| Aspect | Do’s | Don’ts | |--------|------|--------| | | Explain Diwali (lights, Lakshmi), Holi (colors, spring), Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Pongal, etc. | Don’t trivialize rituals (e.g., “cow worship is silly”). | | Food | Highlight regional cuisines: Punjabi (butter chicken), Tamil (idli/sambar), Bengali (macher jhol). | Avoid “all Indian food is spicy” or beef in Hindu-majority contexts. | | Clothing | Sari (draped differently by region), Salwar Kameez, Dhoti, Kurta, Turban (Sikh, Rajput). | Don’t call a turban a “towel” or use sacred items as costumes. | | Family & Social | Joint family system, arranged marriage (modern vs. traditional), respect for elders. | Avoid portraying arranged marriage as forced marriage. | | Arts | Classical dance (Bharatanatyam, Kathak), music (Hindustani, Carnatic), Bollywood, regional cinema. | Don’t reduce 1.4B people to Bollywood clichés. |
: The Saree is iconic, with styles like Banarasi or Kanjeevaram varying by state. Men : Traditional wear includes the Dhoti , Kurta , and Lungi . 4. Arts and Wellness MomSwap 21 12 06 Vivianne Desilva And Kate Dee ...