India is the seventh largest country by area and second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. It is located in South Asia and bounded by the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. New Delhi is the capital of India. India has a diverse landscape and culture, with Hinduism being the largest religion practiced. Some of India's notable achievements include developing the decimal system, inventing the number zero, establishing the first university, and making early contributions to fields like medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and chess.

1. India
BY:A.VAMSHIKRISHNA

2. Contents
 INTRODUCTION
 Etymology
 History
 Geography
 Politics
 National Symbols
 Culture
 Greatness

3. INTRODUCTION
 India, is called officially the Republic of India.
 It is seventh-largest country by area.
 It is second-most populous country(with over 1.2 billion people).
 It as most populous democracy in the world.
 BOUNDED by :south :Indian sea ;south-west :Arabian sea ;south-east :bay of
Bengal; west :Pakistan; china,Nepal,and Bhutan :north-east ,and Myanmar
and Bangladesh :east.
 CAPITAL :NEW DELHI.

4. India. Map

5. Etymology
 The name India is derived from Indus.
 The geographical term Bharat which is recognized by the constitution of India
as official name of country.
 It is modernization of the Bharatavarsha, which gained increasing currency
from the mid-19th century.
 Hindustan is an ancient pension name of India by
 "Land of the Hindus."

6. Indus
valley
civilization

7. History
 Ancient India
 The earliest authenticated human remains in South Asia date to about 30,000
years ago.
 The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization(3300–1300
BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) .
 Centered around cities such a Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa,Dholavira and
Kalibangan.

8. Mohenjo-Daro

9.  Medieval India
 The Indian early medieval age, 600 CE to 1200 CE, is defined by regional kingdoms and cultural
diversity.
 Early modern India
 In the early 16th century, northern India, being then under mainly Muslim rulers, ell again to the
superior mobility and firepower of a new generation of Central Asian warriors. The
resulting Mughal Empire did not stamp out the local societies it came to rule.
 Modern India
 Historians consider India's modern age to have begun sometime between 1848 and 1885

10. Geography
 India comprises the bulk of the Indian subcontinent.
 The original Indian plate survives Peninsular India.
 India lies to the north of the equator between 6° 44' and 35° 30' north
latitude and 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude.
 India's coastline measures 7,517 kilometers.

12. Politics
 India is the world's most populous democracy.
 A parliamentary republic with multi-party system.
 India is federation with a parliamentary system governed under the
Constitution of india,
 Which serves as the country's supreme legal document.
 FIRST PRIME MINISTER :JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
 FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA : RAJENDRA PRASAD

14. National Symbols
Flag Tiranga (Tricolour)
Emblem Sarnath Lion Capital
Anthem Jana Gana Mana
Song Vande Mataram
Currency ₹ (Indian rupee)
Game Indian Hockey
Animal Tiger (land)
River dolphin (aquatic)
Bird Indain peafowl
Flower Lotus
Fruit Mango
Tree Banyan
River Ganga

16. Culture
 Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years.
 India is notable for its religious diversity, with
Hinduism,Buddhism,Sikhism,Islam,Christianity, and Jainism among the nation's
major religions.
 Art and architecture
 Much of Indian architecture, including the Taj Mahal, other works of Mughal
architecture, and South Indian architecture, blends ancient local traditions
with imported styles.

18. Religion
 79.8% Hinduism
14.2% Islam
2.3% Christianity
1.7% Sikhism
0.7% Buddhism
0.4% Jainism
0.9% others
 Official languages
 Hindi
English

22. Greatness
 Sanskrit Is The Mother Of All The European Languages.
 Bhaskaracharya Calculated The Time Taken By The Earth To Orbit The Sun
 Charaka, The Father Of Medicine
 India Invented The Number System.
 The World’s First University Was Established In Takshila In 700BC
 The Value Of “PI” Was First Calculated By Budhayana
 India Was The Only Source For Diamonds To The World.
 India is the Largest Democratic Country In The World

23.  Sushruta Is The Father Of Surgery
 Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) Was Invented In India.
 Decimal System Was Developed In India In 100 BC.
 Spiritual Science, Yoga And Most Of The Religions Were Found In
India.
 The World’s First Granite Temple the Brihadeswara temple is at
Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
 The Game Of Snakes & Ladders Was Created By The Saint Gyandev A
13th Century Poet.

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