Samartha Bharat Parva is the celebration of Strength of India, observed from 25th December - the first day of Swami Vivekananda’s meditation on Rock in 1892 to 12th January – Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary. http://www.vivekanandakendra.org

1. These facts reminds us of:
 Our ancestral legacy
 Achievements of our forefathers

2. Post independence we have faced many Hardships,
yet ever resilient INDIA, the cradle of humanity,
which withstood shocks of thousand years,
once again awakening to reclaim her
true position in the league of
Nations …
Lets have a look…..

3. I n d i a
The
Largest
Democracy in the
World

4. I n d i a
Spiritual Destination of
the World

5. The Kumbh Mela Festival, held every 12 years
in the city of Prayag attracts 60 million people
or more than the population of 185 of the 227
countries in the World

6. Business Destination
of the World

8. Indian Railway
16th April 1853 only14 coaches
Now the largest Railway network
63,940 km of tracks, Wagons, 2,16,717
1,000,000 passengers boogies, 39,936
650 m. tnes of cargo. Engines 17339,
8002 trains
Employees - 16 lakh
Indirect employment- 2 corer

9. Indian Post
Indian Postal Network is among the largest
network in the world
 5,66,000 employees,
736 mails crore /annum
89% of the Post Offices are in rural areas.
Network of 5.83 lakh post boxes
Post Office is the largest bank in India in terms of network, accounts and amount As on March 2005 there are
14 corer account holders and deposit of 1,00,000 crore.
Avg. Area served/PO
Country Post Office Population served/PO (Sq. km)
India 155,618 6,602 21.13
China 76,358 16,851 125.68
UK 17,243 3,460 14.16
USA 37,683 7,657 248.72

11. Green Revolution : The Beginnings
1940s : Bengal Famine kills millions of
Indians
Import of Food Grains by India:
1961-’65 : 25.4 m.Tonnes
1966-’67 : 19 m.Tonnes
Then in the floor of the Parliament the
then food minister Mr.C.Subramaniam
declared:

12. PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS
Group/Commodity 1960-61 2008-09
Rice 34.6 99.2
Wheat 11.0 80.6
Sugarcane 110.0 273.9
Cotton* 5.6 23.2
Cereals 69.3 219.2
*Bale of 170 Kgs.

13. Cooperation is first and foremost a philosophy. It is a faith that human
beings are capable of transcending narrow self interest to work
together to achieve a common and higher goal.
-Dr.V. Kurien

14. When does a Revolution create a
Family?
NDDB of India launched “Operation
Flood” in 1970 lead by Dr.V.Kurien.
Its aim: To end the milk famine in India.
Today:
It has 10,000,000 members,
villages 70,000
producing 74,million tonnes. Of milk

15. Nothing has changed the perception of India by the
world as the IT revolution. India has become today
the global player in IT industry – a power to reckon
with. And it is no accident that it happened. In a way
India has IT talents programmed into its very being ,
perhaps from the days of …