India is a large country located in Southern Asia. It has over 1 billion people and borders Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China. New Delhi is the capital and Mumbai is the largest city. India has a diverse population that speaks many languages and follows religions like Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and Buddhism. Indian culture is rich with epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata as well as diverse cuisines, clothing and traditions across its regions. India has a parliamentary democracy and became independent from Britain in 1947.

1. Presented by:
Melrose T. Tasic ABE IV-4

2. Introduction
Symbolism
Geography
Politics
Culture and Tradition
•Religion
•Language and Literature
•Society and Family
•Cuisine
•Clothing
Preeminent Figures
India

3.  COUNTRY NAME: Republic of India; Bharat Ganrajya
 CAPITAL: New Delhi
 LARGEST CITY: Mumbai
 CURRENCY: Indian Rupee (INR)
 DEMONYM: Indian
 MOTTO: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone
Triumphs"
 POPULATION: 1,210,193,422 (623.7 million males and
586.4 million females) (2015 estimated: 1,276,267,000)
 AREA: 3,287,590 km2
(9.6% water)
 LOCATION: The Indian peninsula is separated from
mainland Asia by the Himalayas. The Country is surrounded
by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west,
and the Indian Ocean to the south.

4. INDIA
India’s location in the world
map

5. Political Map of India

6. NATIONAL FLAG

7. National Anthem: Jana-gana-mana ("Thou art
the rulers of the minds of all people“)
National Song: Vande Mataram ("I Bow to
Thee, Mother“)
State Emblem
The state emblem is an adaptation from the
Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original,
there are four lions, standing back to back,
mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying
sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a
galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by
intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus.
Carved out of a single block of polished
sandstone, the Capital is crowned by the Wheel
of the Law (Dharma Chakra).

9. National Fruit
A fleshy fruit, eaten ripe or used green for pickles etc., of the
tree Mangifera indica, the mango is one of the most important
and widely cultivated fruits of the tropical world. . In India there
are over 100 varieties of mangoes, in different sizes, shapes and
colours. Mangoes have been cultivated in India from time
immemorial. The poet Kalidasa sang its praises. Alexander
savoured its taste, as did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang.
Mughal emperor Akbar planted 100,000 mango trees in
Darbhanga, Bihar at a place now known as Lakhi Bagh.
National Tree
Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, whose branches root
themselves like new trees over a large area. The roots then give
rise to more trunks and branches. Because of this characteristic
and its longevity, this tree is considered immortal and is an
integral part of the myths and legends of India. Even today, the
Banyan tree is the focal point of village life and the village council
meets under the shade of this tree.

11. • 7th
largest country in the world
•1/3 of the area of the United
States
•Southern Asia
•It borders on China in the
northeast. Other neighbors
are Pakistan on the
west, Nepal andBhutan on the
north,
and Burma and Bangladesh on
the east.
Main cities of India
• Mumbai (Bombay)
• Kolkata (Calcutta)
• Delhi
• Chennai

12.  Government Type: Sovereign Socialist Secular
Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of
Government
 Administrative Divisions: 29 states and 7 Union
territories
 Independence: 15th August 1947 (From the British
Colonial Rule)
 National Days
- 26th
January (Republic Day)
- 15th
August (Independence Day)
- 2nd
October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's
Birthday)

13.  Executive Branch
The President of India is the Head of the State, while
the Prime Minister is the Head of the Government, and runs
office with the support of the Council of Ministers who form
the Cabinet Ministry.
 Legislative Branch
The Indian Legislature comprises of the Lok
Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of
States) forming both the Houses of the Parliament.
 Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court of India is the apex body of the Indian
legal system, followed by other High Courts and subordinate
Courts.

14. Religion

24. The Great Indian
Epics
Rayamana
The first Indian
epic
Longest Epic in world
literature

27. Indian Cuisine is classified into three major
categories: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas

35. “There is a great diversity among different regions of
India in terms of language, cuisine, culture and
dress. But though we all are different we all are
Indians. We owe a lot of the Indians who taught
us how to count, without which no worthwhile
scientific discovery could have been made.”
-Albert Einstein