As promised I am back with my next posting on Indian culture. In this post I will talk about the Indian culture and Indian Attire.

The family culture in INDIA is very different from what we have in western countries. Indian culture is rich and diverse and as a result unique in its very own way. Our manners, way of communicating with one another, etc are one of the important components of our culture. Even though we have accepted modern means of living, improved our lifestyle, our values and beliefs still remain unchanged. A person can change his way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values in a person always remains unchanged because they are deeply rooted within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we receive from our culture.

Indian culture treats guests as god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are a part and parcel of the family itself. Even though we don’t have anything to eat, the guests are never left hungry and are always looked after by the members of the family. Elders and the respect for elders is a major component in Indian culture. Elders are the driving force for any family and hence the love and respect for elders comes from within and is not artificial. An individual takes blessings from his elders by touching their feet. Elders drill and pass on the Indian culture within us as we grow.

Like in here we greet each other by saying “Hi”  “Hello” our way of greeting people is by saying “NAMASTE” we fold both our hands together and wish anybody who come to our home. Well, like “NAMASTE” every religion in INDIA has their own way of greeting. But yes “hi” and “hello” are now a day’s most common greetings among youngsters and even elders.

We in India usually live in a joint family. It means all the family members with their siblings live together with their parents. Girls after marriage leave the home but boys live with their parents with their wife and children. But as time is changing, some people migrate from their home for jobs or business and live in nuclear family

but still family is of utmost important to them.

Attires in Indian culture:

Oh I love Indian attire. It’s so beautiful, elegant and rich with all the embellishments , blink and style different from the western and any other country. Very commonly you will find women’s wearing SARI or SUITS as a daily attire and LEHENGAS for special Occasions. And for men’s they wear jeans, T-Shirt, trousers, shirts and suits are very common whereas for any special occasion they wear SHERWANI.Other than our traditional dresses Jeans, dresses and skirts are also  commonly wore by women’s in INDIA but mainly more popular among youngsters and people living in Metros.

 SARI happens to be the most versatile drape with its amazing styles of draping and design. The sari is the traditional dress of India which also modifies as per material, drape and style with each region. This has also gone up to international drape style followed by ranking designers on the ramp shows. Sari is mostly wear by Indians in Wedding Ceremony, Functions any by some as a Daily Attire.Saree is draped with a top which we call as “BLOWSE”.

SUITS are of different styles available in India. Usually style differs by fashion and personal choice. But you will see quite lot variations in it. But every suit has a top which you can call as a “Tunic” bottom which we call as “Churidar” or “Salwar” and “Duptta” which you can call as a scarf .no matter what ever style of suit you are wearing it will have these three things in it.

LEHENGAS are mostly worn for special occasions and not as daily attire. Usually brides wear it on their wedding. It also has three parts “top, skirt and duppata”

SHERWANI is worn by men’s on special occasions like wedding. It has a long-shirt fully embellished bottom as “churidar” and a “duppata”.there can be a lot of variations on this dress too in terms of style and pattern according to personal choices.

Hummm…that’s all for today’s posting…. In my upcoming postings we will discuss about Indian Jewelry and Dance and so many other things to know INDIA better. 

See you in the next post......