Indian Restaurant

Dear friends in India,

Yesterday we had our last class this year. The students did oral presentations about thier topics showing PowerPoint slides. It went very well. Your contribution to their research about different cultural topics made the presentation very interesting. Thank you so much for your faithful responses to our questions through e-mail and skype.

After the class, we went to an Indian Restaurant close to our school to have a lunch. I'm going to share the photos we took in the restaurant called Mughal. It was their first time for some students to have Indian food. They loved a crispy nan, chicken tikka and Chai tea. It was a nice way to end the Indian project.

Hello! Ayaka and Natsuko.

we are answering your questions. we are Himanshu and Priyanka.

In India there are mainly three types of holidays .Summer vacation occurs in may and June .autumn break during October and winter vacation during December. We spend all the holidays with our family in our home or we go out of station.

We also join far away festivals. All the festivals are celebrated all over India with great pomp and show. So there is very less chance for going to far away festivals .

In India there are many traditional foods. They are eaten in different parts of country . In south India there is "Sambhar dosa.

In northern India there is "Sarso da saag,makki di roti.

Different dishes are also eaten in different seasons like"Pakoras' in rainy season.

In India crackers are burnt only on Diwali. Children more than eight years can burn crackers easily. Parents also help their children in burning crackers.

Our Questions for You.

What festivals do you celebrate like doll festival ? What is "Shushi" . How do you make it ? How you spend your time in university? which religion do you believe in ? How much time you give to your studies? We want to know about your famous dishes?

Also tell us about your famous cartoons ?

Thank you, bye.

The festival of Diwali

Hi, we are Abhinav and Rohit for answering your questions. India is a country of many festivals. The famous festival of India is Diwali-‘the festival of light’. It is celebrated all over the country with great joy and happiness. This festival is celebrated because on this day LORD RAMA returned to his city of Ayodhaya completing his 14 years of exile and after killing the ‘Demon king-RAVANA’. Mainly it is a festival of Hindus but as India is a secular country the people of all religions, which reflect the brotherhood of India, celebrate it.

A colorful festival that is celebrated by all Hindus worldwide is Deepavali, which is also known as the festival of lights. This festival usually falls around late October and November. One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning. By lighting the oil lamps, the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness, knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received. The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate

No special food is prepared during the festival but people keep lots and lots of sweets and other sweet dishes. People also exchange gifts with each other.

During the festival people wear new clothes. Some people also wear their traditional clothes.

We would like to know about your traditions and religious beliefs. Also guide us about your religion.

Thank you.

clothes

Hello Shino and Miho,

You know India is a vast country with many states and all have different culture, tradition and fashion. But Sari is commonly known attire of a woman in India . Girls don’t wear saris. They wear it on some special occasions. My mother wears sari. She has many saris. We wear school uniform in the school and casuals at home. We prefer wearing suits during special occasions. Wedding ceremony is a occasion when bride, groom and other relative wear beautiful clothes. You can learn more about Indian fashion from these websites. http://www.webindia123.com/women/fashion/dress/dress1.htm

http://www.pardesifashions.com/

pic. our school girls wearing saris on the occasion of teachers' day

I hardly spend any money on fashion .I get all my required things at my home as I have an elder sister and younger brother who purchase various kind of things regularly. We share and use these things as we like .Yet I am a very simple natured fellow. I have a regular hair cut to keep my hair short as keeping short hair for boys is a rule in our school and a custom of civilized India society, wear neat , sober colored western dresses,keep myself and my belongs clean and tidy.

Do you wear school/college uniforms? we don't have uniforms in colleges.

Pushpendra and Arpit Class IX

Education in India

Hi, Madoka and Ayumi,

We are studying in a RPVV Surajmal Vihar. It is situated in the eastern part of Delhi. Its a Government school. We have classes from 6th to 12th. We study 5 subjects till class 1oth. After that we have to choose any one stream from humanities, commerce and science.There are other private schools (public schools), central schools and Navoda ya schools in India. In School we have house system. Our Houses are Shivaji, Tagore, Ashoka and Raman, all great personalities from Indian history. Each student belongs to one house. We have Inter House competitions like debate, mono acting, singing, essay writing , slogan writing, declamation, Quiz etc. We also have inter zonal, district, state and national level competitions.

pics. morning assembly, group dance and yoga display

We also have workshops to learn art and craft, music, drama.

We are also taken out for local excursions.

Students have various openings after school education. They can opt for Engineering, Medical, computers, military services, civil services, media, advertisements, sales, MBA, law, hotel management etc.

Yes, we have cram schools, but they are known as coaching institutes here. Students can prepare for various examinations from these centres. There are also tuition centres where students go for some extra studies These are privately run centres and charge huge amount of fees.

Our school starts with an Assembly in the morning. We do yoga, prayer and sing national song and national Anthem. We read news of the day and present thought of the day. Once in a week there is a quiz. Our Principal and teachers talk on some special days.

On Mondays we have units test. Apart from Unit test there are three terminal exams- First, half yearly and the final. we have to pass all exams. Our session starts from 1^st April and closes on 31^st March. Apart from tests, we have manyExtra curricular and cultural activities in the school. we celebrate all festivals and glorious moments of our history and lives of great personalities. There is a sports day and annual day every year. We also have drawing, yoga, library, computer, SUPW (Social Utility Productive Work), home science etc periods in a week. We also have compulsory education in India. In spite of this, many don’t get right opportunities to go to schools.

who decides what you want to become in future in your country? What are your ambitions in life? pl tell us. Is your school system different from us?

Manasi and Aakriti

Indian Heroes

Hello Yuki, Mariko, Risa

we are abhinav and vinay of class VII.

I like Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. Every Indian like and love him. He was born on 2^nd October 1904. His father was a school teacher. His father had died when he was just a child. His grandfather brought him up. When he was young, he took part in politics. He wanted to make India free. He fought for India’s freedom. When India became free he was made Railway Minister. There after he became Home Minister. In 1964, when Jawaharlal Lal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India died, then he became the Prime Minister of India. He gave India a slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan’( a salute to a soldier and a farmer). He was very simple person. He died in Taskand, when he was in USSR to sign a treaty between India and Pakistan.

I like him because he was very brave, honest and simple person.

I like Bhagat Singh because he taught the Indian not to be slaves of British by sacrificing his life at a very young age. He was a revolutionary. He was hanged to death.

We have so many leaders in the past who fought for the Independence and those who contributed in making modern India. We also have many living leaders like Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister Of India , Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India etc.

We would also like to know about the leaders you remember mostly.

Questions about Education

Hi, our group consists of Madoka and Ayumi.Our group is collecting information about Education in India.We would like to know1. What are popular club activities for students?2. Would you tell us about weekly schedule and school event for students?3. What are popular occupations for students?4. In India, do you have cram school? How many students go there?5. Do many students like to go to school? Why?In Japan,every children go to elementary school and junior high school. It is compulsory education.Recently, many students go cram school after their school. They study hard everyday.Hope to hear from you soon.Thank you.