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♦ It is the main part of the sub continent.
♦ The country next to the India is Pakisan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, china, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is also near to srilanka.
♦ India is a peninsula which means that it is surrounded on the three sides by water.
♦ In the west is the Arabian Sea.
♦ In the east is the Bay of Bengal.
♦ In the south is the Indian Ocean.
♦ In India there are 28 states and 9 union territories
♦ For rulings India the government dived the India into 28 states and states are divided in districts and districts divided in sub districts
♦ There are 739 districts in India.
♦ There are 5541 sub districts in India {according to the various places they called sub districts as “Mandal, Circle, Tehsil, Taluka, sub-divisions, ”}
♦ There are many rivers in India.
♦ The main river is The Ganges, The Brahmaputra, The Yamuna, The Godavari, The kaveri, The Narmada, The Krishna.
♦ There are many different languages and cultures in India.
♦ India is the only geographical place with more different languages and cultures.
♦ Hindi is the official language in India.
♦ India has 23 official languages they are {Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu}
♦ There are many religions in India {Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism}
♦ National game of India is Hockey.
♦ Cricket is the most popular sport in India
1983 - Cricket world cup
2007 - ICC world Twenty 20
2011 - Cricket world cup
♦ ISRO launched 104 Satellites in a single mission to create world record.
♦ India becomes the first nation in the world to have launched over a hundred satellites in one mission.
♦ That was more than the 20144 Russian record of 37 satellites in a single launch
♦ India sent a spacecraft to mars for the first time in 2014 that made it the third country and only Asian country to be so successfully. India is the only country to be successful in its very first attempt to Orbit Mars. It was called the mars Orbiter Mission.
Who founds India
Vasco da Gama Discovered India.
Portuguese Explorer Vasco da Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean. He arrives at Calicut {Now Kozhikode} on the Malabar Coast in May 1498.
Names of India
♦ India is Known by many names { Jambudweepa, AL-Hind, Hindustan, Tenjiku, Aryavarta, Bharat}
India is famous for its
♦ The largest Population.
♦ It’s diverse Culture.
♦ The film industry.
♦ An old and outstanding train networks.
♦ Colorful celebrations and festivals.
♦ Its spiritual connections.
♦ Delicious Indian food.
♦ Historical mathematicians.
♦ It’s Incredible Architecture.
List of National and Official symbols of India
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National symbols |
Names |
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National
motto |
Satyameva
jayate |
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National
anthem |
Jana
Gana Mana |
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National
Currency |
Indian
rupee |
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National Animal |
Bengal
Tiger |
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National Bird |
Peacock |
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National
Flower |
Indian
Lotus |
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National
Fruit |
Mango |
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National
Flag |
Tiranga |
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National
Emblem |
State
emblem of india {lion
capital of ashoka} |
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National
Language |
Hindi |
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National
Vegetable |
Indian
pumpkin |
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National
Tree |
Indian
Banyan |
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National
Sport |
Hockey |
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National
River |
Ganges |
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National
Reptile |
King
Cobra |
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National
instrument |
Veena |
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National
Days |
Independence
day {august 15} Republic
day {January 26} Gandhi
jayanti {October 02} |
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National
Costume |
Saree{women}, Dhoti{mens} |
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National
airline |
Air
India |
Unknown Facts about India
♦ A floating Post office in Dal lake Srinagar.
♦ Kumbh mela gathering Visible from space.
♦ The wettest in habited place in the world.
♦ Water on moon was discovered by India.
♦ The highest ground in the world.
♦ Bandra worli sea link has steel wires equal to the earth’s circumference.
♦ Shampooing is an Indian Concept.
♦ The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all world cups.
♦ India’s first president only took 50% of his salary.
♦ Science day in Switzerland is dedicated to Ex-President, The Great APJ Abdul Kalam.
♦ The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle.
♦ India has a “spa” just for elephants.
♦ India is the world’s second largest English speaking country.
♦ In India there is largest number of vegetarians in the world.
♦ India is the world largest producer of milk.
♦ Diamonds were first mined in India.
♦ Dhyan Chand was offered German citizenship.
♦ Freddie mercury and Ben Kingsley are both of Indian grandparents.
♦ Astronaught Rakesh Sharma said India looks Saare Jahaan se achacha.
♦ World’s highest rail bridge in Jammu.
♦ The second largest networks of road in world.
♦ Mysterious Anti-Gravity Hills in Ladakh Magnetic hills.
♦ Two cities in the UNESCO world Heritage list.
♦ The only country with a bill of “Rights for Cow”
♦ A voting poll booth setup for just one voter in Gujarat.
♦ The number of people travelling in the Indian railway everyday is equal to the population of Australia.
♦ India discovered the sugar to add sweetness to all over the world {like in parties, meetings, celebrations, vocations and so on...}
♦ The world largest sitting capacity cricket play ground is in Gujarat.
♦ The only great Indian person Rabindranath Tagore wrote a national anthem for Bangladesh.
♦ The human nicknamed “the human calculator” is from India {original name – Shakuntala Devi}
♦ Shani shingnapur is village where the houses don’t have doors.
♦ The temple of rats in Rajasthan.
♦ Amritsar – World’s most visited religious place.
♦ There are over 300,000 mosques in India.
♦ Biggest family in the world in Baktawng village of Mizoram.
{ Mr.Ziona chacha is the head of the world’s biggest family consisting of 181 members. He has 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law, and 33 Grand Children.}
Indian companies
♦ TATA Consultancy Services
♦ Reliance Industries
♦ HDFC Bank
♦ Hindustan Unilever
♦ Infosys
♦ ITC
♦ Kotak Mahindra Bank
♦ ICICI
♦ State bank of India
♦ Mahindra and Mahindra Limited
♦ Amul Industries Private Limited
♦ Maruti Suzuki (India) Limited
♦ Aditya Birla Group
♦ Asian Paints Limited
♦ HCL Technologies Limited
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