New India
From Bollywood to a billion - Main activity
India is one of the world’s most diverse countries.
Apart from Hindi and English, there are 16 official languages. Major religions include Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Open the Data bank. This lists words representing the diversity of India.
Search the links (found at the bottom of the 'From Bollywood to a billion' page) and other websites of your choice to find facts and images to match each word.
Now, look at the list of people below and decide which piece of information they would use to promote their cause:
- An IT consultant wanting to attract business to India
- A slum citizen in need of government support
- A hotel manager in need of foreign trade
- A climatologist worried about global warming
- A spiritual guru wanting to attract pilgrims
- An NGO worker wanting to highlight the gap in wealth.
The government of India believes that India’s diversity is its strength. Do you agree or disagree with this view?