Arts, Humanities & Popular Culture

Indian culture has a rich tradition and folk culture as a result of the many various practices and concepts it has assimilated over the course of its lengthy history. The sitar, a guitar-like instrument that is the most widely used musical instrument in India.

India is renowned for its rugs, crafts, jewelry, bronzes, ceramics, woodwork, metallurgy, and stone carving.
Traditional competitions include cockfighting and camel racing. Regional folk dances are frequently performed at festivals. The prominent Mumbai-based film business is known colloquially as "Bollywood." Bollywood has the highest output in the world in terms of the number of films made and, probably, the number of tickets sold.