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Indian religions and languages:
- Religion: Secular - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs
- Languages: Multicultural society - largest english speaking nation
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How did tourism begin in india?
- *business expansion attracts business delegates from around world
- => Incentives, Trade Exhibitions and Conferences
- *India seen as place of exotic locations and spiritualities
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What are the seven periods into which indian history is divided?
- 1. Original Indians (Valley civilisation)
- 2. Aryans (Indian root culture)
- 3. Mauryan Empire (spread of buddhism)
- 4. Gupta Period (golden age of india)
- 5. Muslim Period (turks and mughals)
- 6. European Rule (portugese, french, dutch, english)
- 7. Independence of Democratic India
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Hinduism
Samsara, Karma and Moshka
- Samsara: wheel of birth and rebirth, continues forever, souls rebourn until perfection reahced
- Karma: actions or deeds, affects ones fortunes in this life and the next
- Moshka: release of the soul from samsara
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Indian Cultural Values in terms of Hofstede
- PDI = high (75)
- IDV = mid/low (45)
- MAS = mid (51)
- UAI = low (45)
- LOA = hight (60)
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Indian cultural values:
- Family values and traditional beliefs = heavy influence
- Prevelence of joint families with strong bonds b/w members
- Arranged marriages = custom
- Typically strict protocols, and heirarchy even within family (patriarch holds power)
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Caste
The four varnas (classes) are:
- Brahmana: priestly class, teachers/thinkers
- Kshatriya: warrior class, kings and leaders
- Vaishya: merchant class, tradesmen and skilled workers
- Sudras: labourers and servants
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Customs and Etiquette
Hindu food and culture
- Vegetarian preferred over meats
- Beef and Pork disallowed
- Food charity widely done
- Remove shoes before entering temples/homes
- Shower before religious events
- Fasting on festival days
- Temple visits - priest interface at home and temple
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Indian proximity
- Culture and tradition forbids unecessary touching/physical contact (esp. man and woman) in public
- Kissing in public not advisable
- Namaste (indian greeting) = no touching required
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Places of worship
- Weekly gatherings to listen to sermons
- Temples, Mosks, Religious landscapes
- Personal place for worship in every home, with pictures of Gods and Godesses
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Nonverbal cues given by indians:
- Do not like to express "no"
- Southern India - shaking head side to side can indicate agreement
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Eating habbits for indians:
- Official dinners - large gatherings meant for social events, not business
- Many indians vegetarian
- Wash hands before and after every meal
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Indian gift behaviour
- Gifts given as token of friendship, not usually of first meeting
- Advisable to not give gifts of alcohol or jewellery
- May be considered rude to open gift in front of person who gave it
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