Okay so we all know Pakistan and India are 97% alike, I mean our food,skin color,traditions,language,clothes,movies,music, standards etc are THE SAME, the only difference is Religion.

so as I was saying, in Indian movies, they are very open to nudity,sex scenes/kissing, aldultry, skimpy clothing YET that does not happen in reality, of course it does BUT not as open, just like in Pakistan.

my question is, is it portrayed realisticlly? do indians really wear skimpy clothes like that? do they do stuff like that?
I know being a Pakistani, we dont BUT of course there are always gonna be people that do, but our movie industry does not show it so openly(some do of course) but its always highly critisized, how come not in india? I just saw a beautiful cover of Vouge INDIA with a bikini-clad girl, nice cover but would NEVER happen in Pakistan , not now atleast

Is India ahead of their time in that sense? cuz I always wondered, do indians dress/act like that most of the time..
THANKS
@ joe

yeah but what I'm saying its excepted
girls can wear bikini's etc like its no big deal yet Pkaistani & indian culture is THE SAME and in Pakistan its no where accepted , another thing is when a PK actress does a certain sexy scene she is NOT respected, yet in india its NO BIG DEAl, lol its werid but I wanna know how it got from where it was to where its now

I know its not TRUE portayel of Indians but its accpeted meaning it might have some truth to it
@ Taglo

actually I was reffering to MOVIES, not drama's

yes the drama's arent even close to the movies

Go watch Jab we Met, Jism, Murder(should be rated R)

How come Indians treat women like 2nd class citizens ?

Why are women only valued as a bridal material ? And if they get old, widowed, or they are not attractive ..they are ignored by society ?

Why do they keep women in poverty ?

i have been living in nz for the past 10yrs but always wonder why the indians born here are always shy to eat curry at work or why they never wear the regular indian clothes to the mall...!!! Can someone please give me the honest ans :0) thanks in advance

I personally think the Indian culture is closer to the Asian (oriental) culture. Both cultures stress respect to elders, peace of mind, meditation, discipline, familial bonds...basically Buddhism for the most part.
Besides, Indians and Chinese are hella smart and successful in Academics.

h? I am talking about the indians that are living on the reservation

Millions of Bengalis (victims of rape and torcher) wher pushed across the border by Pak army forcing India to provide them shelter, refuge food ,clothing and even medical attention.
The Pakistanis justified their actions on grounds of being a superior race to dark skinned Bengalis! A God given right in their eves.
The tables have turned and now Millions of these fair skinned handsom Pakistanis live in tents.
Now do you believe in " What goes around, comes around" and " thou shall reap what thou shall sow" and simply in Insaf?
Khuda ke ghar der hai, Andher Nahin.
Love not
Neither the Bengalis nor Indians are responding to Pak racism.
What Pak is getting is the result of what it has sown in the past by the Law of action and reaction within Pakistan it self.

I need to know:
The food they eat, what sports they play, what fashion they display, and their music that they listen to.
I also have to do a project, but I dunno what to do.
(Poster, paintings, sculpture, etc.)
Help would be much appreciated.
We're not allowed to use Wikipedia.
:l
"Mareee" isn't any better.
>_>
I guess..all kinds of Indians?
He didn't really be specific.

I'm Indian, and most weddings require us to wear saree. Recently a close friend of mine decided to have her wedding reception in a hall, and then she called a while ago to tell us that she changed the venue to her house because many didn't RSVP. The only problem is now the rest of her girl friends have invested hundreds in buying a strapless dress and expensive costume jewelery, but to wear all that just to her house is considered over dressed!!!!!!( or its considered as wearing less) and since we are indians we rarely have the opportunity to wear party dress to our community weddings, so what do we do??? No sarcastic suggestion plz.

I want to shop differently and venture out and I think Indians have gorgeous clothing. are there any indian clothing shops in NYC?

the Indians has many cultures, particularly the Hindus has the many siddars or saints who are capable of predicting any thing in the future, but according to my knowledge there was no such sayings. how for the end of world 2012 is true?

I am from India and my man is American. We got married in India earlier this year and plan to have a Catholic wedding here in US for freidns and family here.
I want to have something in our wedding that symbolizes both our cultures. Most of our family and friends here are not-Indian - But they are all awed by the color and deisgns and stlyes we have in india.

I was planning on wearing a white gown (typical) fo rthe wedding. The wedding is at a church followed by a late-eveningreception. My husbnad and groomsmen will wear a tuxedo. Will it be appropriate to the bridesmaid to wear a Sarree??? I was thinking about having the same color and style sarees for all the bridesmaid. Apart from the 5 bridesmaid I plan to have at the wedding, my mother will also be in a saree.

Do you guys think that will look good? Please give your honest opinion. All the beidesmaid I have, two are Indians (so they wont have problem wearing saree and being comfy in it) and three are Americans (but they love sarees, have never worn them before -but they like the colors and have seen many Indian movies etc. so I am sure they will be excited about the idea.)

Please give me your input?

I am going to be sixteen when I go to India on a missions trip for my church. I need to know some rules, traditions or whatever information you can lend about Indian clothing, so that I won't offend anyone, and I can fit in with Indians. Thank you so much for your answers.
I am in fact a girl. So girl styles would be helpful

Hi Everyone...ok, So I have MANY questions...

I am a person of Indian descent born and raised in South Africa. I am very proud of that but also very proud of being Indian.

As I was growing up my parents and mostly grandparents have kept to their traditional way of life and languages. I don't speak any Indian languages , sadly enough. I am the 5th generation of Indians in South Africa. So basically we are very South African.

Do people in India consider us (Indians born and raised elsewhere) INDIANS? We may not be Indian nationals but we certainly Indian by race and heritage. So what does most people in India think?

Did you learn about South Africa and Indians here when you were in school? And Gandhi's 21yrs here??

Has anyone of you been to SA? what did you think of the Indian community here? Could you relate at all?

Of course I don't expect us to be totally alike, we from two different countries...but is there a connection?

I am planning on spending 3 months in India next year. I don't wear sarees and speak Hindi. I look more like a Westerner (by clothing) not looks. How will the people in India treat me? My friends say that while I may look Indian I am not very Indian. I don't know what that means. So what does it take to be Indian?

Thank you for all your answers. I greatly appreciate it.

It seems to be a country in between two cultures, you could almost say that it is the border nation between middle east and south east asia. I am just asking because i know that for example indians, most of their culture has been formed from their religions (culture) for example the tabala, indian flute and sitar are all instruments blessed and used by hindu gods, the sikh doll and bhangra orginated from the seeks, the clothing as well, although i have heard that the saree has been worn by muslims but that is a clothing worn by hindu gods. But yet pakistanis seem to be also obsessed with their middle eastern countaparts as they have also extracted a lot of culure from there. Most of the pakistanis in my area seem to be more confident in an indian community than a middle eastern community.

Some questions for pakistanis if you are reading this question

Do you feel more connected to the indian culure or the middle eastern culture??? and why??

Do you feel more middle eastern than south east asian and why???

Do you feel that your religion is what makes you different to indians or do you feel that you have your own culure and why???

I want to know, although pakistan was once india and therefore indian culture was likely to be taken to pakistan when it was formed, i want to know whether they feel that they are completely different to indians and what makes them so.

ANYONE ELSE CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION TOO WHETHER YOU ARE INDIAN, PAKISTANI, WHITE , WHATEVER.
I think i have to agree with most people here, i think pakistanis feel more middle eastern due to their religion which has a huge influence. I think we forget that muslims in india feel more embraced with the south asian culture because they are in india but pakistanis in the the other hand will have a different atmosphere there.
I think aswell as the years go by that they will feel more embraced with the middle eastern culture espacially how the muslim religion has been targeted as the enemy and therefore making them feel more alienated and secluded.

I've been there, and women are walking around wearing western clothes, driving cars, voting, and they've had a female prime minister when America hasn't had a female president!!!!
Is the only point of Indians to make hypocritical comments?
The report cited by the one answerer is helpfull, but over 10 years old. I'll concede that much, anything more recent? By the way, the website is based off the same reports, even if published more recently.

I always wonder that the old indian ladies never show their navels in saree, although a bit of strip remained uncovered but the new girls dress in saree in a very peculiar fashion i.e. it reveals their nave(belly-button) this way or the other; or else the material of saree is too thin to allow others especially men to see all the belly; this I presume is more common in dramas and bollywood films but could be seen in the common Indian girls; I want you all Indians(for I am not myself) to suggest that what is the motivation behind these indian girls which force them to do this; or is it that they themselves want to show their navels.

Kindly also comment something on the navel showing scene from red saree by Aishwarya rai in "Mistress of Spices"; do you think it was right for the girl of a bit conservative origin to indulge in these kind of acts abroad; and why these people of bollywood(Abishek) are shameless, for they ignore all what their wives have done in the past.

I would prefer Indians answering and I apologize if anyone is hurt; I assure you I don't mean to hurt anyone.

Thanks.

Do any body intrested in wearing these dresses in your coutry?( other than Indians),