India is located in South Asia between Pakistan, China, and Nepal. It has a population of over 1.2 billion people and a long history dating back 5000 years. India has a diverse landscape that includes the Himalayan mountains and coastlines on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. It is the largest democracy in the world with a parliamentary system of government. India has a rich cultural heritage evident in its many languages, religions, festivals, cuisine, art, architecture, dance, music and film industry. It is also an emerging economic power with the 4th largest GDP. Modern India is home to a highly skilled workforce and world-class universities that have produced leaders in science, technology, and business globally.

1. Incredible
India

2. • The subcontinent of
India lies in south
Asia, between
Pakistan, China and
Nepal.
•Himalayas in the
North : world's tallest
mountain chain
•29 states, 5 Union
territories
•Arabian sea on the
west
•Indian ocean to the
south
India

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
 Population 1.2 billion
India at a glance

4.  Parliamentary form of Government
 Secular democratic constitution
 Worlds largest democracy since 65 years
 4th largest economy; GDP 2.3 trillion USD
 Fastest growing IT super power
 Indian Railways: the biggest employer in
the world.
India at a glance

5. HISTORY
Dates back to 5000 BC
• Indus Valley Civilization- one of
the world’s first great urban
civilizations.
• Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
• Yoga – the spiritual way of life –
origin 5000 BC, documented in
200 BC to 300 AD
• Origin of Martial Arts – 200 BC –
Kalarippayat
• Origin of the game of Chess

6. • World’s first universities:
Takshashila –700 B.C,
Nalanda – 400 BC
• Ayurveda – earliest school
of medicine known to
humans
• Sanskrit language – first
language with formal rules
of grammar; most suitable
for computer software
HISTORY

7. • 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.
Religious diversity

8. 1800-1947 British Invasion

9. 15th August , 1947
Indian Independence
26th January , 1950
Establishment of Republic of India

10. National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”

11. National Animal

12. National Bird - Peacock

13. National Flower - Lotus

14. India’s Weather
Tropical climate with three main seasons.
• October to March is cool 24-25°C and dry.
• April to May is hot 28-31°C and dry.
• June to September is hot 27-31°C and very wet – the
MONSOON season.
• During the Monsoon season India experiences very strong
winds and very heavy rainfall.

15. Cultural traditions
Architecture
Sculpture
Music
Dance
Festivals
Cuisine
Sports

16. Hindu Architecture
• Many beautiful Hindu monuments such as Halebid, Konark
• Entrance(vihara), alter and garbh gruha are the main sections of a
temple.
• Intricate carvings and pillars containing decorative tendrils and robes
are noticeable features of Hindu architecture.

17. Jain Architecture
• A famous Jain architectures is the Delwara temple
situated on mount Abu, Rajasthan.
• Dates back to 11th and 12th century A.D.
• Delwara temples are a composite cluster of 5 temples.

18. Buddhist Architecture
• Most significant Buddhist
architecture is the “Sanchi
stup”, located in Madhya
Pradesh, Sanchi.
• It dates back to 3rd century
BC to 12th century AD.
• This was originally built by
Mauryan Emperor,
Ashoka.

19. Islamic Architecture
• The first Islamic architecture in
India is the Qutub complex,
built by Qutubud-din Aibak, in
1192 AD.
• The last Islamic architectural
wonder is the Tajmahal, by
Shahajahan.
• High domes, mosque, tomb,
mihrab facing Mecca, open
courtyard and minarets are
main features of an Islamic
monument.

20. Ancient Indian Sculpture
Ellora caves

21. Ancient Indian Sculpture
Ellora caves

22. Ancient Indian Sculpture
Konark Sun Temple: Chariot Wheel

23. 7 Classical
Dance forms
Bharata Natyam
Kathak
Kathakali
Odissi
Manipuri
Mohiniattam
Kuchipudi

24. 45 folk dances

25. Music
More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 musical instruments

26. India celebrates more than 65 festivals of
different religions

27. Indian Cuisine

28. Traditional Indian food – served on banana leaf

29. Bollywood-the Largest Film Industry
India is the largest film producing nation in the world. Each year
India produces approximately 1000 movies in 14 different
languages.

30. Sports
Cricket is the most
popular sport in
India.
Hockey is the national sport of India.

31. Places of tourist attraction

32. Gateway of India

33. Lake Pichola, Udaipur

34. Konark Sun Temple

35. Laddakh, Himalayas

36. Marine Drive, Mumbai

37. Mehrangarh Fort

38. Jama Masjid
The biggest mosque in India

39. Gangtok, Sikkim

40. Dal Lake, Kashmir

41. Meenakshi
temple,
Madurai

42. Bangalore – the IT city

43. Saint Thomas Cathedral
Statue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543

44. Back Waters of Kerala

45. Chennai - highways

46. Thousand pillar temple

47. The Taj Mahal

48. Deserts of Rajasthan

49. The Golden Temple

50. Jog Falls, Karnataka

51. Mysore Palace
Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs

52. Kaziranga National Park

53. Mumbai International Airport

54. Charminar - Hyderabad

55. Buddha Statue -Largest monolithic statue in Asia

56. Sabarmati river front - Ahmedabad

57. Republic day parade – New Delhi

58. Lotus temple – New Delhi

59. Bandhavgadh National Park

60. Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

61. Andaman Islands

62. Tulip Gardens - Kashmir

63. Great Indian Personalities

64. Mathematician: Invented the Zero
Aryabhatta
Charaka: Originator ofAyurveda
Kanad: Proposed that all
substances are formed by atoms

65. Mahatma Gandhi
Embodiment of
Non- Violence
Sushruta
Father of surgery
Swami
Vivekananda
Champion of
humanitarianism
APJ Abdul Kalam
Ex President & Space
Scientist

66. Ramanujam:
Great Indian
Mathematician
Postulated and proved
3,542 theorems
Rabindranath
Tagore:
1913 – Nobel
Prize in
Literature
Sir C.V.Raman
1930 - Nobel
Laureate in
Physics
Work on
scattering of
light and Raman
effect

67. Mother Teresa
1979 – Nobel prize
for peace
Hargobind
Khurana
1968 – Nobel
Laureate in
Medicine
Subramanyan
Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel
Laureate in
Physics
Work on
structure and
evolution of
stars

68. Modern India

69. Modern Indians on the Global stage
• Mr. Vinod Khosla – Co-founder of Sun Microsystems
• Mr. Vinod Dham – Creator of Pentium chip
• Mr. Azim Premji – Third richest man in the World
• Mr. Sabeer Bhatia – Creator of Hotmail (later sold it to
Microsoft)
• Mr. Arun Netravelli – President of AT&T Bell Lab (creator of
C,C++ and Unix)
• Mr. Rajiv Gupta – General Manager of Hewlett Packard (HP)
• Mr. Victor Menezes, Mr. Rajat Gupta and Mr. Rana Talwar –
CEOs of Citibank, McKinsey and Standard Chartered banks

70. There are 3.22 Million INDIANs in USA (1.5 % of population).
o YET, 38% of doctors in USA are INDIANs.
o 12% scientists in USA are INDIANs.
o 36% of NASA scientists are INDIANs.
o 34% of Microsoft employees are INDIANs.
o 28% of IBM employees are INDIANs.
o 17% of INTEL scientists are INDIANs.
o 13% of XEROX employees are INDIANs.

71. World Class Education
o 4000 Engineering Colleges (16 IITs)
o 713 Universities (46 Central Universities)
o 263 Business Schools (IIMs - among top 10 in the World)
o 381 Medical Colleges (AIIMS is world renowned)

72. Best Healthcare Facilities
http://www.medicalindiatourism.com/

73. Recent Achievements of India
o India is a nuclear power nation
o Sent indigenous satellite to Mars in 2014
o Completely eradicated Polio in 1.2 billion people
o Removed illiteracy of 200 million people
o Lowest cost producer of nuclear energy
o Only country to develop Thorium based nuclear reactor
o One of the only 5 countries to launch nuclear submarine
o One of the only 5 countries to send unmanned mission to moon
o Lowest cost producer of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilizer
o World’s lowest cost Super computer
o Record number of daily cataract operations, @1% cost of UK
o Largest milk producer in the world
o Largest importer and consumer of gold!
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74. 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

75. Thank You!
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