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ADVIKA MEHRA

TableofContents

Introduction.................................................................................................................3

Wow,That’sSpicy!.......................................................................................................3

InTheLanguageZone! .................................................................................................3

FamousBuildingsAreSoInteresting! ...........................................................................4

HotandCold!...............................................................................................................5

SoManyReligions,SoManyCultures! .........................................................................5

AnimalsEverywhere! ...................................................................................................5

SoManyPlacestoVisit! ...............................................................................................6

CoolCelebrations!........................................................................................................6

FabulousFacts! ............................................................................................................6

Introduction India is an awesome place! If you want to learn more about the Incredible India this is the book for you! This book will tell you all about India’s Religion, Food, Activity’s, Language, Famous Buildings, Nice Cities and more. Remember don’t stop reading this fantastic book! Keep enjoying this book and I hope you have fun! Come on my adventure with me!

Wow,That’sSpicy! India has the best food! It is so tasty because it is spicy and hot! The two main dishes of India are the Indian Bread , which is called Nan and it comes in different varieties. The second dish is Indian Curry, which is called Dal Makhni. It is delicious! You should try those two fantastic dishes. You’ll love it more than anything!

InTheLanguageZone! Namaste! Did you hear that? That was a person saying Hello in Hindi! Hindi is an interesting language so come and discover more! Did you know that India has 14 languages! Some of them are Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi and Gujarati! Those languages are very hard to speak but they are fun to learn. I hope

you’ve learned a lot about language in India! Namaste! Here are some words in Hindi translated in English: Mother---mama Father---papa Correct---sahee Mine---mera Happen---ho-gayaa Yes---ha No---nahee, na Hello---namaste Goodbye---namaste Thank you---dhanyavad/shukriya How are you---ka-se-ho-tum Aap is a kinder way to say you in Hindi to elders, but it is nicer to be said to anybody instead of Toom! Why---kyu And---aur What---kya Water---panee Power---shakti Food---khaana When you go to India you won’t have any problems speaking if you use these words and sentences.

FamousBuildingsAreSoInteresting! India has the most magnificent buildings ever! They have so much history behind them and they look so beautiful! India has a very famous building called the Taj Mahal. There is also another building that is famous and it is called the Kutub Minar. The Taj Mahal is all marble. It is in a place called Aagra. The Kutub Minar is in the capital city Delhi. There is also another famous building which is called the Red Fort. The fantastic Red Fort is in Jaipur. It is a huge building and it looks very nice. You would love to go there and don’t forget to take your camera to all these wonderful places! So much history is so much fun, isn’t it?

HotandCold! It is so, so hot in India but in winter it is freezing! India’s climate during summer is super, duper hot but in winter it is freezing. It is and in winter it is either hot or cold, although in autumn it is chilly and the weather is wonderful. In spring there is a little breeze and it is so nice, you can also see flowers growing everywhere. There are so many fascinating things about weather in India.

SoManyReligions,SoManyCultures! There are many different religions in India! You’ll feel they’re so interesting! There are many different gods, religions, myths and more in India. One of the god’s that is very famous is the elephant god. In India he is called “Ganesha”. Ganesha had a cow that he used to take milk from that’s why Indians cannot eat any beef. We also have god “Saraswati” for knowledge and education. When it is the day that we pray to god “Saraswati” we always put our school books and school bags there. We put our school things there, so that god Saraswati will give us knowledge for the next day of school. Those things I told you should teach you quite a bit about India’s religion.

AnimalsEverywhere! Aaahh! The Bengal Tiger is chasing me! Phew. So hard to keep track with all these animals! India is very famous for the frightening Bengal Tiger. It is very strong. It is dark orange with dark black stripes everywhere. Peacocks can Also be seen anywhere in India. They are on houses, walls and everywhere else. It is such a colorful sight. India also has so many squirrels. You may think that’s not a big thing but they’re on all the tree’s. You’ve learnt quite a lot on animals I think!

SoManyPlacestoVisit! There are so many cool places to visit in India! You won’t even know which city to go to since they are all so good! The capital city of India is Delhi. Delhi is a simple and fun city. Mumbai is a place with delicious food and the place where Bollywood is! There is also a small place called Jaipur with wonderful open views and sightseeing places. Aagra is a small place too, just like Jaipur. In aagra there is the Taj Mahal. Aagra has beautiful lakes too. Aagra, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi all have temples on mountains and friendly people! You just can’t decide where to go because they are all fabulous!

CoolCelebrations! There are so many celebrations in India and they are all so fascinating! One of the festivals in India is the Delighting Diwali! During Diwali we light up bright candles on our balconies. We, I mean our mothers keep a fast and can’t eat anything till the moon comes up. Another celebration is Karvachaut. During Karvachaut we pray to god Ganesha and tell stories about him. Oh, and did I mention that during Diwali we also light up little fireworks and also huge fireworks. It is all just so much fun! The more celebrations, the more time we have to spend time with family!

FabulousFacts! There are so many fabulous facts about India! There are many facts about India. The first fact is that there are many mountains in India that’s why there is so much greenery over there. The second fact is that the people over there are wonderfully perfect and friendly. They would always be kind to anybody. The third fact about India is that there are many interesting views from many different places. For example, from the mountains you would get the view of green lands, flowers growing, houses everywhere and more. Those are some facts about India but just remembe, there are lots more! The more fabulous facts, the more fun we have!

Glossary

• Varieties: Many types of one thing.

• Climate: Temperature of a place.

• Myths: Stories of how a certain thing was formed or made, the story is probably not true.

• Greenery: Lands with green grass everywhere, flowers growing and

green trees. Sometimes farm lands also.

• Sightseeing: Looking at a nice view from certain places.

• Celebrations: Festivals and huge parties.

• Fireworks: A source of fire to play with during Indian Festivals. There are big ones and small ones.

• Translated: Words from one language but made into another so that people can understand.

Index animals, 5 buildings, 4 celebrations, 6 cool places, 6 facts, 6

gods, 5 Namaste!, 3 spicy, 3 weather, 5