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Indian- American
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Facts and Statistics
*Location: Southern Asia, bordering Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan
605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Neal 1,6!0 km,
"akistan #,!1# km
*Capital: Ne$ %elhi*Climate: &aries 'rom troi(al monsoon in south to temerate in
north
*Population: 1,065,0)0,60) *+ul #004 est-.
*Ethnic Make-up: /ndoAran )#, %ra&idian #5, 2ongoloid andother 3 *#000.
*Religions: indu 81-3, 2uslim 1#, Christian #-3, Sikh 1-!,
other grous in(luding Buddhist, +ain, "arsi #-5 *#000.
*o!ernment: ederal eubli(
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*:he di''erent states o' /ndia ha&e
di''erent o''i(ial languages, some o'
them not re(ogni;ed b the (entralgo&ernment- Some states ha&e more
then one o''i(ial language- Bihar in
east /ndia has three o''i(ial languages
indi, rdu and Bengali $hi(h are
all re(ogni;ed b the (entralgo&ernment- But Sikkim, also in east
/ndia, has 'our o''i(ial languages o'
$hi(h onl Neali is re(ogni;ed b the
(entral go&ernment-
*Central go&ernment de(ided that
"indi $as to be the o''i(ial language
o' /ndia and there'ore it also has the
status o' o''i(ial language in the
states-
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Indian Societ# $ Culture"ierarch#
*:he in'luen(es o' induism and the tradition o' the (aste
sstem ha&e (reated a (ulture that emhasi;es established
hierar(hi(al relationshis-
*/ndians are al$as (ons(ious o' so(ial order and their status
relati&e to other eole, be the 'amil, 'riends, or strangers-
*All relationshis in&ol&e hierar(hies- /n s(hools, tea(hers are(alled gurus and are &ie$ed as the sour(e o' all kno$ledge- :he
atriar(h, usuall the 'ather, is (onsidered the leader o' the
'amil- :he boss is seen as the sour(e o' ultimate resonsibilit
in business- 9&er relationshi has a (lear (ut hierar(h that
must be obser&ed 'or the so(ial order to be maintained-
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%he Role o& the Famil#
*"eole ti(all de'ine themsel&es b the grous to $hi(h the
belong rather than b their status as indi&iduals- Someone is
deemed to be a''iliated to a se(i'i( state, region, (it, 'amil,(areer ath, religion, et(-
*:his grou orientation stems 'rom the (lose ersonal ties
/ndians maintain $ith their 'amil, in(luding the e<tended
'amil-
*:he e<tended 'amil (reates
a mriad o' interrelationshis,
rules, and stru(tures- Along
$ith these mutual obligations
(omes a deerooted trustamong relati&es-
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'ust Can(t Sa# )o
*/ndians do not like to e<ress =no,= be it &erball or non &erball-
*ather than disaoint ou, 'or e<amle, b saing something
isn=t a&ailable, /ndians $ill o''er ou the resonse that the think
ou $ant to hear-
*:his beha&iour should not be (onsidered dishonest- An /ndian$ould be (onsidered terribl rude i' he did not attemt to gi&e a
erson $hat had been asked-
*Sin(e the do not like to gi&e negati&e ans$ers, /ndians ma gi&e
an a''irmati&e ans$er but be deliberatel &ague about an
se(i'i( details- :his $ill re>uire ou to look 'or non&erbal
(ues, su(h as a relu(tan(e to (ommit to an a(tual time 'or a
meeting or an enthusiasti( resonse-
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Eti*uette and Customs in India
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Meeting Eti*uette
*eligion, edu(ation and so(ial (lass all in'luen(e greetings in
/ndia-*:his is a hierar(hi(al (ulture, so greet the eldest or most senior
erson 'irst-
*?hen lea&ing a grou, ea(h erson must be bid 'are$ell
indi&iduall
*Shaking hands is (ommon, ese(iall in the large (ities among
the more edu(ated $ho are a((ustomed to dealing $ith
$esterners-
*2en ma shake hands $ith other men and $omen ma shake
hands $ith other $omen@ ho$e&er there are seldom handshakesbet$een men and $omen be(ause o' religious belie's- /' ou are
un(ertain, $ait 'or them to e<tend their hand-
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i&t i!ing Eti*uette
*/ndians belie&e that gi&ing gi'ts eases the transition into the
ne<t li'e-
*7i'ts o' (ash are gi&en to 'riends and members o' the e<tended'amil to (elebrate li'e e&ents su(h as birth, death and
marriage-
*/t is not the &alue o' the gi't, but the sin(erit $ith $hi(h it is
gi&en, that is imortant to the re(iient-*/' in&ited to an /ndian=s home 'or a meal, it is not ne(essar to
bring a gi't, although one $ill not be turned do$n-
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*%o not gi&e 'rangiani
or $hite 'lo$ers as the
are used at 'unerals-
*ello$, green and red
are lu(k (olours, so tr
to use them to $ra
gi'ts-
*A gi't 'rom a man should
be said to (ome 'rom
both, he and his$i'emothersister or
some other 'emale
relati&e-
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*indus should not
be gi&en gi'ts made
o' leather-
*2uslims should not
be gi&en gi'ts made
o' igskin oral(oholi( rodu(ts-
*7i'ts are not
oened $hen
re(ei&ed-
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+ining Eti*uette
*/ndians entertain in
their homes,restaurants, ri&ate
(lubs, or other ubli(
&enues, deending
uon the o((asion
and (ir(umstan(es-
*Although /ndians are
not al$as un(tual
themsel&es, thee<e(t 'oreigners to
arri&e (lose to the
aointed time-
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*:ake o'' our shoes
be'ore entering the
house-
*%ress modestl and
(onser&ati&el-
*"olitel turn do$n the
'irst o''er o' tea,
(o''ee, or sna(ks- ou
$ill be asked again and
again- Saing no to the'irst in&itation is art o'
the roto(ol-
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%here are di!erse dietar#
restrictions in India that ma#a&&ect the &oods that are
ser!ed:
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*indus do not eat bee' and man are &egetarians-
*2uslims do not eat ork or drink al(ohol-
*Sikhs do not eat bee'-
*amb, (hi(ken, and 'ish are the most (ommonl ser&ed
main (ourses 'or non&egetarian meals as the a&oid the
meat restri(tions o' the religious grous-
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Relationships $ Communication
*/ndians re'er to do business $ith those the
kno$-
*elationshis are built uon mutual trust and
rese(t-
*/n general, /ndians re'er to ha&e longstanding
ersonal relationshis rior to doing business-
*/t ma be a good idea to go through a third artintrodu(tion- :his gi&es ou immediate (redibilit-
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%itles
*/ndians re&ere titles su(h as "ro'essor, %o(tor
and 9ngineer-*Status is determined b age, uni&ersit degree,
(aste and ro'ession-
*/' someone does not ha&e a ro'essional title,
use the honori'i( title Sir or 2adam-
*:itles are used $ith the erson=s name or the
surname, deending uon the erson=s name-
*?ait to be in&ited be'ore using someone=s 'irstname $ithout the title-
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"ealth Issues*2alnutrition
*igh /n'ant 2ortalit ate*"oor Sanitation
*Sa'e %rinking ?ater
*Common %iseases
%engue e&er, eatitis, :uber(ulosis, 2alaria and "neumonia%iarrheal diseases, /DA/%S, "olio, abies, Can(er
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ender Roles and Statuses*7ender ro&ides the basis 'or a 'undamental di&ision o' the
$ork 'or(e, $ith erhas onl the lo$est dalabor Eobs andthe most modern ro'essions being regularl sta''ed b
eole o' both genders-
*.
"atriar(hal is the $ord most (ommonl used to des(ribethe traditional /ndian 'amil and the gender relationshis
$ithin it- :his is true in all 'amil sstems e<(et the de'un(t
matrilineal sstem o' the Naar (astes in Ferala- ?ithin all
bran(hes o' induism, riests (an onl be male, though the
ma be bos- /n /slam, the leaders o' a raer grou aremales- /n Goroastrianism and oman Catholi(ism, onl men
(an 'un(tion as riests-
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*/t is said that a $oman must 'irst obe her
'ather, then her husband, and then her son@ this
seems to be the normal attern as she goesthrough li'e-
*:he oinion o' the male head o' household is
ese(iall imortant in the arrangement o'
marriages-
*Sin(e it is the male head $ho ti(all (ontrols
the 'amil=s 'inan(es, it is he $ho as or
re(ei&es a do$r at the time o' a (hild=smarriage-
*Although older $omen ma be &er in'luential
behind the s(enes, the $ield little legal
authorit in roert and marriage matters-
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Marriage, Famil#, and inship
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*Although the di''erent regions and religions ha&e
(onsiderable &ariet in marital arrangements, the
arranged marriage is a traditional 'eature o' &irtuall
e&er (ommunit-
*2arriages that are not arranged b the (oule=s arents,
o'ten termed lo&e marriages, are looked do$n on as
imulsi&e a(ts o' assion-
*7enerall, the (ountr has t$o main tes o' marriageH
a north /ndian one in $hi(h the man must not marr a
(losel related (ousin and a south /ndian one in $hi(h a
(ross(ousin, $hether the mother=s brother=s daughter or
the 'ather=s sister=s daughter, is the ideal souse-
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*:he largest kinbased grou is the (aste, o' $hi(h
there are se&eral thousand-
*A (aste is an endogamous unit $ith its o$ntraditional o((uation and rank-
* /t is made u o' a number o' (lans, $hi(h are also
kinbased but are e<ogamous and o'ten
intermarring units-
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*/n'ant (are is almost
(omletel theresonsibilit o' mothers,
older siblings, and
grandmothers-
* ?hen the mother $orks in
the 'ields or a 'a(tor, agrandmother (ommonl is
the (hie' ro&ider o'
datime (are 'or an in'ant-
A'ter about the age o' t$o,
older sisters send mu(h o'
their time in this a(ti&it-
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Medicine and "ealth Care
*/ndia has a tradition o' medi(al healing, tea(hing,
and resear(h that goes ba(k more than t$o
thousand ears to the t$o basi( medi(al treatises-*:oda the (ountr has 'our maEor medi(al sstems
as $ell as do;ens o' lo(ali;ed and tribal ones that
deend on herbal treatments-
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*:he oldest o' the 'our sstems is still $idel 'ollo$ed under
the name o' Ayurveda , meaning s(ien(e o' long li'e- /t is
highl de&eloed, $ith its o$n hositals, (lini(s,
harma(euti(al 'a(tories, and medi(al te<tbooks- /t deends
rimaril on non in&asi&e herbal treatments- :he diagnosis
and treatment emhasi;e a holisti( aroa(h-
*Sidda is a distin(t tradition that de&eloed in south /ndia and
'ollo$s rin(iles o' hsiolog (lose to those o' Aur&eda-
%iagnosis deends on a (are'ul reading o' the ulse-
:reatment is mostl herbal and s(hologi(al-
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*A third medi(al tradition is (alled Unani. :his sstem
(ame to /ndia $ith 2uslim tra&elers and $as de&eloed
under the atronage o' the 2ughals- /t emhasi;esholisti( diagnosis and treatment, but the theor o'
human hsiolog is distin(t-
*All three o' these sstems attribute disease to an
imbalan(e bet$een underling (onstituents-
*:he 'ourth and most $idel 'a&ored sstem is
biomedi(ine, or s(ienti'i( medi(ine- /t has been used in
the (ities 'or three (enturies and is ra(ti(ed in thebest hositals and training (olleges-
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