Question

What are the features of Indian culture?
A. Longevity and continuity
B. Tolerance and unity in diversity
C. Amalgamation of spirituality and materialism
D. All of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: India is a vast country with a lot of diversity. People in India speak different languages and practice different religions, rituals and eat different foods.

Complete answer: The features of the Indian culture are
i) longevity and continuity
ii) Tolerance and unity in diversity
iii) Amalgamation of spirituality and materialism. Therefore all of the above characteristics are features of the Indian culture.
Discussing these features:
A) Longevity and continuity: The Harappan civilization existed in India thousands of years ago. This shows that India has a very rich history behind. With time India has developed a lot into modernism. Multi storeyed buildings in Delhi and Mumbai have been constructed. This shows that Indian culture has the characteristic of longevity and continuity.
B) Tolerance and unity in diversity: In India, there is a diversity of culture, rituals and food habits. People speak in different languages and belong to socio-cultural diversity. All these make India’s culture a rich heritage and diversity.
C) Amalgamation of spirituality and materialism: The oldest religion of the world which is Hinduism originated in India. On one hand, India’s culture is an example of spirituality which asks the humankind to not engage themselves in luxury and in the other hand we have seen that Indian culture has not remained a religious society. It has developed into a materialistic one where people are working to make themselves rich, in order to afford the luxury.
Therefore, option D is correct.

Note: The core values of Indian culture also include ‘Ahimsa’ which is non-violence. This is a major value which was later incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi into the struggle for Indian independence. Indian culture is known to be the ideal way to live one’s life.