What is Cultural Diversity?

Cultural diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures

in a specific region, or in the world as a whole.
Cultural diversity includes
1 language
2 race
3 ethnic background
4 dress values
5 religion & associated practices
6 social & community response
7 sexualiy
8 disability

Cultural diversity of india

India has a history of thousands of years . People have been living in

India since the Stone Age. People from different regions of the world
came to India. They became one with the Indian culture .From this has
evolved the composite Indian Culture.
RELIGION
India is the birth place of Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism and Sikhism. Dharmic religions, also known as Indian religions, is a
major form of world religions next to the Abrahamic ones. Today, Hinduism and
Buddhism are the world's third- and fourth-largest religions respectively, with
around 1.4 billion followers.
The religion of more than 80.4% of the people is Hinduism. Islam is practiced
by around 13.4% of all Indians. Sikhism, Jainism and especially Buddhism are
influential not only in India but across the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism,
Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith are also influential but their numbers are smaller.
Despite the strong role of religion in Indian life, atheism and agnostics also have
visible influence.
CUSTOMS
Namaste, Namaskar or Namaskaram is a common spoken greeting or salutation
in the Indian subcontinent. Namaskar is considered a slightly more formal
version than namaste but both express deep respect. It is commonly used in
India and Nepal by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, and many continue to use this
outside the Indian subcontinent. In Indian and Nepali culture, the word is
spoken at the beginning of written or verbal communication. However, the same
hands folded gesture is made wordlessly upon departure.
FESTIVALS
India, being a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and
festivals of various religions. The three national holidays in India, the
Independence Day, the Republic Day and the Gandhi Jayanti, are celebrated
with zeal and enthusiasm across India. In addition, many states and regions have
local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics.
Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Diwali,
Ganesh,Bhasaki, Durga puja, Holi, Rakshabandhan and Dussehra. Several
harvest festivals, such as Sankranthi, Pongal and Onam, are also fairly popular.
Certain festivals in India are celebrated by multiple religions. Notable examples
include Diwali which celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains and Buddh
Purnima which is celebrated by Buddhists and Hindus. Islamic festivals, such
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Ramadan, are celebrated by Muslims across India.
CLOTHING
Traditional Indian clothing for women are the saris and also Ghaghra Cholis
(Lehengas). For men, traditional clothes are the Dhoti, pancha/ veshti or Kurta.
Bombay, also known as Mumbai, is one of India's fashion capitals. In some
village parts of India, traditional clothing mostly will be worn. like to shop. In
southern India the men wear long, white sheets of cloth called dhoti in English
and in Tamil. Over the dhoti, men wear shirts, t-shirts, or anything else. Women
wear a sari, a long sheet of colourful cloth with patterns. This is draped over a
simple or fancy blouse. Both are often gaily patterned. Bindi is part of the
women's make-up. Traditionally, the red bindi (or sindhur) was worn only by
the married Hindu women, but now it has become a part of women's fashion.
Indo-western clothing is the fusion of Western and Subcontinental fashion.
Churidar, Dupatta, Gamchha, Kurta, Mundum Neriyathum, Sherwani,uttariya
are among other clothes.
MUSIC
The music of India includes multiples varieties of religious, folk, popular, pop,
and classical music. The oldest preserved examples of Indian music are the
melodies of the Samaveda that are still sung in certain Vedic Śrauta sacrifices.
India's classical music tradition is heavily influenced by Hindu texts.
RECREATION AND SPROTS
In the area of recreation and sports India had evolved a number of games. The
modern eastern martial arts originated as ancient games and martial arts in
India, and it is believed by some that these games were transmitted to foreign
countries, where they were further adapted and modernized. A few games
introduced during the British Raj have grown quite popular in India, field
hockey, football (soccer) and especially cricket.
Although field hockey is India's official national sport, cricket is by far the most
popular sport not only in India, but the entire subcontinent, thriving
recreationally and professionally. Cricket has even been used recently as a
forum for diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. The two nations'
cricket teams face off annually and such contests are quite impassioned on both
sides. Traditional indigenous sports include kabaddi and gilli-danda, which are
played in most parts of the country. Indoor and outdoor games like Chess,
Snakes and Ladders, Playing cards, Polo, Carrom, Badminton are popular.
Chess was invented in India
LITERATURE
The earliest works of Indian literature were orally transmitted. Sanskrit
literature begins with the Rig Veda a collection of sacred hymns dating to the
period 1500–1200 BCE. The Sanskrit epics Ramayana and mahabharta
appeared towards the end of the first millennium BCE. the Tamil Sangam
literature.
Some of the most important authors from India are Rabindranath Tagore,
Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Subramania Barathi, Kuvempu, Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Munshi Premchand, Muhammad
Iqbal, Devaki Nandan Khatri became well known.

CULTURE DIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA

The demographics of Australia show it to be one of the most urbanized

populations in the world with the majority of Australians living in cities on the
coast. Australia's cities are melting pots of different cultures. The indigenous
Aboriginal culture has survived the first influx of immigrants from Anglo-Irish
communities, who are now the most pervasive cultural group
LANGUAGE
Australian English has its own distinctive accent and vocabulary. According to
the 2001 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for around
80% of the population. The next most common languages spoken at home are
Chinese (2.1%), Italian (1.9%), and Greek (1.4%). A considerable proportion of
first- and second-generation migrants are bilingual. It is believed that there were
between 200 and 300 Australian Aboriginal languages at the time of first
European contact, but only about 70 of these languages have survived and all
but 20 of these are now endangered. An indigenous language remains the main
language for about 50,000 people. Australia has a sign language known as
Auslan, which is the main language of about 6,500 deaf people. The Aboriginal
people have an amazing variety of languages.
ARTS
The arts in Australia — film, music, painting, theatre, dance and crafts — have
achieved international recognition. However, in practice, it has often been
difficult for observers to discern anything distinctly Australian by looking at
much of its artistic output in music, dance, film or literature. national ballet
company The Australian Ballet, and outstanding choreographer/dancers such as
Graeme Murphy and Meryl Tankard; a strong national opera company based in
Sydney; and excellent symphony orchestras in all capital cities, particularly the
Melbourne and Sydney symphony orchestras. However, outside of the main
centres artists struggle and high culture is virtually non-existent.
Music
Aboriginal song was an integral part of Aboriginal culture. The famous feature
of their music is the didgeridoo. This wooden instrument, used amongst the
Aboriginal tribes of northern Australia, makes a distinctive droning sound and
its use has been adopted by a wide variety of non-Aboriginal performers.
The earliest Western musical influences in Australia can be traced back to two
distinct sources: the first free settlers who brought with them the European
classical music tradition; and the large body of convicts and sailors, who
brought the traditional folk music of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Cuisine
Australian food traditions have been influenced by those that have settled in
Australia. There are a few foods which can be considered uniquely Australian.
Macadamia nuts are an Australian food that have become popular worldwide,
and more recently kangaroo meat has become more mainstream. Local beers
and wines are popular and internationally renowned. Vegemite is a well-known
spread originating from Australia, based on brewing by-products now available
in many foreign countries.
Sport
Cricket
Cricket is the national sport of Australia and has long been so. Figures from the
game's past like Sir Donald Bradman, Richie Benaud and Dennis Lillee are
some of the most popular figures in the nation's history.
Rugby League
Rugby league is the most popular winter sport in New South Wales, the
Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. The National Rugby League
(NRL) grew out of a suburban league in Sydney and has expanded to include
teams from across Eastern Australia and New Zealand. The other states have
traditionally ignored Rugby League for their own brand of football. New South
Wales and Queensland play a representative series against each other every
year, called the State of Origin series, which is one of Australia's major sporting
events. In addition, the Australian Kangaroos represent the country in
international match
Poetry and song
Many of Australia's stories and legends originate in the Outback, in the drovers
and squatters and people of the barren, dusty plains. International bawdy
classics such as Eskimo Nell and Charlotte the Harlot can be heard at male
gatherings around the country
Only a small proportion of Australians live in the Outback, or even in the milder
countryside up to an hour or two's drive from the cities. Nevertheless, after a
century or more spent absorbing the bush yarns of Henry Lawson and the poetry
of Banjo Paterson from the comfort of armchairs in the suburbs, the legends are
real and fairly odd.
Customs
Friendly Rivalry
Australians and New Zealanders have a rivalry, especially in certain sports such
as rugby union. The rivalry is often compared to brothers in the same family
competing against each other. During the First World War the Australian
Soldiers and the New Zealand Soldiers joined forces to become the ANZACs,
otherwise known as the Australian New Zealand Army Corps.
The biggest sporting rivalry exists between Australia and England. As
Australians see New Zealanders as their little brother they see the English as big
brother, with more people, history and money. The sporting paddock was a
place where Australians could shine.
CULTURE DIVERSITY IN CANADA
Canadian culture is a term that encompasses the artistic, musical, literary,
culinary, political and social elements that are representative of Canada, not
only to its own population, but to people all over the world. Canada's culture
(multiculturalist) has historically been influenced by European culture and
traditions, especially British and French. Over time, elements of the cultures of
Canada's Aboriginal peoples and immigrant populations have become
incorporated into mainstream Canadian culture. It has also been strongly
influenced by that of its linguistic, economic, and cultural neighbour, the United
States. These four influences have combined over centuries to form the modern
culture of Canada.
ART
The arts have flourished in Canada since the 1900s, and especially since the end
of World War II in 1945. Government support has played a vital role in their
development, as has the establishment of numerous art schools and colleges
across the country. The works of most early Canadian painters followed
European trends. During the mid 1800s, Cornelius Krieghoff, a Dutch born
artist in Quebec, painted scenes of the life of the habitants (French-Canadian
farmers). At about the same time, the Canadian artist Paul Kane painted pictures
of Indian life in western Canada. A group of landscape painters called the Group
of Seven developed the first distinctly Canadian style of painting. All these
artists painted large, brilliantly coloured scenes of the Canadian wilderness.
The abstract art group Painters Eleven, particularly the artists William Ronald
and Jack Bush, also had an important impact on modern art in Canada.
Canadian sculpture has been enriched by the walrus ivory and soapstone
carvings by the Inuit artists. These carvings show objects and activities from the
daily life of the Inuit.
Literature
Canadian literature is often divided into French and English-language
literature, which are rooted in the literary traditions of France and Britain,
respectively, In the 1980s, Canadian literature began to be noticed around the
world. By the 1990s, Canadian literature was viewed as some of the world's
best, and Canadian authors began to accumulate international awardsMusic
Canada has developed its own styles of traditional music, including the French,
Irish, and Scottish-derived Cape Breton fiddle music of the Maritimes, The
Canadian music industry has been helped by government regulation designed to
protect and encourage the growth of distinct Canadian culture. The Canadian
Content (CANCON) regulations require all radio stations in Canada play at
least 35% Canadian music. This has enabled Canadian artists to garner success
on the airwaves which were once dominated by American and European acts.
Due to these regulations, Canadian music has become much more prevalent on
the airwaves.