India is the 7th largest country in area and 2nd largest in population. It is a diverse country with 29 states and 7 union territories and over 1.3 billion people. Hindi is the most widely spoken language, but there are 22 other official languages and hundreds of regional dialects. Key facts about India include it being the largest democracy and having the third largest military, being a diverse multi-cultural and multi-religious society, and having a rich cultural heritage spanning centuries.
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Presentation India
1. 7th largest country in area.
2nd in terms of population.
Hindi name: Hindusthan.
Also called as Bharat.
Worlds Biggest democracy.
One of the fastest growing
economy.
Shares border with
Pakistan, China, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Burma and
Bhutan.
Partially connected to Sri
Lanka, Maldives, Thailand
and Indonesia.
National Song: Vande Mataram.
Official language: Hindi
22 national languages, 15
appears in currency bills.
Several hundred regional
dialects.
Capital: Delhi.
Financial Capital:
Mumbai.
Highest number of Engineers,
Doctors and Scientists.
3rd largest Army in the world
(after China and USA).
5th country in terms of space
exploration capabilities.
National Game: Field Hockey.
National Bird: Peacock.
National Animal: Royal Bengal
Tiger.
National Flower: Indian Lotus.
29 states,
7 union territories
2. Indus valley civilization
Mughals:
16th-18th century
1602-1947
26th jan 1930:
Independence
signed but British
remained in India.
15th Aug 1947, India got its Independence.
Adopted: 26th Nov 1949.
Into effect: 26th Jan 1950.
Longest constitution among the
sovereign countries of the world.
3. People of every state is different from other !!
2nd highest peak:
Karakoram (Kashmir)
3rd highest peak:
Kanchenjunga (Sikkim)
Mt. Everest is the worlds highest peak. 2nd ? 3Rd ??
Brahmaputra: 3rd largest water discharge river.
Btw, worlds highest rainfall: Cherapunji, Meghalaya.
Hindu
Muslim
Sikh
Esai
Buddhism Jainism
4. India: largest exporter of Tea.
Indian Ocean: only ocean named after a
country.
One horned rhino, Assam
Nilgai, Haryana
Lion-tailed Macaque, Tamil Nadu
Spectacle monkeys, Tripura
Indian flying Fox
Only in India (Animals)
5. New Delhi
Jaipur
How about riding a boat in kerala ?
Or relaxing at Sea beach, Goa
Or Himalayas @Tawang,
Arunachal Pradesh
13. Indian railways is one of the largest public transportation system in the world.
Around 10,000 trains starts the journey every day.
Not a single seat is empty in any of these 10,000 trains.
So, book your ticket TODAY.
Btw, all non-special trains have different compartments for rich people, middle
class people, or even for animals.
Shatabdi express:
fastest Indian train. (avg. speed: ~90kmph or ~57 mph)
22 trains connecting different cities and towns throughout
India.
Hold your breath when this train pass stations
Rajdhani Express
Long distance trains connecting Delhi to major cities.
Second fastest train in India.
Dont miss the food in Rajdhani or Shatabdi.
14. New Delhi IA
Mumbai IA
Palace on the Wheels
Rajasthan Tourism
Deccan Odyssey
Roams around West India
Maharajas Express
Roams around East and central india
17. India have 17 national holidays.
There are many regional holidays too.
Photo: Diwali festival of India
18. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul kalam. (Ex-President of India)
Missile Man of India
Sachin Tendulkar
Bharat Ratna.
Dr. C. V. Raman
Nobel laureate
Dr. J. C. Bose
Inventor of Radio
Rabindranath Tagore
Nobel laureate
National Anthem composer.
Mother Teresa
Nobel piece prize winner
Swami Vivekananda.
Speaker, 1st Parliament of
worlds religion, 1893, Chicago.
Lata Mangeshkar
Music industry legend
(Also in Guiness book of world records)
Amitabh Bacchan
Bollywood legend
3 khansA.R. Rahman
Composer
Aryabhatta
Invented 0
Kalpana Chawla
STS-87 Astronaut.
Anand
Vikram
Sarabai
Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate
19. Quantum theory will not look ridiculous to people who
have read Vedanta. -Heisenberg
I go into the Upanishads to ask questions. Bohr.
The fourth verse of the Rigvedic hymn 1:50 is as follows:
爐むぐ爐爐逗ぐ爛爐朽た爐謹爐朽う爐萎爐逗い爛 爐爐爛爐むい爐劇爐爛爐萎爐爐伍た 爐逗爐爐 | 爐萎爐朽ざ爛爐朽ぎ爐 爐爐鉦じ爐逗ぐ爛爐爐爐 |
taraNir vishvadarshato jyotishkrdasi surya | vishvamaa bhaasirochanam ||
Swift and all beautiful art thou, O Sun, maker of the light, Illumining all the radiant realm
tatha ca smaryate yojananam. sahasre dve dve sate dve ca yojane ekena nimishardhena
kramaman. which means,
It is remembered here that Sunlight traverses 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha
If u calculate the above sentence, u get speed of light: 3.05 x 108 m/s
Dr. S. N. Bose
For discovery of Higgs-Boson
Sayanacharya, 1387 AD:
All of them
read Vedas
many times