INDIA

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INDIA

• Mera Bharath Mahaan

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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 .
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• 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
• 1,000,000,000 people in 2000

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• 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.

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HISTORY
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• 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.

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THE TRINITY
Generates-Brahma Observes-Vishnu Destroys-Shiva
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The Great Indian Epics
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Longest Epic in world literature with 100,000
two-line stanzas
The first Indian epic
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• Indus Valley Civilization- one of the worlds
  first great urban civilizations.

Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
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Worlds first university in Takshila 700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to
humans
Sanskrit Language most suitable for computer
software
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Yoga- Made in India

Origin 5000 BC Documented by
200 BC 300 AD
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Origin of Martial arts 200 BC
Kalarippayat
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• 1700s BRITISH INVASION

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15th August , 1947Indian Independence

• 26th January , 1950
• Republic- India

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National Emblem
Truth alone triumphs
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NATIONAL ANIMAL
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National Bird - Peacock

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National Flower - Lotus
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Great Indian Personalities
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Aryabhatta
Invented the Zero
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Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the nation Embodiment of Non- Violence
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Swami Vivekananda
Champion of humanitarianism
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Ramanujam
Great Indian Mathematician Postulated and proved
3,542 theorems
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Rabindranath Tagore
1913 Nobel Prize in Literature
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C.V Raman
1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on
scattering of light and Raman effect
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Mother Teresa
1979 Nobel Prize in Peace
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Har Gobind Khorana
1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine Work on
interpretation of the genetic code
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Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on
structure and evolution of stars
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DANCE FORMS
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45 folk dances
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7 Classical Dance forms
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7 Classical Dance forms
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Bharata Natyam
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Kathak
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Kathakali
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Kuchipudi
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Manipuri
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Mohini Attam
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Odissi
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More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments
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India - Gods own country Celebrates more than 65
festivals
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Places of historic importance
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Tirumala - Tirupati Worlds richest temple
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Saint Thomas Cathedral Statue of Virgin Mary
brought from Portugal in 1543
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The Golden Temple
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Jamma Masjid The biggest mosque in India
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Thousand pillar temple
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Gateway of India
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Jantar Mantar 1716 Modernistic structures to
observe the movement of stars
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Mysore Palace Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs
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Buddha Statue Largest monolithic statue in Asia
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Dal Lake Jewel in the crown of Kashmir
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The Taj Mahal
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Calcutta City of joy
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Cherrapunji Wettest place on earth
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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
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Jai Hind
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