2. The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan,
China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest
mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of
the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests
and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .
3. 5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000
4. Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years
4 th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in
the world.
6. • India's history goes back to 3,200
BC when Hinduism was first
founded. Buddhism, Jainism,
Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism,
Christianity and Islam all exist
within the country today .
8. The Great Indian Epics
Ramayana
The first Indian
epic
Mahabharata
Longest Epic in
world literature
with 100,000 two-
9. Indus Valley Civilization- one of the
world’s first great urban
civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
10. World’s first university in Takshila –700
B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known
to humans
Sanskrit Language –most suitable for
computer software
11. Yoga - Made in India
•
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD
57. India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human
speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and
the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and
most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured
up in India only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have
been made.
-Albert Einstein
