As most of the people might know that India is a land of multiple culture and languages. It is a vast and enormous country and is also a seventh largest country in the world in terms of land areas. India is a highly populated country with over 1.2billion people living in.
Of course, it is understandable that most people get confused about the culture difference between the North and South India. Although both are the part of the same motherland. India is the land where all the religion is together such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Sikhism. Here are differences we are going to talk about which help you to understand India in a more precise way.
4 major difference between North India and South India
The most important difference between North India and South India is at the base of origin. North Indians are the descendants of the Aryan race. On the other hand, South Indians are the descendants of the Dravidian race.
North India is the cultural heritage of states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. Whereas, South India is the cultural heritage of states such as Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
North Indian women usually wear a dress like Salwar Kameez, churidar suit, kurti, ghagra choli (Traditional Rajasthani dress) and saree as for men in north wear shirt, pants, Kurta, and pajama.
Whereas South Indian women wear Silk Saree and men usually wear Dhoti and lungi.
The basic difference between North and South India is the spoken languages used in the states of North and South India.
Generally, North Indian speak languages such as Hindi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Kashmiri, and Urdu. On the other hand, South Indian speak languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
North Indian use ‘Wheat’ and usually served in the form of roti, parathas or chapattis along with vegetables or curry dishes. Whereas South Indian consume ‘Rice’ more and ‘Coconut’ as an important ingredient. Dishes made of rice such as Idli, Dosa, Sambhar and Vada.
As compared to South Indian food, north Indian food is a lot spicier and hot especially the Rajasthani food.