Powerpoint Presenation on the topic of Heritage of India by Ansh Jindal

1. Heritage of India

2. About India

3. The white, is meant for purity and truth.
The green is for faith and fertility.
The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation.
Indian Flag
The navy blue wheel denotes the
continuity of the nation's progress
which is deemed to be as boundless
as the blue sky and as fathomless as
the deep blue sea.

4. 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
Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years
4th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways, the biggest employer in
the world.

5. More than 45 folk dances7 Classical Dance forms

6. More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments

7. Festivals
India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals
With India's cultural diversity, the
country has more festivals than
there are days in a year.

8. History
&
Mythology

9. AUM or OM
The first sound of the Almighty
Oneness with the supreme.

10. Generates-Brahma
Observes-Vishnu
Destroys-Shiva
Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
The Trinity

11. The Great Indian Epics
Ramayana MahabharataLongest Epic in world literature with
100,000 two-line stanzas
The first Indian epic

12. Indus Valley Civilization- one of the
world’s first great urban civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC

13. YOGA
Made in India
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD

14. World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans
Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer software

15. Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC
Kalarippayat

16. 1700s – British Invasion

17. 15th August , 1947
Indian Independence
26th January , 1950
Republic-India

18. Food is an integral part of every human culture. The
importance of food in understanding human culture
lies in its infinite variability - a variability that is not
essential for species survival.
Cuisine

20. Clothing
Traditional clothing in
India greatly varies across
different parts of the country
and is influenced by local
culture, geography, climate
and rural/urban settings.
Popular styles of dress include
draped garments such
as sari for women and
dhoti or lungi or panche (in
Kannada) for men.

21. Jamma Masjid
It the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by
the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, built this mosque in the year 1650 AD and
completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India.
Architecture

22. Jantar Mantar – 1716
The name is derived from Yantra, instrument, and Mantra, for formula or, in this
context, calculation. Therefore Jantar Mantar means literally calculation instrument
Architecture

23. Mysore Palace
The Palace of Mysore is a palace situated in the city of Mysore in southern India. The
erstwhile royal family of Mysore ruled the princely state of Mysore for over seven
centuries. It illuminated by 97,000 bubls
Architecture

24. Buddha Statue
The Buddha Statue in Hyderabad is a monolith located in India. It is the world's tallest
monolith of Gautama Buddha.
Architecture

25. The Taj Mahal
It is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built
by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
It is One of the 7 Wonders of World
Architecture

26. 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
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

27. Proud of Being an Indian
-
Jai Hind