INDIA Mera Bharath Mahaan
The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .
5,000 year old civilization 325 languages spoken 1,652 dialects 18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories 3.28 million sq. kilometers Area 7,516 kilometers - Coastline
Parliamentary form of Government Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years 4th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in the world. HISTORY
India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism, Christianity
and Islam all exist within the country today. THE TRINITY
GeneratesBrahma Observes-Vishnu Destroys-Shiva The Great Indian Epics
Ramaya na first The
Indian epic Mahabharat Longest a Epic in
world literature with 100,000 Indus Valley Civilization- one of the worlds first great
urban civilizations. Harappa Civilization- 2700BC Worlds first university in Takshila 700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans Sanskrit Language most suitable for computer software
Yoga- Made in India Origin 5000 BC Documented by
200 BC 300 AD Origin of Martial arts 200 BC Kalarippaya
1700s BRITISH INVASION 15th August , 1947 Indian Independence
26th January , 1950 Republic- India National Emblem
Truth alone triumphs NATIONAL ANIMAL
National Bird Peacock National Flower - Lotus
Great Indian Personalities Aryabhatta
Invented the Zero Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the nation Embodiment of Non- Violence Swami Vivekananda
Champion of humanitarianism Ramanujam Great Indian Mathematician
Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems Rabindranath Tagore
1913 Nobel Prize in Literature C.V Raman 1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on scattering of light and Raman effect Mother Teresa
1979 Nobel Prize in Peace Har Gobind Khorana 1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Work on interpretation of the genetic Subramanyan Chandrasekhar 1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on structure and evolution of DANCE FORMS 45 folk dances
7 Classical Dance forms 7 Classical Dance forms
Bharata Natyam Kathak Kathakali
Kuchipudi Manipuri
Mohini Attam Odissi More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments India - Gods own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals Places of historic importance
Tirumala - Tirupati Worlds richest temple Saint Thomas Cathedral Statue of Virgin Mary brought from
Portugal in 1543 The Golden Temple Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India Thousand pillar temple Gateway of India
Jantar Mantar 1716 Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars
Mysore Palace Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs Buddha Statue Largest monolithic statue in Asia
Dal Lake Jewel in the crown of Kashmir The Taj Mahal
Calcutta City of joy Cherrapunji Wettest place on earth
India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition.Our most
valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only. -Mark Twain We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us
how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. -Albert Einstein Jai Hind
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