India

Republic of India(Bharatiya Ganarajya)

Capital : New Delhi

Is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area,

India got its name from the River Indus. It was around this river that the earliest settlers of the country made their homes. Those who worshipped Aryan referred to the river as Sindhu.

The second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.

Shortly after the Persians invaded, they referred to the land as Hindu.

Air India was recognized by the famous Rattan Tata in 1932, which was initially named Tata Airlines. Later, Tata Airlines was converted into a public company, Air India.

Air India is the flag carrier of India

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Total Area: 3,287,263 sq km•Land: 2,973,193 sq km

•Water: 314,070 sq km

Population: 1,205,073,612

Agriculture Products: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish

Labor force - by occupation:agriculture: 52%industry: 14%services: 34%

Religions : Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%

India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 7 union territories.

Official Language: HindiTourist Arrival

Trivia It was in India that the number system was invented. A scientist by the name of Aryabhatta invented the zero digit.

India is responsible for the invention of the game of chess. The board game Snakes and Ladders was created in India. Its original name was Mokshapat. The ladders were meant to represent good deeds and the snakes were supposed to represent wrongdoings.

India is the sixth largest country in the world.

Algebra, trigonometry, and calculus were all developed in India.

Diamonds could only be found in India until the year 1896.In 100 BC, the place value system and the decimal system were created in India.Sanskrit, a language that is spoken in India is considered to be the most important of all higher languages. This is because it is the most accurate and therefore, the most appropriate for computer software.

1. Taj MahalTaj Mahal is a world famous

monument of marbles which is located in Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was made by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is a memorial monument for love.

2. Akshardham Temple Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi,

India. Also referred to as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays millennia of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. The building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham.

3. Mysore Palace

is generally known as the the Maharajah’s Palace. It is situated at the city center at Mirza Road. Mysore Palace is one of the most pleasant monument of Mysore city.

4.CharminarThe charminar Hyderabad’s best

identified landmark. It was built 1591 by Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah to soothe the force of evil savaging his new city with epidemic and plague.

5. Fatehpur Sikri

It served as the capital of the Mughals from 1571 AD to 1585 AD after which it was deserted due to water scarcity. This city has been declared as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.

5. Lake Palace 

(formerly known as Jag Niwas) is a luxury hotel, of 83 rooms and suites featuring white marble walls, located on a natural foundation of 4 acres (16,000 m2) rock on the Jag Niwas island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India. The hotel operates a boat which transports guests to the hotel from a jetty at the City Palace. It has been voted as the most romantic hotel in India.

6.The Sun Temple of Konark

One of the the most prominent temples in India and also the World Heritage Site. It is also one among the seven wonders of India and also one among the best Indian monument attractions.

Laid the foundation for Qutub Minar in 1199 AD. It is Standing at thye height of 72.5 meters, it is the highest stone tower in India.

7. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

8. Sundarbans National Park

The mangrove forests and marshland in the delta region of Sunderbans are a part of the world’s largest mangrove swamp and delta region of three great rivers

9. Goa beach

Goa is a former Portuguese colony situated located on the West coast of India. It is the smallest Indian state regarding size and population but the richest in terms of income.

Lotus Temple

In the capital city of Delhi lies the Baha’i Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, better known as the "Lotus Temple" due to its shape like a half opened Lotus flower built in white marble. It is also known as the Taj Mahal of Modern India due to its architectural excellence for which it has won many awards and international praise.

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