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India By: Gina, Connie, Mack, and Victoria Overview Introduction and interesting information • 7th largest country (1.1 billion population) • 12th fastest growing economy • The Himalayan mountains in North • Independence day August 15,1947 from British GL Religion: Facts • Hinduism 81% • Islam 13% • Christianity 2% • Sikh 2% • Others 2% GL Religion • Ultimate goal of Hindus is enlightenment • Hindu means “the land and beyond the Indus River” • Caste system which consist of 4 categories called varnas • Law of karma “all of life is governed by a system of cause and effect,…. On the future” • Dharma-the law and teaching and religion • Believe to be born to pay 5 debts in their lifetime - to their gods, parents and teachers, to guests, to other human beings, and to all living things GL Religion: Norms and Values In India • Praise and worship gods to bring good life, and etc. • Many important practices in India • Have Caste System In Canada • Those who practice religion are not as devoted • No dominant religion • Equal rights, and treated the same way GL People & Family Life • Indian families value unity, progress, and support, though traditional family roles are changing, especially in urban areas. • Each person in the family has a specific role, which is usually based on age and gender. • Older members of the family are valued for their age and experience and often help the younger members of the family. • Parents usually choose who their children marry, as they feel that the decision is too important to be an individual one. • People usually marry within their class and religious background. VM This is a traditional Indian family. The size of the family is quite large compared to family sizes in Canada. VM People & Family Life: Norms and Values India • Families are usually very large. • Elders are valued in families and often live with their children to offer guidance. • Children are expected to respect their parents and obey them. Canada • Families are typically not large. • Older people are not valued as much, and are sometimes very dependent on their children. • Most of the time, children are also expected to listen to their parents. VM People & Family Life: Norms and Values India • Parents usually choose who their children marry. • Men are expected to support the family financially. Canada • People are allowed to marry who ever they want; parents have almost no say. • Both men and women support their families financially. VM Language • Major languages: Hindi (National), English (associate) – Speak 16 major language groups, over 1,000 dialects – Hindi spoken by 30% of Indians • 2 major language groups (all official) Northern Southern Bengali Telugu Marathi Tamil Gujarati Urdu Oriya Malayalam Punjabi Kannada Assamase Kashmiri Sindhi Sanskirt CW Government • Largest democracy in the world • Federal republic • Head of statePresident • Head of governmentPrime Minister • Legislature- bicameral parliament • 21+ can vote CW Government • 28 states and 7 federally administrated territories • Indian constitution adopted in 1950 • 2 chambers- “Lok Sahba” 545 members (house of people) elected by people every 5 years • “Rajya Sahba” 245 members (council of state) • President symbolic, Prime minister had primary responsibility CW Government: Norms and Values Canada Value: Canada's government is very companionate about other countries well being. An upstanding member of the global community. Norm: Our government gives money and aid to countries in need, we are peace keepers and stand behind those who are less fortunate then us. India value: cherish tradition and put their people first norm: they have a symbolic presdent to take after the british queen, also the people have a large say in what happens in the governemt and elect most people CW Economy • • • As of 2006 India had the third largest economy in Asia and 12th in the world. In 2008 India’s GDP or Gross Domestic Product was estimated to be $3.267 trillion and the GDP per capita was $2,800. India’s GDP breaks down as follows: -service industry contributes 53% of the GDP -Industry contributes to 28% of the GDP -Agriculture contributes to 19% of the GDP India’s economic growth from 2001-2005 averaged around 6.5% The unemployment rate of India is low at only 6.8%. The total labour force of India is approximately 523.5 million. The total money supply in India is estimated to have grown 60% since 1995! MT Economy continued • • • • India’s estimated exports in 2008 was $175.7 billion Their main export partners are US 15%, China 8.7%, UAE 8.7%, UK 4.4% (2007) India’s estimated Imports in 2008 was $287.5 billion Their main import partners are China 10.6%, US 7.8%, Germany 4.4%, Singapore 4.4% (2007) MT Economy: Norms and Values India -The service industry is the most popular industry in India making it a norm to work in the service industry. -The reserve bank of India is the sole authority in India for issuing its currency -India relies more on imports than exports. Canada -The service industry is the most popular industry in Canada making it a norm to work in the service industry - Canada relies largely on exports and less on imports. MT Bibliography • “India." Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed. Vol. 16. Chicago: Encylopaedia Britannica, 2003. • “India." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 5th ed. Vol. 3. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. • Guha, Ramchandra (2007). India after Gandhi - The History of the World's Largest Democracy. 1st edition. Picador. xxvii, 900. • “India." Encyclopedia of National Economies. Vol. 3. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2002.