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The "Cuisine" section appears to have a biased statement at the end:

South Indian food is very delicious. Most of hajji the world folk like to eat Masala Doshai with sambaar which is a famous cuisine in Tamilnadu.

The first sentence is entirely subjective and generalistic. The second sentence needs to at least be grammatically corrected, and possibly reviewed for objectivity and factual basis. It also mentions a specific cuisine purportedly famous in a single Indian state, which doesn't seem appropriate for the "Cuisine" topic in the "Culture of India" article (i.e., it's not a "Culture of Tamilnadu" article). —Preceding unsigned comment added by CueBallSTL (talk • contribs) 10:30, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

(I changed the names of modern Indian writers in section 2.1, an experienced wikipedian undid it, his view is that such wholesale changes should be first discussed, below is what I wrote on his user talk page. Here is the version with changes I made, compare it's sec.2.1 with that of present version.) --Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 03:08, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Namaste.

Sir, I am the fellow whose "massive changes in linked names" you reverted in the article culture of India.

I guess that you are a Kannada speaking Indian or an NRI. I disagree with your list of important modern writers. Seems that you have taken foreign recognition as the criterion for being a good Indian Writer, or you don't know of literatures of other languages apart from Kannada or English. I am not a great multilingual, all I know is Hindi, English, and Urdu. The base of my claim is that I've read a lot of translations of other Indian languages in Hindi, published by National Book Trust and Sahitya Academy (Bhartiya Gyanpeeth publishes only in Hinidi & English). It's probable that these two giant publishers do not offer such great variety of translations in Kannada but it's enough in English. Sahitya Akademy publishes "The Makers of Indian Literature" series of books describing life and works of great Indian Writers. I refer you to go through these books, you will realise that Indian Writing in English has given a very little contribution in Indian Literature. And that's the second point I want you to notice. But before that, I want to tell what writers I gave names of. Many of these writers' articles are marked as 'stubs' and others giving cursory information (but that's only ignorance of us Indians, who write long articles on Shahrukh Khan and other so-called celebrities). 1. Girish Karnad:- We both agree. Of the seven Gyanpeeth award winners, apart from him Ananthmurty, Shivram Karanth and Maasti a hindi reader have access, rest are missed heartily owing to scantiness of able verse translators. 2. Nirmal Verma: The man whose story Parinde started the nai kahani (literally, new story) movement, which changed the paranoma of hindi literature. His themes were alienation and memories. He is the most influential writer of Hindi after independence. (Also a gyanpeeth awardee if you consider it). 3. Kamaleshwar: he also belongs to the nai kahani, while Nirmal Verma explores the inner self, he goes into the society. He, Mohan Rakesh and Rajendra yadav consists of the nai kahani trio, with the last name being inferior and does not deserve this position. The trio does not consist of Nirmal Verma. Nirmal started a new wave freeing the hindi literature from the social aim which was burdened on it. But Kamaleshwar wrote for the society. His writing arise from his disagreement, disagreement about what he sees in the society. 4. Ajneya: A great poet and writer. Wrote poetical and pshycologically oriented stories. His Shekhar Ek Jeevani (lit, Shekhar, a biography) introduced alienataion in hindi literature. Kamaleshwar and Amarkant are akin to Premchand in the same manner as Nirmal Verma is akin to Ajneya and Jainendra Kumar.(Ajneya also got gyanpeeth).He rivals Premchand, but got such accalaim lately.(the previous sentence I added later Sumitkumar kataria (talk)) 5. Maasti Venkatesh Ayangar: the forefather of Kannada shortstory who even today can be called modern owing to his great life-span. (obviously you know him) 6.&7. MT and Basheer are two father figures of malyalam literature, though contemporary to each other their styles bear no resemblance . MT's works have been picturised into great films. Basheer also have got foreign acclaim. MT also a gyanpeeth winner. 8.,10.&11. mahashweta, arundhati, amrita: it's nice we agree here. 9. Sunil Gangopadhyay: also an important poet and writer of bangla, but I want to replace his name by Ashapurna Devi info about her you should get fromBanglapedia.12.Qurratulain Hyder: Premchand though not the first urdu-short-story writer (or afsana nigar) was the father of the genre in urdu. Next to him the four pillars of urdu short story were Manto, RajinderSingh Bedi, Ismat Chugtai, and Krishan Chander. Qurratulain Hyder was contemporary to the four and as important as them. She got gyanpeeth for his masterpiece aag ka darya (lit, river of fire). The 4 pillars cannot be called modern, but she also belongs to the younger generation and died recently.

Now the second point.What's Indian writing in English? a literature written by writers who are not native to English, for those who don't speak that language.

I am quoting two views, with which I agree, first from Sibnarayan Ray's rewiew of english translation of Selected Poems of Budhdev Bose:

"But in the world outside Bengal very few Bengali poets after Tagore are known either in the original or in translation. Anthologies do appear from time to time of modern post-Tagore Bengali poetry in English translation; but much of the translation is of a rather poor quality, and very few ever reach the world outside. This is true not only of Bengali but also of other major Indian languages which have produced modern poets of considerable stature. Not surprisingly such modern Indian writers as have lately found an access to the world market are those who write almost exclusively in English - mainly because they were born and brought up in a milieu where English became virtually their mother tongue. However, nearly all of them write prose fiction, mostly about India. Cleverly crafted, sometimes nostalgic, sometime severely critical, they possess little depth. Poetry seems to spring from a deeper subsoil from which they are cut off by their very special milieu and upbringing."

The next one is a comment to a post on a blog titled "Indian Writing in English":

Few years ago Amitav Ghosh withdrew his novel 'The Glass Palace' which was short- listed for best book under Eurasian Writer Category, commonwealth writer prize. Ghosh said 'commonwealth literature anchors an area of contemporary writing not with in the realities of present day, nor within the possibilities of future, but rather within the disputed aspect of past.'He further added, 'Commonwealth is a misnomer if applied to literary and cultural groups.'Commonwealth is a term used for the territory once conquered and ruled by the british, and commonwealth writer prize and Booker Prize are meant for the writers of countries falling under this category.Salman Rushdie is so obsessed with stereotypical Anglo-Indian characters that he seldom dares to go beyond it.Mid-night's Children's protagonist, Salim, who is an Anglo-Indian, shows Rushdie's colonial mindset. In his recent work 'Fury', he again bogged himself down in Raj nostalgia. The main character of the novel is born in India and flees to England.In the New Yorker (special issue on the 50th year of Indian independence) Rushdie wrote that during these fifty years, best literature in India has been written in English. It vividly shows his ignorance of Indian literature in Hindi and regional languages. The west with the help of award-hungry writers is trying to establish its superiority and to destroy the culture of so-called colonies.After losing geo-political control over these colonies, the Britain, is practicing cultural imperialism. All the works that ever won the commonwealth prize/Booker award, were laden with the sun-never-sets-on-the-empire syndrome. Non-fiction writes, like N.C.Chaudhry, died wallowing in the Raj-nostalgia. Other writers, who are staying in India and writing in English aren't immune to this syndrome; invariably their main characters are either Anglo-Indian or get educated in England. Less or more the plot of every novel are set around the time of partition and written with contempt for regional writer and languages. English undeniably is a part of colonial legacy and has acted as a powerful tool of colonial hegemony. But it also washed out the regional chauvinism up to some extent. English as a language can't be denied by creative writers in India or any other so-called colonies, but the writers should not yield under the pressure of British cultural imperialism.

Apart from these quotes another thing to tell you is that Arundhati Ray financially incurrs the cost of all writers of three Hindi Litrary Magazines viz., Hans, Samyantar, and Paihel. She is not culturally ignorant as Salman Rusdie. This much she earns.

In sum, my list better represent the modern indian literature.

I don't want to undo your change, I want you to undo it yourself. But if still you don't agree with me, I will just paste this message on the discussion tab and just ask views from other contributers. There is no point in the undoing game.

Sumitkumar, the reason I reverted your changes was not to prove I know more about modern Indian literature then you do. It is against wiki policy to make changes, especially large scale, without first having a discussion. Since you feel you know a lot about modern Indian literaute, I suggest you start a discussion about this, so people can attend and jointly decide which poets/writers are acceptable and which are not. You will be quite surprised that there could be many users who disagree with you. I have no intention of un-doing my undo, not because I did the undo but because that was the original content. Feel free to add a few names if you like, but if you want to make wholesale changes, I really think it would be nice to start a discussion. This is Wiki etiquette and manners. Good luck.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 11:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

--Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 11:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

OK Sir, let there be a consensus first. I am new to wikipedia and am not accustomed to it etiquettes. Sorry for that. --Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 17:04, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. It happens to all beginners. Not your fault. I suggest you to contact

WP:INDIA members and pool in a bigger bunch.Good luck.Dineshkannambadi (talk

) 00:28, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

I've added the name of Kamleshwar, deleted the phrase "both in Indian languages and in English", it's not right to put litr. of Indian languages on 1 side. Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 10:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

It seems that no expert of Indian Literature is heeding on this. An editor has deleted the name of Moncy Pothen. I want to erase Khuswant Singh and Salman Rushdie also. I have called for help on Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics and have dropped messages on user talk pages of members who edited the "literature" or "history" section. Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 09:59, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok, someone has added

I'm still insisting on deleting Khuswant Singh and Salman Rushdie, It's misrepresentaion of Indian lit. having their names here.Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 16:12, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I am deleting RK Narayan, Khushwant Singh, Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth. If anyone disagree, revert it and refute me here. About the first two names: My objection about RK Narayan is that he is not so important. A large number of writers has such calibre. For instance, names of hindi such as Ravindra Kaliya, shailesh matiyani, Mithileshwar, Gyanranjan, Shrilal Shukla, govind mishr can be cited, and Hindi literature just have a fair share in the Indian Literature . About Khuswant Singh, I want to say that he is not known for literature, but for other activities, such as editing, and that he does not deserve his name to be written with such writers. My main objection is that in the current list there is a bias in favour of Indian English writers. Further I am adding names of two father figures: Ajney and Masti --Sumitkumar kataria (talk) 16:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I love indian culture, and I think everyone should. It's simply great! India the great! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.120.73.67 (talk) 16:59, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

The picture masquerading as "traditional North Indian food" is that of a "vegetarian thali" in a restaurant in Tokyo, according to the original Flicker website it is taken from. It is hardly traditional. For one "lettuce" is not a traditional food item of North India (for that matter, any part of India). Here are the Quality Assurance Managers of MacDonald's (India) in the Times Food Processing Journal: "Before the entry of McDonald’s in India, lettuce was largely imported. Due to the fact that domestically there was a lack of demand, there were hardly any volumes and it was considered a difficult crop to grow. There was a total vacuum as far as the availability of seeds and adequate technological know-how was concerned." If that's not a dead giveaway,

This cannot get more childish. I dont know how my scholarly friend decided that it was Naan in the first place.It looks like Puri (food) .Even if its Naan , I am suprised why it cannot be called a "traditional North Indian food" . I would like to gently remind my friend of WP policy [[1]].-Bharatveer (talk) 05:43, 14 July 2008 (UTC)Bharatveer (talk) 05:18, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

The indian culture is still in Surinam... It all began on the immegrationday, when a lot of indians were brough to Surinam as contractworkers fr 5years After the contract some of them returned back to india and some of them stayed there My great great parents where also from india my name is Wikash Vidjai Behari and yes i'm from Behar. We do not speak "shubd" hindi but it's kind of mix with surinamees language. We call it Surnami..

ok bye shy Wikash Behari Vidjai —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikashvidjai (talk • contribs) 21:15, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

"Erica Antoine was the first black women to walk in india." . Is this line relevant? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.160.41 (talk) 12:48, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Get a lock on it, People are putting up stuff such as "Are u a low life loser" and "lol"

Get a lock please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helloworldnoob (talk • contribs) 01:02, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I remember that a beautiful image of a Kathakali performer was there in the lead. Why was this image removed? --Incidious (talk) 14:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I also noticed that someone removed the image on Robindranath Tagore. Please avoid non-constructive edits. --128.211.201.161 (talk) 21:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The caption of that image is highly insulting and inaccurate. Though that is the case usually, the caption suggested that all sewer work is carried out sudras. And not a single source was presented to back this ridiculous claim. Besides, it cannot be said for sure whether the subject in the image was shudra. Therefore, I've removed the image. --Incidious (talk) 14:29, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The second paragraph, added recently, has several issues which need to settled before it can be added. Firstly, a single source is mentioned several times. As a matter of fact, this source seems to be the source for all the material in the second paragraph. And this is highly undesirable as it reflects the viewpoint of just one author. A more balanced and widely accepted viewpoint is required. Secondly, it lays too much emphasis on societal values and ignores other parts of Indian culture. Worse, it generalizes the Indian culture. These practices are mostly prevalent among certain sects of Hinduism and cannot be generalized for the entire Indian population, of whom 15% are Muslims. Sentences such as From early age, children are reminded of their roles and places in society are highly un-encyclopedic, and reflects personal point-of-view. Please refrain from adding such material. --Incidious (talk) 00:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Has anybody been watching this article recently? --Incidious (talk) 00:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that the paragraph was added again without addressing the concerns mentioned above. Please, take other contributors to Wikipedia into confidence before making such edits. Thanks --Incidious (talk) 23:15, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

It's one of the only sources that are general introductions to the subject "Culture of India". Read it. As long as information is verifiable, it should stay.Lalit Jagannath (talk) 19:50, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

As I have mentioned before, please discuss the matter in its entirety before adding such controversial material. The fact that it is the only source making such audacious claims shows widely unaccepted this theory is. Wikipedia has three core policies and they all must be met: neutral point of view, verifiability and no original research. As long as the material does not meet all the three criteria, it has every reason to be removed. Again, discuss before adding the material. --Incidious (talk) 20:15, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

So which criteria it does not meet? It's a straight summary of scholar's overview on Indian culture. If you don't like the book, it does mean it's controversial. The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a

reliable source, not whether we think it is true. Lalit Jagannath (talk

) 20:30, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Again, as I said before, including just one source might represent the viewpoint of just one author, rather than a widely accepted or factual viewpoint. In such a scenario, NPOV might be compromised. However, I have no problems with the current version since it specifically mentions that the concerned viewpoint was put forward by Eugene M. Makar. --Incidious (talk) 01:12, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

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11:33, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Given the amount of Vandalism, I suggest that we request for Semi-protection of this article Vinay84 (talk) 03:41, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

QuiteUnusual writes while editing on 19 March 2012: second part doesn't seem to be supported by the ref - OR?

Which second part? I checked Asia Times citation again. The 8th last paragraph of the article in particular, and last 1/2 of the newspaper article, provides support. The Economic Times is another major newspaper in South Asia, and it too provides support. ApostleVonColorado (talk) 23:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

The first quote of the Cuisine section looks badly messed up, but I don't know how to fix it without messing something else up. --81.231.245.214 (talk) 12:42, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Just checked on latest versions of IE, Safari and Chrome browsers. Cuisine section, quotes, and sections before/after look fine here. What seems messed up? ApostleVonColorado (talk) 14:47, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Anyone care to explain how Pakistan was "influenced by the medieval Indo-Persian culture"? I just reverted it.[2] as Pakistan did not exist as a nation in the medieval period. Darkness Shines (talk) 19:01, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

India was also not present in its current form. At that time Pakistan and North India belonged to Delhi Sultanate. Am I wrong in this? --Dravidianhero (talk) 19:05, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

India has been around for thousands of years, it used to the land beyond the Indus. But if I recall correctly, Alexander the great popped in there, which I think was most certainly before the medieval period. But even as city states the country was there, Pakistan however is a new nation, so they cannot have been "influenced by the medieval Indo-Persian culture" which is just a silly suggestion. Darkness Shines (talk) 19:17, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Regardless of when Pakistan originated, content on which culture Pakistan was influenced by, that too in the lead, is beyond the scope of this article.

^«৳alk»

19:23, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Isn't it a bit radical to exclude all other regions? such as Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. Can Culture be limited by national borders? I don't think so. However, I agree, that it could be left in the lead section.--Dravidianhero (talk) 19:34, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

You are right, culture cannot be limited by national borders. I was only making a limited point that this article need not cover the

^«৳alk»

19:47, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Please add a section for tribal people with their specific customs and traditions.--Dravidianhero (talk) 12:49, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Please post or try to add some bengali food items and specially the photos of bengali sweets and fish curry items.That will make the bengali's happy.Please try to mentain that Kolkata is said to be the cultural capital of India Anurag Chakraborty —Preceding undated comment added 12:36, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

The "evolved by mainly" Muslim powers claim in lede is original research, ignores nizams in Hyderabad which is hardly northern India. Punjabi Indian culture in the north is quite different than islamic culture. The second para of the lede also ignores the large Christian population in the south and their distinct culture. I studied the suggestions to lede over last 6 months by several editors; someone is giving undue emphasis to Muslim and north India without supporting such emphasis. Claiming no support necessary is inappropriate, see wp:v. Please provide a few respected scholarly support, at least on the talk page, for this "subcultural variations evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers".

The lede should mention India's cultural diversity, without the original research whether the culture was "mainly" influenced by Muslim or British or whoever. Kiitos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.243.188.203 (talk) 11:35, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

First of all, the lead section shouldn't contain references if not necessary. In this case it's not necessary as we deal with the obvious. Here is a statement about Hindustani music and Muslim rulers, which you deleted without any comment: http://books.google.at/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA40&dq=muslim+Hindustani+music&hl=en&sa=X&ei=go0zUaDrA8ff4QSFrYFI&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=muslim%20Hindustani%20music&f=falseandadddda and I must add that I find it quite irritating, when you say Punjabis were not influenced by Muslims when we see that most Punjabis are Muslims themselves living in Pakistan, a Muslim country.-- Dravidian  Hero  17:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

The book you cite does not state anywhere that "subcultural variations evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers". Please identify the page number where it does. A mere discussion of music styles is not sufficient to make sweeping encyclopedic conclusions. The source must make the same or equivalent conclusion. On Punjabi Indian culture, there is no need to discuss Pakistan or some other country because it is obvious you are unaware of reality there; You are extrapolating your assumptions and concluding on your own something that reliable sources do not conclude. Instead of personal opinions, offer reliable sources that support your claim. Just identify one source that concludes "Punjabi Indian culture evolved mainly by contact with Muslims", or even "North Indian culture evolved mainly by contact with Muslims." Unless you can do so, please do not revert. See wiki policies @ wp:proveit. This wiki page is not your or anyone's personal blog. Kiitos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.243.188.203 (talk) 05:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Added another source regarding the intro sentence, which appears to be your main concern for whatever reason. And the next time you remove sourced content you will be reported for vandalism as books are generally per se reliable.-- Dravidian  Hero  12:13, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

and for clarification: the intro doesn't say anything about North Indian culture itself. It tells why these differences exist.-- Dravidian  Hero  12:24, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

I have read the chapters in the two books you cite. These do not support the sweeping statement, or offer anything to support "subcultural variations evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers." The Zakaria book is a primary source, and only discusses Hindu-Muslim unity (page 46), Muslim musicians adopting Indian classical music, and nothing about North India's music or cultural evolution. I repeat my request: identify the page number(s) that states "subcultural variations evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers." Original research and synthesis are unacceptable. For help identifying reliable sources, see @ wp:rely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources Kiitos, 213.243.188.203 (talk) 15:03, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't believe you read the source at page 28, the page I provided. I quote:"The early waves of Muslim invasion in Northwest India and the 12th-century establishment of the Delhi sultanate by Turkish Muslims introduced profound change in North Indian culture. Over the next 6 centuries the art, literature, religion and customs of Turkish, Persian and Central Asian cultures came to India with the artists and scholars of the Muslim courts. Historical records hint that for some time the Persian music of the courts thrived without any influence of India's musical culture." That certainly is very supportive for the intro sentence, which shouldn't be a 1 to 1 copy anyway per copyright issues. -- Dravidian  Hero  15:20, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

How does that quote from Allyn Miner support "subcultural variations evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers?" Miner writes, "Persian music thrived without influence of India's musical culture" and later writes Persian court music evolved because of influences from Indian classical music, and makes no mention of subcultural variations or how North Indian culture mainly evolved. Consider page 29, para 2. Miner claims Bijapur (Deccan court) was an important center of Muslim court culture; Bijapur is in Karnataka - considered part of South India. Miner does not claim North or South India evolved mainly by contact with Muslim powers. Please provide a more relevant and direct support for verification of your sweeping claim. Kiitos, 213.243.188.203 (talk) 16:14, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

You repeat yourself over and over again, because of an intro, which is currently very well backed by an appropriate source. You are very emotionally attached to this topic, I suggest you edit something else.-- Dravidian  Hero  16:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Please assume good faith, and see wp:own. Help me locate the specific support for your sweeping claims. You are misrepresenting Allyn Miner and Zakaria references; even the #4 reference you just added, at page 17, does not support "South Indian culture developed largely independent of foreign influences." You can help me verify and reach consensus, or I can tag your citations as dubious/failed verification and we can take this to dispute resolution process @ wp:drn. I hope others who edit this page can mediate here avoiding the need for taking this to DRN. Kiitos, 213.243.188.203 (talk) 18:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

You don't explain in any way, how exactly anything written there misrepresents the provided sources. It is not constructive at all to claim everything is wrong without giving reasons. Please start a DR process, if you still think, you are right.-- Dravidian  Hero  19:05, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

I have explained myself already. The conclusions "evolved mainly..." and "largely independent of foreign..." is original research by you. These sweeping conclusions are not supported by the newly cited sources, directly or equivalently. I have added the tags. I will start the DRN/Noticeboard process. Kiitos, 213.243.188.203 (talk) 06:12, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research/Noticeboard#Lede_section:_Culture_of_India Kiitos, 213.243.188.203 (talk) 10:37, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

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This page needs a section on cultural history and since culture is so closely linked to religion in India, a note on Islamic and western influences. I think we also need more on the actual culture of India (or diversity of culture) and less about art (or it should be called 'Indian culture and art' and be a redirect from indian art and indian culture). Any thoughts? --Pranathi 05:31, 6 May 2005

I think that the best article on Indian Culture is this one,which I read yesterday. I think this will answer your query.

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Hi,

In this article, under "Culture", the article states "Muslim rulers massacred Hindus and Buddhists while attacking temples and monasteries, while also forcing them to convert including on the battlefield". The article referenced is Eamon Murphy. The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism. Routledge. p. 16.

This is what the article says: "While Islam has had a major impact on the Indian subcontinent, there is no single explanation for the process of Islaization. Contrary to what is sometimes assumed, the spread of Islam within the Indian subcontinent as in other parts of the world, was not by force. Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of civilizations' theory, which emphasizes the continuing violent conflict between an aggressive Islam and other religions, has little direct relevance to the Indian subcontinent. The belief that Islam was spread by force was a direct consequence of military conquests and the introduction of Muslim rule - what is often termed the 'Religion of the Sword' thesis - holds little weight in the Indian context. It is correct that some of the early Muslim invaders and rules were intolerant bigots who massacred Hindus and Buddhists and destroyed numerous temples and monasteries particularly across northern India. Some Muslim leaders may well have offered Hindus and followers of other religions captured on the battlefield the choice to convert to Islam or be put to death, but this seems to have been rare."

So while the Wikipedia article quotes the referenced article, it does so incorrectly, both in letter, and in spirit.

This edit is where this line was added: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_India&diff=prev&oldid=836977204.

The edit also adds a claim that the population of India declined from 200 to 125 million, because of the mohammedan conquest. This claim is highly debatable, and based on dubious facts (see https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/35488/did-indias-population-decrease-by-80-million-between-1000-and-1525-ce). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.158.100.28 (talk) 03:08, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Varanasi is cultural capital of india. Varanasi, which is known also as kashi, is one of the oldest living city of the world. it is known for its religion, culture, cuisine, dress, literature, and so on. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism is related to kashi. Lord Buddha first preached in Kashi. Parshwanath, shreyansnath, and suparshwanath(jain thirthankar) is related to Kashi. Kashi is city of Lord Shiva. it is birthplace of Sant Ravidas, Kabir Das and so many saints. in Literature, father of Hindi literature Bhartendu Harishchandra is related to Kashi and Jai Shankar Prasad, Katha Samrat Premchand is also from Kashi. in dress Kashi is famous for its saree. Kashi is famous for milk sweets like lassi, rabdi, Malaiyo. it is also famous for its pan. in architecture. Sarnath school of art is famous for its sculpture. Varanasi is situated on the bank of holy Ganga. Kashi is known for its was ancient center for education. now a days with two Central University, Kashi has six universities like Benaras Hindu University, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, AntarRashtriya tibbati bauddh adhyayan Kendra. Ankush Kabir (talk) 10:23, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

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Ok no problem I asked as it is a vulnerable topic.Arjayay — Preceding unsigned comment added by RajeshRawal Mewari (talk • contribs) 06:07, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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Indian culture is the heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies that originated in or are associated with the ethno-linguistically diverse Indian subcontinent. The term also applies beyond India to countries and cultures whose histories are strongly connected to India by immigration, colonization, or influence, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia. India's languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food and customs differ from place to place within the country.

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