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How does language contribute to India's identity?
How can one celebrate India's cultural diversity?
Explain the role of the 'Good Maharaja' during the Second World War.
How has India's history shaped its present-day identity?
What is uniue about Siddi cultural traditions in India?
What roles did Armenians play during the Mughal period?
What is Sowa Rigpa, and when was it codified?
Why did Syriac Christians come to India?
How did various communities integrate into Indian society whilst maintaining their uniue identities?
Name two similarities between Zoroastrianism and Vedic thought.
Who are the Bene Israel and when did they arrive in India?
Match the communities in Column A with their corresponding characteristics or contributions in Column B.
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Column A |
Column B |
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1. Bene Israel |
(a) Traditional medicine system called Sowa Rigpa |
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2. Parsis |
(b) Built India’s oldest mosque, Cheraman Juma Masjid |
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3. Arab merchants |
(c) Shipwrecked near Konkan coast around 175 BCE |
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4. Armenian |
(d) Legend of milk, and sugar with Raja Jadi Rana |
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5. Tibetan refugees |
(e) Abdul hai served as Chief Justice in Akbar’s court |
Describe how the Maharaja of Nawanagar helped Polish refugees during the Second World War.
How does India's geographical variety influence its culture?
What did Swami Vivekananda say about India at the World Parliament of Religions in 1893?
Who are the Siddis and how did they come to India?
What is the importance of languages in India?
Explain how Tibetan refugees were rehabilitated in India and why they came here.
What important role did Abdul Hai play during the Mughal period?
What role did the Maharaja of Nawanagar play during the Second World War?