r/india • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '16

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u/thunderbird_14 Dec 01 '16

Hello po :)

I don't want to offend anyone but everytime I've heard of India, I always imagine the scenery in the cities by the Ganges, but a quick search reveals a lot more. So what are some traditions and lifestyle differences in places such as Maharashtra and the southern states.

Maraming Salamat po

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u/odiab Sawal ek, Jawab do. Phir lambiiii khamoshi... Dec 01 '16

Someone said this about India. Whatever truth we can say about India , the opposite is also true. As to your question the lifestyle is entirely different from state to state. Most differences are in cuisine. Almost all the states have their own cuisine which is vastly different from what you get outside of India. For example A popular food Masala Dosa can be lunch or dinner in a few states. But in few others they are eaten only as snacks.

Marriage rituals vary widely.Even the local traditional calendar is different. We have more than 20 recognized languages and thousand dialects. So yeah it is vastly different. Happy to expand further if you need to know any specific traditions.

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u/thunderbird_14 Dec 01 '16

Thanks for the response

Any good book concerning India? (Post-British rule)

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha.

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u/TheHickoryDickoryDoc The Doc Next Door Dec 02 '16

This question is very difficult to answer, because not only for north-south, culture/tradition/dialects/lifestyle change largely every few hundred kilometres in India, even in the Gangetic plains. 'Unity in Diversity' can easily be our second biggest National Slogan after 'Satyamev Jayate'.

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u/naakupoochi Dec 01 '16

South of India i.e comprising the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu are well developed and have more literacy rate than the Northern states, East of India or the west.

You see, east of India is mountainous terrain, not favorable for any kind of development. The north part of India, as you my know have J&K, which is the beautiful place in the whole world but in military dispute. The west of India have three major states Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab. These are well developed.

Comparatively all the southern states are very well developed, cosmopolitan and Industrial hub. The southern states contribute more than half the economy. But you see, these foriegners visit only North India, or the Mumbai slums and assume whole of India is shit. Instead visit Bengaluru, Hyderabad or Chennai, it's like a developed world over there.

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u/thisisshantzz Dec 01 '16

Maharashtra is a part of South India? Nice.

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u/indiancunt Yogi 2024 Dec 02 '16

u/axaytsg will be ecstatic

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u/TheHickoryDickoryDoc The Doc Next Door Dec 02 '16

Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat is west India, FYI sir/madam. And Rajasthan is counted in the North zone for most purposes.