5 facts about india!!!! plz?

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Ganesh

1) The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
2) India is the Largest democracy in the world
3) The 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old)
4) Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
5) India has the most post offices in the world and The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people.

maz33

Some Fast Facts on India : â€“

Official Name: Bharat (Hindi),
Republic of India (English)

Body Politic: Federal Republic

Capital: New Delhi

Independence: 1947

National Emblem: Replica of the Lion Capital of Sarnath

National flag: Horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a wheel in navy blue colour.

Area: slightly more than one-third the size of the US

Total : 3,287,590 sq km
Land : 2,973,190 sq km
Water : 314,400 sq km

Geographical Location:Lies between latitudes 8 Â° 4' and 37 Â° 6 ' north and longitudes 68 Â° 7 ' and 97 Â° 25' east

Land boundaries: 14,103 km total

Neighbouring countries:

Bangladesh (4,053 km),
Bhutan (605 km),
Burma (1,463 km)
China (3,380 km)
Nepal (1,690 km)
Pakistan (2,912 km)

Climate: Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Population: 1027 million (2001 Census)

Religions:

Hindu 80%
Muslim 14%
Christian 2.4%
Sikh 2%
Buddhist 0.7%
Jains 0.5%
Others 0.4%

Languages: 17 major languages, 844 dialects

Hindi the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people

English is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication,

Other official languages Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Hindustani

Literacy: 65.38%

Currency: Rupee (1 Rupee=100 paise)

Indian Standard Time: GMT +0530 hours

!! Did You Know !!
Some interesting facts on Indiaâ€¦

Number System and Zero â€“ invented by Aryabhatta â€“ are Indiaâ€™s contribution to Mathematics.

The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.

India never invaded any country in her last 4000 years of history although Indian history records multiple invasions by foreign rulers

The World's first university was founded in Takshashila in 700BC. Nearly 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects.

Ayurveda â€“ the ancient Indian medical science â€“ is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software â€“ a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.

4 religions born in India â€“ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism â€“ are followed by 25% of the worldâ€™s population

Nearly 130 million Muslims inhabit in India, which sums up more than the combined population of Arabian countries in the Middle East

1.5 million students graduate from Indian universities each year

6th largest economy in the world

555 million Indians are below 25 year

Indian teenagers spend $3 billion a year on fashion accessories

90 countries import software from India

Climate
Hot tropical weather with variations from region to region. Coolest weather lasts from November to mid-March, with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days. Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is between April and June. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in summer between June and September.

Western Himalayas:
Srinagar best from March to October. July to August can be unpleasant; cold and damp in winter. Shimla is higher and therefore colder in v inter and places like Pahalgam. Gulmarg and Manali under several feet of snow (December to March) and temperatures in Ladakh can be extremly cold. The road to Leh is open from June to October.

Required clothing:
Lightweight to medium weights from March to October. Warmer wear for winter. Weather can change rapidly in mountains and it is therefore important to be suitably equipped.

Northern Plains:
Extreme climate, warm inland from April to mid-June falling to almost freezing at night in winter, between November and February. Summers hot with monsoons between June and September.

Required clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linens in summer with warmer clothes in winter and on cooler evenings. Waterproofing essential during monsoons.

Central India:
Madhya Pradesh State escapes very worst of hot season but monsoons are heavy between July and September. Temperatures fall at night during winter.

Required clothing:
Lightweights most of the year with warmer clothes during evenings particularly in winter. Waterproofing during monsoon rains.

Western India:
November to February is most comfortable, although evenings can be cold. Summers can be extremely hot with monsoon rainfall between mid-June and mid-September.

Required clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linen most of the year with warmer clothes for cooler winter and waterproofing essential in monsoon.

Southwest India:
The most pleasant weather is from November to March. Monsoon rains between late April and July. Summer temperatures hot as high as Northern India although humidity is extreme. Cooling breezes on coast . Inland, Mysore and Bijapur have pleasant climates with relatively low rainfall.

Indian Festivals: Diwali
This is perhaps the most well-known of the Indian festivals: it is celebrated throughout India, as well as in Indian communities throughout the diaspora. It usually takes place eighteen days after Dusshera. It is colloquially known as the "festival of lights", for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, verandahs, and gardens, as well as on roof-tops and outer walls. In urban areas, especially, candles are substituted for diyas; and among the nouveau riche, neon lights are made to substitute for candles. The celebration of the festival is invariably accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks. As with other Indian festivals, Diwali signifies many different things to people across the country. In north India, Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming, that is his return to Ayodhya after the defeat of Ravana and his coronation as king; in Gujarat, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and in Bengal, it is associated with the goddess Kali. Everywhere, it signifies the renewal of life, and accordingly it is common to wear new clothes on the day of the festival; similarly, it heralds the approach of winter and the beginning of the sowing season.

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balakrishnan c

1.India in reality is a beautiful Country.
2.In spite of all negative factors of corruption, improper politics, Greedy nature and selfishness of politicians, the culture of the country is great and it has got Unity in Diversity and a very good culture.
3.The country has got very intelligent and most hard working people.
4. Country has got most ancient culture compared to many other countries.
5. Country also is getting pulled down because of worst corruption and selfish nature of politicians . The country is facing worst type of vote bank politics and irrational way of reservation policy , regional and linguistic politics etc and these factors are pulling the country backward. It makes most of the literate people that emergency like situation should be enforced.
People of doubtful character are permitted to contest elections. These types of problems cause a lot of anxiety among many people.

Trans Atlantic

always carry cash. do not rely on credit card alone.

everythign varies based on state. from language, food, climate, music, phycical feature (from desert to snow)....

no need for advance booking unless your plans are fix.

do not depende on public transportation.

kapreekornish

disgusting
boring
smelling
crazy
foolish
rotted piece of ****

deepak sivaraman

Lands wide spread. Depends on the part of India which you are in. It is the seventh largest country geographically in the world.
Climate too is relative. Most of the India depends on the rainfall because of South West Monsoon which are created due to the blockage by the Mighty Himalayas. North east monsoon also contributes to the significant rainfalls.
Most of the country gets only sufficient waters and also waters are also quite scarce in many parts of the country. So water is considered quite precious in India. You have water parks in metros and few developed cities, not everywhere you go!
There are four metro cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, and Chennai. Other important cities are Bangalore, Hyderabad, Trivandram etc.
India is regarded high for it's unique culture. The culture emphazises on a disciplined and controlled life. Indians, by general, stick to their first marriage throughout their lives. They tend to be extremely loyal to their life partners. Also India enjoys strong family culture. Children and parents live together till they die. Parents, by general, select the life partners for their children. The life partners are selected by parents on the basis of their religion, caste, horoscopes and finally beauty. Children abide by parents' decision on the life partners.
India has a strong historical relation with music. Different type of music exist to different parts of India. In North India, the traditional music is known as Hindustani Music and South Indian traditional music is known as Carnatic Music. Also there are different types of musics in addition to these.
They have different kind of dances. They differ from state to state like Bharatha Naatiyam for Tamil Nadu, Kathakali for Kerala etc etc.
Indians eat their traditional food. They are classified into North Indian and South Indian primarily. North Indian foods have wheat as their primary source and some of their foods are known as Roti, Chenna Masala, Paneer Masala, Samosa etc.
South Indian foods have rice as their food. Some of their foods are known as Dosa, Idly, Vada etc.
India is a strongly culture oriented country. Indians adapt any kind of situations easily due to the tolerance that they develop in their country. They have strong faith in their religions. They are quick learners by birth.
Hope these answers what you needed!
Jai Hind! Long live my mother India!

hey

the movies are bad
Shahrukh Khan is in almost every single one
The music is mostly bad
You will never meet people with the same values anywhere other than India
And, most importantly, it's populated with Indians! However, seeing as it will soon be the largest country in the world, the number of tourists will be rising greatly...

Just wondering, are you doing a report or anything? Because getting these answers is CHEATING

SoNu

1. Land Sucks
2. There are no features in india
3. Climate is the opposite the you want
4. Culture is full of shiiittt
5. Indians eat shiittt as they are full of it

LoveLifeLaughâ„¢

Best country in the world,
Its climate is the best not too cold and not too hot it does not snow it only rains in the rainy season,
12 languages......main language is hindi...the culture is really cool many festivals main for the hindus is diwali or ganesh festival.....and muslem ramzan-id and so,
they listen to hindi music the most hit one for 2007 is crazy ki ya re.....,or dhoom 2 again.....,or maula mere....all are in hindi,
And they eat indian food.....the best food i have ever tasted.

ambily r

if you want to know more about india ,then visit http://www.indianholidays.biz

Ahan S

very warm place
many different languages
own film industry
they eat indian food(mostly)
mountainoues country

El Alguilar

Geographically - varies from north to south. North, you find snow in the Himalayas. To the north east too. Western part like Rajasthan is dry and desert. Eastern part is humid like in Bengal area. Central is also dry in some places and cool onthe plateau. Then south it is warm and template. In the central region is the plateau. So city like Bangalore is comfortable almost all year round.

Water Park? I have never seen any in India, but there are waterfalls I've been to. It depends which part (State) in India you are.

People - ladies look like Miss World and guys some look Mediterranean, to very dark skinned. And so is wealth, not quite in between. Though middle class people are now increasing to around 200 million, according to some estimates. Language varies from State to State. Remember India is a sub-continent. You'd find Chinese looking Indians in the very north-eastern part of China in states like Majoram, Manipur....Hindi is dubbed as the national language but not widely spoken in all the 26 states. Still English is the lingua-franca. if you want know more, read my article here :
http://www.geocities.com/fte65/indian.html

Music - local music and it depends which state you belong to due to difference in language. Hindi music is common (also movies). Also western music is common to some youngsters.

Food - also varies from State to State. Basically staple is rice and roti (flat round bread made from wheat germ flour). Curry is common, it is a broth made from grounded spices and has strong aroma. Some Hindus are 100% vegetarians.

Culture - Indians share some basics like their women all wear saree and also churidar. Other than it varies again from State to State and religious adherence either Hindu, Muslim or Christian. In Kerala state, there is a small number of Jews in Kochi.

Well...

Gulfstream_five_fifty

DELL COMPUTER CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Marshall H

the worship cows
most populated place on earth
its under china
if you look at its backwords it spells aidni
its kind of shaped like texas

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