3. Why I chose to visit India
I chose to visit India as it’s culture and way of living is
extremely different to the way I am used to living here in
Ireland. I would love to learn more about India’s
religious beliefs and practices. I am also amazed by the
temples all around India and I really want to go and visit
them and actually see the great architecture and
details that is involved in these great temples. India is
renounced for it’s large scale shanty towns, I would just
like to see what is like to be living in such poor conditions
and what some peoples daily lives are like. India is also
quite famous for Cricket. I would like to see a game of
cricket being played in a national stadium if possible.
4. Fact file
Currency: Indian Rupee
Language: Hindi, English
Capital City: New Delhi
Largest City: Mumbai
Religion: Hinduism
Type of government:
Population: 1,210,193,422
Exchange rate: 1 Indian rupee = 0.0144
euros
5. Culture - Dance
Indian dance consists of different forms of
dances originated in different parts of India.
They were developed according to the local
traditions and also imbibed elements from
other parts of the country.
Hindu people in India also have their own
Lord of Dance, Shiva as Nataraja.
In India Sangeet Natak Akademi organizes
dance festivals throughout all of India.
6. Politics
The government in India
is similar to the Westminster system of government.
Parliamentary democratic constitutional republic,
in which the President of India is head of state and
the Prime Minister of India is the head of
government. There are also two parts of
government the national and the central.
The national government has the power to dismiss
state governments under specific constitutional
clauses
The central government can impose direct federal
rule known as president's rule (or central rule).
8. Food
Top 10 Indian dishes;
1. Butter Chicken
2. Tandoori Chicken
3. Chicken Tikka Masala
4. Rogan Josh
5. Malai Kofta (vege-balls in a thick sauce)
6. Chole (chickpea curry)
7. Palak Paneer (spinach and cottage cheese)
8. Kaali Daal (black lentils)
9. Chaat
10. Naan (leavened Indian flatbread)
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11. Capital City - New Delhi
New Delhi is located in the northern part
of India and is divide up into 8 different
districts.
The population of New Delhi is 249,998.
The average temperature in New Delhi
throughout the year is around 26 °C.
New Delhi is home to many different
temples and ancient buildings.
13. Most famous person from India -
Mahatma Gandhi
He was born 2 October 1869
and died 30 January 1948
He was the preeminent leader of Indian
nationalism in British-ruled India.
Gandhi led India to independence and inspired
movements for non-violence, civil rights and
freedom across the world.
Gandhi studied law in England and learned
about civial rights. He then became famous by
fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu
Indians in South Africa.
14. Places to visit
1. Kashmir- The Paradise on Earth
People often struggle to describe it since
adjectives like, beautiful and awesome don’t
seem to do it any justice. For lack of a better
superlative, Kashmir is generally described as
Heaven or paradise on Earth.
The valley’s beauty is enhanced by the truly spell
bounding lakes, fresh water streams, delicious
apple orchards, mighty ice capped mountains
and lush meadows.
15. Places to visit
2. Agra
Home to the Taj Mahal; Agra is the most visited city
in India. The marvellous Taj is one of the most
recognizable structures in the world, a global
symbol of eternal love and is said to be an
interpretation of heaven. Agra has played an
important role in Indian history since the time of
the Mahabharata to the Mughal period.
16. Places to visit
3. Ajanta Ellora
Ajanta Caves near Aurangabad are 31 rock cut
cave monuments dated back to 2nd Century BC
that house masterpieces of Buddhist religious art
as well as frescos similar to Sigiriya paintings from
Sri Lanka. They were completed over 200 years
and abandoned and forgotten soon after, to be
rediscovered by a British officer in 1819.
