A cultural feature is a write-up that gives prominence to civilising influences like art, language, tradition,

religion etc; all of which have a bearing onand are a reflection of man's refined and cultured state. All newspapers and magazines reserve a slot for cultural features under various names as India Today does

under Music Frontline under The English Language The Tribune under Arts and Youth.

Types of cultural features are -

1. Traditions Write-ups on various traditions whether their roots lie in religion or community- morals, come under this tyrr of cultural features. Man is an incorrigible impersonator and from pre-historic times he has re-enacted the natural phenomena and causes—through rituals, the commonest being the vegetation or fertility rituals. The Minijar mela Of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh is a good example of the vegetation ritual that has continued to this day. The following extract is taken from the Punjab States Gazetteer describing this fair.

2. Language It is language and literature primarily that reflect the culture of any group. Teeming with a multitude of languages and dialects, India can offer topics galore on this aspect of culture co write features on. The North-South divide over the question of language, the English versus Hindi debate, the future of English in India, the three language formula that every now and then. the role and validity of various bodies like the Sahitya AKIdemi and the Gyanpeeth, which award litterateurs and their masterpieces, arc some probabies in this category. A comparative study of the scripts Of various languages or even an attempt at etymological study