
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Its cities were known as ‘Mohenjodaro’
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Harappa- refer Punjabi culture as the INDUS VALLEY
CIVILIZATION
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Punjabi culture dates back to 7000-20,000 BC
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15th century- Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji founded Sikh religion
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19th century- British rule, several Punjabi freedom fighters
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In 1947- at the end of British rule, the Punjab was split
between India and Pakistan
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RELIGION
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Most of people in Punjab belongs to
Sikh religion (60%)
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37% - Hinduism, and 3% - Islam,
Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism
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There are five Takhts (Temporal
Seats) of Sikhism, three are in Punjab
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The holiest of Sikh shrines- Shri
Harmandir Sahib ji (or Golden
Temple) is located in the holy city of
Amritsar
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During major holidays on Sikh
calendar, such as Guruparv, Sikh
gather and march virtually through
towns and cities.
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http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/
world-gurudwaras
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http://youtu.be/f4Kxsh4xRTI
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COMMUNICATION
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This include verbal and non-verbal elements and different
style
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‘Punjabi’ is the most spoken language
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It is dominant in key institutions, such as business,
agriculture, industry, government and police
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IMPORTANT FESTIVALS
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Diwali
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Holi
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Lohri
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Basant, Baisakhi
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MUSIC, FOLK
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Male dances:
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Bhangra, Malwai Giddha
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Jhumar
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Dhamaal
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Female dances:
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Sammi
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Giddha
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Jaago
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Kikli
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http://youtu.be/3BxMMQs6nQ
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DRESSES OF PUNJAB
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Men wear kurta pajama
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Sikh men wear turban too
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Women wear Salwaar kameez
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Phulkari adds to traditional
costumes
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ART AND CRAFT
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Two types: craft of rural areas
and craft of urban area
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Wood work skills
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Gold and silver work
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Weaving
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Embroidery
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Wood work
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LITERATURE OF PUNJAB
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Punjabi literature have deep meaning and different use of
words
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Large number of Punjabi works are translated into various
languages
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Waris Shah is best known for his seminal work- Heer-Ranja
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Bulleh Shah was punjabi sufi poet
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IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
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The Indo-Canadian community started around the beginning
of the 20th century
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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
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Also high level of student visas were issued, approximately
5200.
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http://www.unitedsikhs.org/sikh-aid.php
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INDIAN FOOD
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Indian preparation encompasses a large sort of regional cuisines
native to Asian nation.
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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.
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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.
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Indian food preparation has been and remains evolving, as a
results of the nation's cultural interactions with alternative
societies
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PUNJABI FOOD
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Punjabi food consist of ‘roti’ and
‘sabji’
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Famous is ‘Makki di roti’ and ‘saag’
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Punjabi spices consists of onion,
garlic, ginger and corriander
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Restaurant-style Punjabi
cookery uses giant amounts of
drawn butter, butter and cream
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whereas home-cooked
equivalents focus on whole
wheat, rice, and different
ingredients flavored with
masala.
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Stuffed parathas, samosas are
queit famous
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Common sweets are barfi,
gulaab-jamun and ras-malai