INDIAINDIA

A Profile

General

Area: 1,229,737 sq. miles Monetary Unit: Rupee Economy: Agriculture &

Industry Political System:

Parliamentary Democracy Administration: Federal,

State (27) & Local Govts.

INDIA

Climate: Tropical Monsoon North West & South East Monsoon winds. Rains from June to September.

Terrain: Plains:– The Indo-Gangetic Plains– The Himalayas– The Deccan Plateau

Demographics

Population: 1.1 Billion

Birth Rate: 24.8/1000

Annual Increase: 1.6%

Density per sq. mil: 825

Literacy Rate: 52%

Population Composition Religion:

– Hindu: 82.6%– Islam 11.3%– Christian: 2.4 %– Sikh: 2%– Others (Buddhists,

Jains, Zoroastrians): 1.19%

Race:– Indo-Aryan: 72%– Dravidian: 25%– Mongoloid & others:

3%

Agriculture

1970’s Green Revolution

Irrigation Fertilizers Fisheries Food Processing Oilseeds Production Drinking Water

Agriculture Today

Agriculture: 26.83 % of GDP

Low growth rate 230 million tons of

food grains 4 % of World

Coffee, but no brand names

Culture

History: Ancient Indus Valley Civilization

Hindu and Muslim Synthesis

Traditional Society Literature,

Architecture, Social Structure, Beliefs, Etiquettes

Literature

Ancient Vedas Sanskrit Literature

(Religious) Epics: Ramayana,

Mahabharata Modern Languages

(12th Century) Indian Writing in

English

Architecture

Temples (Stone Carvings)

Buildings (Persian & Turkish Influence)

Colonial Structures

Social Structure

Joint Family System Tight Family

Structure Caste System Women’s Problems

Beliefs

Hindu Belief System:– Circular motion

of time– Tolerance– Polytheism– Karma Theory

Etiquettes

Respect to elders, parents, teachers (Guru)

Vegetarianism Greetings,

gestures etc.

Questions?