Governing the World’s Largest Democracy

Indian Democracy

A mixture of American and British systems, India is a federation states controlled by a central government. It is also parliamentary democracy.

India has a lot of ethnic, culture, and religious groups that influence it’s democracy.

This is a parliamentary government

Democratic ChallengesIndia has problems with economic growth and standards of high living. Because of this they have developed many policies to help but has too much of its population in poverty.

Indian Culture

CUTIOUS: SECTION CREATED BY PUMBA

Many Languages

• There are 18 major language groups• 1,000 languages and dialects that are spoken

in India• Leaving Hindi the official language.

Hinduism

• Remains as the dominant religion in India. • It’s a complex religion with roots in Aryan

culture• 80% of the population are Hindi, and they

believe in many Gods and reincarnation. • Karma determines the persons reincarnation.

Caste System• A system from Aryan of social classes• There are 4 basic castes that make up the

original system: Brahmans ( Priests and scholars) Kshatriyas( rulers and warriors) Vaisyas ( farmers and merchants) Sudans ( artisians and laborers)• Untouchables had the lowest status in India,

also known as the Dilits.• Each person is born in a caste with a moral

duty

Other Religions

• Jainism, Christianity, Sikhism, and Buddhism played a role in India.

• Also Islam which exerts a strong culture in influence in certain parts of the country.

• Millions of Muslims left the country after India won their independence back in 1947

• Northeastern and Northwestern is where the Muslims migrated into the subcontinent.