REPUBLIC OF INDIA

CAPITAL ----- NEW DELHI

LARGEST CITY ----- MUMBAI (BOMBAY)

DIVISIONS ----- 28 STATES & 7 UNION TERRITORIES

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ----- HINDI AND ENGLISH

GOVERNMENT TYPE ----- FEDERAL REPUBLIC

President ----- A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Prime Minister ----- Manmohan Singh

AREA ----- 3,166,414 Sq.Km(7th in the world)

POPULATION ----- 1.12 Billion(2nd in the world)

GDP(Gross Domestic Product) ----- $4.156 trillion(4th in world)

GDP growth ----- 7.7%

CURRENCY ----- INDIAN RUPEE

REPUBLIC OF INDIA

CAPITAL ----- NEW DELHI

LARGEST CITY ----- MUMBAI (BOMBAY)

DIVISIONS ----- 30 STATES & 5 UNION

TERRITORIES

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ----- HINDI AND ENGLISH

GOVERNMENT TYPE ----- FEDERAL REPUBLIC

AREA ----- 3,166,414 Sq.Km(7th in the world)

POPULATION ----- 1.32 Billion(2nd in the world)

GDP(Gross Domestic Product) ----- $4.711 trillion(4th in world)

GDP growth ----- 4.7%

CURRENCY ----- INDIAN RUPEE

COASTLINE ----- 7000Km

LANGUAGES ----- 22(officially recognized)

LOWEST POINT ----- 0 m(Indian Ocean)

HIGHEST POINT ----- 8,598 m (Mt Kanchenjunga)

ETHNIC GROUPS

Indo-Aryan ----- 72%

Dravidian ----- 25%

Mongoloid and other ----- 3%

RELIGION

Hindus ----- 80.5%

Muslim ----- 13.4%

Christian ----- 2.3%

Sikh ----- 1.9%

other ----- 1.8%

unspecified ----- 0.1% (2001 census)

COASTLINE ----- 7000Km

LANGUAGES ----- 23(officially recognized)

LOWEST POINT ----- 0 m(Indian Ocean)

HIGHEST POINT ----- 8,586 m (Mt Kanchenjunga)

ETHNIC GROUPS

Indo-Aryan ----- 72%

Dravidian ----- 25%

Mongoloid and other ----- 3%

RELIGION

Hindus ----- 80.5%

Muslim ----- 13.4%

Christian ----- 2.3%

Sikh ----- 1.9%

other ----- 1.8%

unspecified ----- 0.1% (2009 census)

Languages of India

Urdu Hindi

Sanskrit

Tamil

Gujarati

Punjabi

Bengali

Marathi

Konkani

Kannada

Assamese

Telugu

Rajasthani

Malayalam

Sinhala

Oriya

Sindhi

Haryanvi

BhojpuriMizo

Kashmiri

Gadgwali

Tulu

Dogri

Manipuri

Hindi Script (Devnagri)

Telugu Script

Common WordsHI: पत्थर [patthara] – RO: piatră – EN meaning: rock (subst)

HI: पर्दा [pardaa] – RO: perdea – EN meaning: curtain (subst)

HI: मुसदफ़िर [musaafir] – musafir – EN meaning: traveler/guest (subst) ->.

HI: चदय [caay] – RO: ceai – EN meaning: tea (subst)

HI: तुम/तू [tum/tuu] – RO: tu/voi – EN meaning: you (pron. 2nd pers singular and plural)

HI: र्शु्मन [dushman] – RO: duşman – EN meaning: enemy (subst)

HI: विधिद [vidhvaa] – RO: vaduva – EN meaning: widow (subst)

HI: खच्चर [khacca] – RO: catâr – EN meaning: mule (subst)

HI: फिरदयद [kiraayaa] – RO: chirie – EN meaning: rent (subst)

HI: चरिदहद [carvaahaa] – RO: cioban – EN meaning: shepherd (subst)

HI: िमरद [kamraa] – RO: camera – EN meaning: room (subst)

HI: तबियत [tabiyat] – RO: tabiet – EN meaning: health (Hindi) /habit (Romanian) (subst)

HI: तरलद [tarla] – RO: tarla – EN meaning: a field area (subst)

HI: सदिुन [saabun] – RO: săpun - EN meaning: soap (subst)

HI: आंख [aankh] – RO: ochi – EN meaning: eye (subst)

HI: नदि [naak] – RO: nas – EN meaning: nose (subst)

HI: ख़िर [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

Kuchipudi

Manipuri

Bharata Natyam

Mohini Attam

Odissi

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

Stavahana Empire 230 B.C–199 A.D ·

Kushan Empire 60–240 A.D

Gupta Empire 240–550 A.D

Chola Empire 250 B.C–1279 A.D

Delhi Sultanate 1206–1526 ·

Deccan Sultanates 1490–1596

Hoysala Empire 1040–1346

Kakatiya Empire 1083–1323

Vijayanagara Empire 1336–1565

Maurya Empire -- 321–184 B.C

Middle Kingdoms -- 230 B.C–1279 A.D

Delhi Sultanate -- 1206–1526A.D

Mughal Empire 1526–1707A.D

Sikh Empire 1801-1849A.D

Maratha Empire 1674–1818A.D

Colonial Era 1757–1947A.D

The British East India Company 1757-1857A.D

Queens Rule 1857-1947A.D

Modern States 1947 onwards

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

HINDUISM

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

LARGE NATION WITH WIDE VERITIES OF

NATURAL BEAUTIES

THE LAND OF THE WHITE TIGERS

THE LAND OF THE “TAJ MAHAL”

THE LAND OF A THOUSAND TEMPLES

THE NATION WITH THE LARGEST BIO

DIVERSITY OF BOTH FOLRA AND FAUNA

THE LAND OF THE WHITE TIGERS

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.