REPUBLIC OF OF INDIA INDIA CAPITAL CAPITAL ----- ----- NEW DELHI NEW DELHI LARGEST LARGEST CITY CITY ----- ----- MUMBAI MUMBAI (BOMBAY) (BOMBAY) DIVISIONS ----- ----- 28 STATES 30 STATES & 7 UNION & 5 UNION TERRITORIES TERRITORIES OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ----- HINDI AND ENGLISH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE GOVERNMENT TYPE ----- HINDI AND ENGLISH ----- FEDERAL REPUBLIC President GOVERNMENT TYPE ----- ----- A.P.J.Abdul FEDERAL Kalam REPUBLIC Prime Minister AREA ----- Manmohan Singh ----- 3,166,414 Sq.Km(7 th in the world) AREA POPULATION ----- 3,166,414 Sq.Km(7 th in the world) ----- 1.32 Billion(2 nd in the world) POPULATION ----- 1.12 Billion(2 nd in the world) GDP(Gross Domestic Product) ----- $4.711 trillion(4 th in world) GDP(Gross growth Domestic Product) ----- ----- $4.156 4.7% trillion(4 th in world) GDP growth CURRENCY ----- 7.7% ----- INDIAN RUPEE CURRENCY ----- INDIAN RUPEE
COASTLINE COASTLINE ----- 7000Km ----- 7000Km LANGUAGES LANGUAGES ----- 22(officially recognized) ----- 23(officially recognized) LOWEST POINT LOWEST POINT ----- 0 m(indian Ocean) ----- 0 m(indian Ocean) HIGHEST POINT HIGHEST POINT ----- 8,598 (Mt Kanchenjunga) ----- 8,586 m (Mt Kanchenjunga) ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC GROUPS Indo-Aryan ----- 72% Indo-Aryan ----- 72% Dravidian ----- 25% Dravidian ----- 25% Mongoloid and other ----- 3% Mongoloid and other ----- 3% RELIGION RELIGION Hindus ----- 80.5% Hindus ----- 80.5% Muslim ----- 13.4% Muslim ----- 13.4% Christian ----- 2.3% Christian ----- 2.3% Sikh ----- 1.9% Sikh ----- 1.9% other ----- 1.8% other ----- 1.8% unspecified ----- 0.1% (2001 census) unspecified ----- 0.1% (2009 census)
Languages of India Kashmiri Urdu Dogri Hindi Punjabi Haryanvi Sindhi Gadgwali Bengali Rajasthani Manipuri Gujarati Sanskrit Assamese Bhojpuri Mizo Marathi Oriya Konkani Telugu Kannada Tulu Tamil Malayalam Sinhala
Hindi Script (Devnagri)
Telugu Script
Common Words HI: पत थर [patthara] RO: piatră EN meaning: rock (subst) HI: पर द [pardaa] RO: perdea EN meaning: curtain (subst) HI: म सदफ र [musaafir] musafir EN meaning: traveler/guest (subst) ->. HI: चदय [caay] RO: ceai EN meaning: tea (subst) HI: त म/त [tum/tuu] RO: tu/voi EN meaning: you (pron. 2nd pers singular and plural) HI: र श मन [dushman] RO: duşman EN meaning: enemy (subst) HI: व ध द [vidhvaa] RO: vaduva EN meaning: widow (subst) HI: खच चर [khacca] RO: catâr EN meaning: mule (subst) HI: फ रदयद [kiraayaa] RO: chirie EN meaning: rent (subst) HI: चर दहद [carvaahaa] RO: cioban EN meaning: shepherd (subst) HI: मरद [kamraa] RO: camera EN meaning: room (subst) HI: तब यत [tabiyat] RO: tabiet EN meaning: health (Hindi) /habit (Romanian) (subst) HI: तरलद [tarla] RO: tarla EN meaning: a field area (subst) HI: सद न [saabun] RO: săpun - EN meaning: soap (subst) HI: आ ख [aankh] RO: ochi EN meaning: eye (subst) HI: नद [naak] RO: nas EN meaning: nose (subst) HI: ख र [khabar] RO: habar EN meaning: news, knowledge, information (subst). FUNNY CONNECTION: HI: रदहत [raahat] RO: rahat EN meaning: relief/shit (subst) yes, the Hindi word for relief is the most common Romanian word for shit.
The Land of Spices
The Land of Spices
Manipuri Mohini Attam Odissi Bharata Natyam Kuchipudi Kathakali Kathak
A Brief History of Time Mehrgarh Culture -- 5000 3300 BCE Indus Valley Civilization -- 3300 1700 B.C Late Harappan Culture -- 1700 1300 B.C Vedic Kingdoms -- 1200 700 B.C Maha Janapadas 700 300 B.C Magadha Empire 684 BC 320 B.C Greek Invasion -- 327B.C-10A.D Conquests of Alexander 327-326 B.C Seleucids Invasion 304 B.C Indo Greek Rule 180 B.C-10A.D
Middle Kingdoms 230 B.C 1279 A.D Maurya Empire Stavahana Empire -- 321 184 B.C 230 B.C 199 A.D Middle Kingdoms Kushan Empire -- 230 B.C 1279 A.D 60 240 A.D Delhi Sultanate Gupta Empire -- 1206 1526A.D 240 550 A.D Mughal Empire Chola Empire 1526 1707A.D 250 B.C 1279 A.D Sikh Empire Delhi Sultanate 1801-1849A.D 1206 1526 Maratha Empire 1674 1818A.D Colonial Era Deccan Sultanates 1757 1947A.D 1490 1596 The British East India Company Hoysala Empire 1757-1857A.D 1040 1346 Queens Rule Kakatiya Empire 1083 1323 1857-1947A.D Modern States 1947 onwards Vijayanagara Empire 1336 1565
HINDUISM Rig Veda - Knowledge of Hymns, 10,859 verses There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways. Yajur Veda - Knowledge of Liturgy, 3,988 verses Sama Veda - Knowledge of Classical Music, 1,549 verses Ayur Veda - Knowledge of Medicine, over 100,000 verses Sulba Sutra - Knowledge of Mathematics Yoga Sutra - Knowledge of Meditation Kama Sutra - Knowledge of LOVE and SEX Upanishadhs- Astrology,Astronomy,Legal matters,evolution,phonetics Science of archery &war,soul,reincarnation and Karma
IN THE PRESENT
India Today Global leader in IT services. Ranbaxy, the largest Indian pharmaceutical company, gets 70% of its $1 billion revenue from overseas operations and 40% from USA. Tata Tea has bought Tetley of UK for 260M. India is one of the world's largest diamond cutting and polishing centres, its exports were worth $6 Billion in 1999. About 9 out of 10 diamond stones sold anywhere in the world, pass through India. Garment exports are expected to increase from the current level of $8 billion to $45 billion by 2013. Mobile phones are growing by about 1.5Million a month. Long distance rates are down by two-thirds in five years and by 80% for data transmission India is one of the few countries to have an indigenously developed Nuclear Arsenal. India is among six countries that launch satellites and do so even for Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Singapore and EU countries. India's INSAT is among the world's largest domestic satellite communication systems. India s new PARAM Supercomputer (1 Trillion processes per sec.) is also amongst only 4 nations in the world to have this level of computational capability.
India has the largest movie industry in the world producing over 800 movies a year
CUSTOMES AND GESTURES
COSTUMES (North India)
COSTUMES (South India)
DECORATIVES
Assam Tea Assam tea is a black tea named after the region of its production,assam, in India. Assam tea is manufactured specifically from the plant Camellia sinensis var. assamica.
THE LAND OF A THOUSAND TEMPLES THE LAND OF A THOUSAND TEMPLES LARGE THE NATION WITH THE WIDE LARGEST VERITIES BIO OF NATURAL DIVERSITY BEAUTIES OF BOTH FOLRA AND FAUNA THE LAND OF THE WHITE TIGERS THE LAND OF THE WHITE TIGERS THE LAND OF THE TAJ MAHAL THE LAND OF THE TAJ MAHAL
Mount Kailash, Himalayas abode of snow in Sanskrit
The Beauty of Kashmir
Varanasi, Ganges River
Western Thar Desert,Rajasthan
Gods Own Country, Kerala
TAJ MAHAL ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is located in Himalayan Range. Its peak is 8848 meters(29029 ft) above see levels.