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 1.428 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
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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
