{"id":101,"date":"2021-01-05T20:32:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/cultural-notes-and-extra-optional-online-materials-4\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:11:09","slug":"cultural-notes-and-extra-optional-online-materials-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/cultural-notes-and-extra-optional-online-materials-4\/","title":{"raw":"3.9 Cultural Notes and Extra\/Optional Online Materials","rendered":"3.9 Cultural Notes and Extra\/Optional Online Materials"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Cultural Notes<\/h2>\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 209px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"width: 23.4551%;text-align: center;height: 14px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 72.3049%;text-align: center;height: 14px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%\" scope=\"row\">1.<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940<\/span> and <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%\">In Hindi we use <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940<\/span> <em><span lang=\"hi-Latn\">shree<\/span><\/em> for Mr, and <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/span> <span lang=\"hi-Latn\">shreematii<\/span> for Mrs.\n\nFor example:\n<ul>\n \t<li><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0902\u0915\u091c \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/span> - Mr. Pankaj Singh.<\/li>\n \t<li><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/span> - Mrs. Puja Singh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">2<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">Family<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">Traditionally in India, a family consists of <span lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093e\u0926\u093e-\u0926\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/span> Grand-parents), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u093e\u0901-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e<\/span> (patents), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u0908-\u092c\u0939\u0928<\/span> (brother-sister), <span lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u093e\u091a\u093e-\u091a\u093e\u091a\u0940<\/span> (uncle-aunt), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u0941\u0906<\/span> (father's sister), <span lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u091a\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908-\u092c\u0939\u0928<\/span> (cousins).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">3<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">Decision making<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">Traditionally in India, male members of the family make all the decisions. However, as women are becoming more empowered, it is not unusual to see their participation in decision making these days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">4<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">After marriage<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">After marriage, bride goes to groom's family. She has to stay with his family. It is considered bad if bride demands to live separately specially in the same village\/city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 60px\" scope=\"row\">5<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 60px\">You gained weight.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 60px\">\"You gained weight\" is considered an insult in America. But, it can be considered as a compliment in India. It simply means that you have been eating well and taking care of yourself. It is also a sign of your financial well-being.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Extra\/Optional Online Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mylanguages.org\/hindi_adjectives.php\">List of Adjectives<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/rathore-family-introduction\/\">Rathore Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/rajawat-family-introduction\/\">Rajawat Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/pareek-family-introduction\/\">Pareek Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/friendship\/\">Friendship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>","rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Cultural Notes<\/h2>\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 209px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"width: 23.4551%;text-align: center;height: 14px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 72.3049%;text-align: center;height: 14px\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%\" scope=\"row\">1.<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940<\/span> and <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%\">In Hindi we use <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940<\/span> <em><span lang=\"hi-Latn\">shree<\/span><\/em> for Mr, and <span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940<\/span> <span lang=\"hi-Latn\">shreematii<\/span> for Mrs.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0902\u0915\u091c \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/span> &#8211; Mr. Pankaj Singh.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u0924\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939<\/span> &#8211; Mrs. Puja Singh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">2<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">Family<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">Traditionally in India, a family consists of <span lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093e\u0926\u093e-\u0926\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/span> Grand-parents), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u093e\u0901-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e<\/span> (patents), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u0908-\u092c\u0939\u0928<\/span> (brother-sister), <span lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u093e\u091a\u093e-\u091a\u093e\u091a\u0940<\/span> (uncle-aunt), <span lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u0941\u0906<\/span> (father&#8217;s sister), <span lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u091a\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908-\u092c\u0939\u0928<\/span> (cousins).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">3<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">Decision making<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">Traditionally in India, male members of the family make all the decisions. However, as women are becoming more empowered, it is not unusual to see their participation in decision making these days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 45px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 45px\" scope=\"row\">4<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 45px\">After marriage<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 45px\">After marriage, bride goes to groom&#8217;s family. She has to stay with his family. It is considered bad if bride demands to live separately specially in the same village\/city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px\">\n<th style=\"width: 4.23993%;height: 60px\" scope=\"row\">5<\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 23.4551%;height: 60px\">You gained weight.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.3049%;height: 60px\">&#8220;You gained weight&#8221; is considered an insult in America. But, it can be considered as a compliment in India. It simply means that you have been eating well and taking care of yourself. It is also a sign of your financial well-being.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Extra\/Optional Online Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mylanguages.org\/hindi_adjectives.php\">List of Adjectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/rathore-family-introduction\/\">Rathore Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/rajawat-family-introduction\/\">Rajawat Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/pareek-family-introduction\/\">Pareek Family \u2013 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hindistartalk.lrc.columbia.edu\/lesson\/friendship\/\">Friendship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-101","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":83,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/101\/revisions\/102"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/83"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/101\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}