Hinduismo

Indian philosophy also plays a key role in national and international culture; and always it has influenced in the universe of thought, especially in the East. Some of the schools which have beenattributed greatly, have been those of Theism, as well as other Buddhists and Hindus.

In addition, great personalities of culture have expanded their ideas, as the philosopher Swami Vivekananda(Indian mystic, 1863-1902, spread the Advaita Vedanta school and founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1887), or thinkers such as Mahatma Gandhi - firstly - and Rabindranath Tagoren (poet and philosopher, bornin 1861 and died in 1941); also economists like Amartya Sen (born 1933), first Asian to win Nobel economics prize in 1998.

Another area that most stands out, especially lately, in the culture ofthis country is the cinema. It is the nation that more films ago worldwide (even more than Hollywood), performs up to 1000 per year, in the various languages of the country. And its industry is led byBollywood, which occurs in hindi, which has acquired great relevance at international level.

In his films, they try different items, ranging from romance, comedy and have recently begun to ventureinto the field of science fiction. There are also films of issues social (such as "Omkara", "Mission Kashmir" and "Rang de Basanti", considered one of the best in the India 2007 and nominated for anOscar), family (among which stand out "Kabhie kabhie Gham kushie" - the Hindu family - or "Kuch Naa Kaho") and historical.

It is, in short, a fascinating country, holder of numerous historicalsites, ranging from Royal ruins to palaces and temples of great importance. This nation as the land of the temples, is known for the large quantity that exist, which reflect the rich cultural heritage andreligious diversity that exists here (especially Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic). A large majority belonging to the 5th century BC.

Temples that live on this earth are results of these types of...