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East Indian Catholics speak the East Indian dialect of Marathi-Konkani, which they retained despite Portuguese rule.The dialect is central to the community's identity. The author of Trans Bomb Geog Soc, 1836–38, Vol I mentions the dialects spoken by the East Indians of Salsette, Mahim, Matunga & Mazgaon; similar to the dialects spoken by the Kulbis, Kolis, Bhandaris, Palshes, Pathare Prabhus ...
English: Title: [East Indian Women, Men and Children] Creator: Morin, Felix Date: ca. 1890-1896 Part of: Photographs of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Venezuela Place: Trinidad Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver, part of 1 volume (48 prints); 16 x 22 cm on 25 x 30 cm mount File: ag1982_0037_36_opt.jpg
Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, [5] based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, [6] [7] West Bengal [8] and parts of Bangladesh. Patachitra artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.
It is an ancient tradition and is being followed since time-immemorial with roots in the aboriginal culture. Xorai , a traditional symbol of Assam , is a manufactured bell-metal object and an article of great respect and is used as a container-medium while performing respectful offerings.
Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...
However like Assam, Manipur, Burma and Southeast Asia culture of Tripura is characterized in small portion where people live in plain and hill areas. Tripura is a state in North East India. In the 2001 census of India, Bengalis represented almost 70% of the population and the Tripuri population comprised 30% of Tripura's population. The Tripuri ...
The Indian state West Bengal has a rich cultural heritage. Due to the reign of many different rulers in the past, arts and crafts in West Bengal underwent many changes giving an artistic diversity today in the forms of traditional handicrafts, terracotta, painting and carving, dances and music.
Boro culture is the culture of the Boro people in Assam. For long, the Boros have been farmers living in an Agrarian society [4] with a strong tradition of fishery, poultry, piggery, with rice and jute cultivation, and betel nut plantation. They make their own clothing from scratch, such as traditional attires.