GY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sri Lanka, Dravidian Languages, Indo-European Languages
29 Nov 2017
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Mughal empire dominated region during 16th & 17th centuries. Caste system visible among muslim, christian, and hindu population. Sikhism combines aspects of hinduism and islam. Minority religion in pakistan, bangladesh, and sri lanka. Men do not cut hair or beards. Christians from large minority in india with numerous sects. Hindi and bengali are most widely spoken languages in india. Urdu is one of two official languages. Four main dravidian languages spoken in southern india and northern sri lanka. Indo-european languages dominate sri lanka and maldives. South asian diaspora has also spread culture. Globalization of culture has led to clash between traditional religious views and western influences. Region not politically united until british imperialism. 1947 partition of india created two new states. British, french displaced portuguese, dutch trading posts. Sepoy mutiny led british government to take control over region. Independence movements in early 20th century had different agendas. Muslim core with hindu district and tibetan buddhist district.
