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• Critical thinking
Answer these questions.

1. How many languages and dialects are spoken in India?
2. How many official languages have been recognised by the Constitution of India?
3. Where is the Gol Gumbaz?
4. Where is Carnatic music practised?

Fort (Delhi). The forts at Delhi, Agra, Amber, Chittaurgarh, Jaisalmer,

Udaipur, Jodhpur, etc., are wonderful.

The Europeans further added to the wonders of the Indian architectural

style. The British and other Europeans built many buildings in Mumbai,
Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi. Some of them are Victoria Memorial in

Kolkata, Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, churches in Goa and Parliament
House in Delhi.

Some of the modern buildings built in recent times are the Lotus Temple
(New Delhi), Vidhan Sabha (Bengaluru), the Akshardham Temple (Delhi
and Gandhinagar), Assembly House (Mumbai), etc. All the monuments

stand for the wonderful and splendid architectural traditions of India.

AT ONE GO

 Our rich heritage shows unity in diversity in art and culture.
 The Indian Constitution has recognised 22 language and Hindi is our Official Language.
 There are two main types of dances in India—the folk dances and classical dances.

 Most of the states in India have their typical classical dance forms.
 The Indian music is based on the combination of Raga and Tala.
 There are two types of music—the Hindustani music and the Carnatic music.
 We can express our feelings through dance, music and even through paintings.
 Different styles of paintings developed in different states of India.
 India is known as the land of temples, mosques, churches, forts, palaces, etc.

The monuments built in different times stand for our architectural traditions.
REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Heritage : The traditions and beliefs we get from our parents and grandparents.

Dialect : Different forms of the same language.
Script : Style of writing a language.

Architecture : Different styles of making temples, forts, palaces, etc.

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