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Topic: Please start here: Existing knowledge about India
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cecilia
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From: Tas., Australia
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 27 July 2001 10:49 PM
  
What do you know already about India?Have you heard of any Indian People? Can you picture and describe their clothes, makeup, jewellery, hairdos, footwear, accessories? Geography of India? What about India's history? When do we hear about India in the news? It's OK to write on more than one entry. As the discussion opens up you will remember more, so get as much out of your brain as you can before we start our unit. IP: Logged |
Kashia
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From: Hobart
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:24 PM
well i dont know much about india well i dont know anything about india but i would like to find somethink out************************** Great, Kashia. You can start on this page. Have fun learning! [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
Symbolic
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From: Hobart, Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:26 PM
well i think that Indian people have beautiful clothes and jewelery. i dont know much about the history of india. i know that India is located in Asia.IP: Logged |
squeaky
Posts: 13
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:28 PM
I know that India is over populated, they are poor,they have heaps of violence.  ********************** Yes, Squeaky, there are over one THOUSAND million people in India. It's population is second only to that of China. [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
angel_663
Posts: 9
From: Australia, Tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:29 PM
Some people don't like Indian food because it can be spicy but I love it. THey like rice and noodles and other yummy things!  [This message has been edited by angel_663 (edited 04 October 2001).]
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Angel_663, you are right about rice being an important staple food in India. It is grown and eaten in the southern part of the country. In the north, they grow wheat. Refugee week is coming up at school soon. Listen to the Memo soon and you will hear about how you can partake of a communal rice meal. [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
grooveychick
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From: Hobart
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:30 PM
india is the hotest countries in the worldIP: Logged |
stardust
Posts: 14
From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:32 PM
I don't really know much about India.
As far as i know the women wear silk robes and they wear thong like shoes. The women have red dots on their heads. They have elephants in india and they have tigers to.
That's about all i know.
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touchthe moon*
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From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:34 PM
I don't really know much about the Indian culture. My best friend is from India and when I stay with her they cook Indian, dress Indian and they even talk in some of the Indian language to each other so i guess i know a little. I know some of the religions such as Hinduism and Buddism. They like to eat hot curries and rice. Women and young girls usually wear long dresses called Saris.
They also like to wear sandals.  ************************* Thank you for those insights, Touch theMoon*. You may be interested to check out the Hindi words link I've created for our unit.
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angel_663
Posts: 9
From: Australia, Tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:35 PM
In primary school there was an indian girl in my class and she shared her bindi decorations and she painted complicated bindis on us. I know that indian women love to wear jewellery.
The cows are very sacred and if someone catches a taxi and there's a cow in the middle of the road, the driver must wait for the cow to move!  IP: Logged |
cecilia
Posts: 750
From: Tas., Australia
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 04 October 2001 02:36 PM
This post is by Furby********************** I think that compared to Indias society we are more fortunate with all our clothes and houses and so on. I dont really like what they wear, i think that they wear silky cloths and some of the ladies have them red dots on their heads. I know that their food is good because i went to a India restaraunt and the food was great. I dont think i would like to ever go to India only because i think it would be a bit boring but i cant say anything because i have never been there. IP: Logged |
Lulu14
Posts: 13
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:37 PM
I have heard of Deli Belly sickness which just about every tourist will get when they visit India. There are millions of people who live in India and it is very crowded. Indians just love thier cricket stars like Tendulkar and Harbajan Singh. The Taj Mahal is famous in India. India is extremely hot and humid in summer and can get very smelly in hot weather. India is a diamond shaped country in Asia. ****************** Lulu14, do you know the capital of India? Clue: it has something to do with the illness you mentioned above, which is spelled Delhi Belly. [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
cecilia
Posts: 750
From: Tas., Australia
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 04 October 2001 02:38 PM
This post is from Happy:********************* India is located in Asia. India is a pretty big country. They have a wide range of foods but they eat alot of rice and noodles. There are some princesses who live in india and they are extremely rich. It is really hot so they wear light clothes. I'm not sure if i'm right but i think they travel around on donkeys. IP: Logged |
snazzer
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From: tasmania
Registered: May 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:38 PM
even though most of us dont know about anything special in india, we will learn.
i know they have a variety of different animals, and poisonous dangerous creatures not every country has. like the tiger. thats an endangered creature and one of the most endangered species in the world.[This message has been edited by snazzer (edited 04 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
grooveychick
Posts: 3
From: Hobart
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:39 PM
i agree with touchthe moon*
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GaLaXy_DenniS
Posts: 15
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:40 PM
I don't know much about India but here is what i do know:
India is situated in Asia. They have 3 main seasons, apart from the Himalayan region in the north, most of their climate is very tropical. India's money is the rupee.
India has a well-known cricket team.
Indian women wear brightly coloured sari's or sarongs (i think) they wear golden jewellery and bindi's on their forehead
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Daized
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From: tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:42 PM
The Indian women wear bindiesIP: Logged |
squeaky
Posts: 13
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:43 PM
I don't like to watch anything on India because of the wars & violence.
It reminds me to much of the situation in America. IP: Logged |
cecilia
Posts: 750
From: Tas., Australia
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 04 October 2001 02:44 PM
Message from starrie**************** I know that India is situated in the middle-east, next to Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and Nepal. I have heard about India in the news lately because of the Terrist attacks in America. Also I know that India is very populated. That is about all I know but I hope to learn more.
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Starrie, I believe westerners call the Indian sub-continent the far east, not the middle east. That is something we can check on together as we read for information. [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
toe nails
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From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:44 PM
india is in asia. the people wear flowing clothes to keep cool and some of the men wear turnbens and the women wear bindies inbetween their eye brows. they eat curries and have many different types of spices, that they put in their food. they wear alot of braslets. the main relion the people follow is the buddha. the chinese have adopted the buddha religion aswell.IP: Logged |
snazzer
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From: tasmania
Registered: May 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:46 PM
in primary school we didn't learn much about india. i have watched alot of vidios where india has alot of diseases and deaths. i heard when a dead person is left out in the sun in india it is so hot they get bloated.
they are a very simple race without plumping
so they have to carry water to and fro from the wells. IP: Logged |
stardust
Posts: 14
From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:48 PM
hi Lulu14
What is Deli Belly sickness? How do you get it?
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toe nails
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From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:49 PM
oh and i forgot i also know that there are tigers and elephants in India.IP: Logged |
angel_663
Posts: 9
From: Australia, Tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:50 PM
An example of Life in India is at the very start of "The Secret Garden". It is very hot over there.  **************************** Hooray for Angel_663! She has remembered we are in English and tied her comments to her reading. Good work. [This message has been edited by cecilia (edited 05 October 2001).] IP: Logged |
haza
Posts: 10
From: Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 02:51 PM
No i dont really know much about india but we are about to do it in english so i guess ill find out! what i do know is that a religion within india is buddisim,they eat lots of rice and curries,and the women have red dots on their lower foreheads almost between their eyebrows. Lots of other people in the world like to wear bindies of all different designs that stick on aswell. At times they have been quite fashionable. The indian wear long flowing garments.IP: Logged |
Basojr
Posts: 7
From: Hobart,Tas,Australia
Registered: May 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 11:33 AM
Hi it's Basojr
again I think that in India clothes are beautiful and the history of India and the myths of their Gods, some are very interesting. And my friend foxyjr has a name of one of the clothes that they wear but she want tell me. She wants to tell you her self. IP: Logged |
Basojr
Posts: 7
From: Hobart,Tas,Australia
Registered: May 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 11:41 AM
Hi it's me again
I just love Indian clothes and their history and the myths that they have, also the house they live in and my friend foxyjr has the name of one of the clothes they wear, I think she wants to tell you her self. well got to go from BasojrIP: Logged |
Basojr
Posts: 7
From: Hobart,Tas,Australia
Registered: May 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 12:09 PM
In the news I hear about the wars and trouble they had in India and also good news like they have made friends with another country they were fighting with well got to go end of class bye. from BasojrIP: Logged |
Dazza
Posts: 9
From: Hobart/ Tas/ Aus
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 03:10 PM
India is located in Asia. India does not have traffic lights. they travel around in carts, bikes and i think on the back of donkeys. India is a hot country so they wear light clothes eg. silk and cloth. they eat noodles and rice with chop sticks. Most of them are poor but some are rich like princess'. india is a very dry country and it doesn't have much water. They live in small houses.IP: Logged |
Lulu14
Posts: 13
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 03:15 PM
Well Stardust,
With Deli Belly, you get a really bad belly ache and you can't do anything but luckly it goes away after a few days.IP: Logged |
ebrook
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From: Australia
Registered: Jun 1999
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posted 02 October 2002 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by boof:
my dads girlfriend, i think that she is Indian because she has a red/brown dot/circle between her eyebrowes and also she reminds me of a indian woman.
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foxyjr
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From: kingston,tas,australia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 11:51 AM
hay what I already know about India ? well they have really nice clothes it's a really nice place with really nice people because they smile alot and I have a really nice friend from India from foxyjr IP: Logged |
foxyjr
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From: kingston,tas,australia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 12:05 PM
I have a friend from india and she says she has a wedding dress already and it really preaty
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j.j
Posts: 9
From: hobart, tasmania
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 11:37 AM
India sounds like a cool place!and i'dlike to visit one day but i'd like to know more
about their culture first!!!!!
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jake
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From: hobart,tasmania,australia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 02 October 2002 11:40 AM
well i dont really know anything about india but i know that it is very hot and the women wear long dress things called a sari.I also like thier bindies they look really good and they also have red dots i have seen them on tv.They eat hot food(curries) i like hot food and spicy things but not too hot!!
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josie
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posted 02 October 2002 11:24 AM
well I think the Indian food is YYYUUUUMMMMYY
don't know about all of you ppls out there but i think it is just grand!IP: Logged |
josie
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posted 02 October 2002 11:31 AM
hello
Well I think that India would be a fascinating place to visit! like all the buddhisum temples. And the food would be great to eat every day aswell!!!!! well I'd deffinately like to find out more about india and the type of life they live.IP: Logged |
josie
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posted 02 October 2002 11:36 AM
hello
Well I think that India would be a fascinating place to visit! like all the buddhisum temples. And the food would be great to eat every day aswell!!!!! well I'd deffinately like to find out more about india and the type of life they live.IP: Logged |
squeaky
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From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 03:14 PM
I have now learnt a lot from all the replies.
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touchthe moon*
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From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 03:11 PM
this message is for GalaxyDennis. Sarongs are actually worn by the Indonesian culture.
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vw
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From: Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04 October 2001 03:18 PM
All I know about India is that it is a poor country and that the Indians have a number of problems from lack of clothing and food to over population of gangs and violence.
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