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India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a sovereign country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,516 kilometres. It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.
Home to the Indus Valley civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's variegated culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread use of non-violent resistance as a means of social protest.
Home to the Indus Valley civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's variegated culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread use of non-violent resistance as a means of social protest.
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Let My Country Awake
Where the mind is without fear and the head held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever-widening thought and action;
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
~ Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Flag: Tricolour
Emblem: Sarnath Lion Capital
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana [Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people]
Song: Vandē Mātaram [I bow to thee, Mother]
Animal: Royal Bengal Tiger
Bird: Indian Peacock
Tree: Banyan
Flower: Lotus
Fruit: Mango
Sport: Field Hockey
Calendar: Saka
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते (Devanagari) [Truth Alone Triumphs]
National Days: 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day), 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
Click on any of the National Symbols to learn more about it.
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You may publish your ad in an elegant way with up to four photos, or simply photo ad. You may also publish featured classified or simple classified ad. Where else you could have so much flexibility. We watermark your photo to safeguard your privacy. You would also enjoy reading our online inter-active Marital Bliss eMagazine. You not only read but also publish your own recipes, jokes, tips, and more for others to enjoy. You could also publish your news with photo in our unique Wedding & Family Event Album.
We are committed to provide best matrimonial services to Indian people from all communities from all over the world. Add your FREE profile now and find your soul mate without spending any money! You publish your matrimonial ad in one of four different ways with or without photo depending upon your needs and liking, and let others contact you directly without any hassle of registration or log-in. That means on the one hand you publish your ad like printed media, and on the other hand you get the benefit of wider audience from all over the world online and for a longer duration of at least one month. So you get the benefit of both online and offline advertisements.
You may publish your ad in an elegant way with up to four photos, or simply photo ad. You may also publish featured classified or simple classified ad. Where else you could have so much flexibility. We watermark your photo to safeguard your privacy. You would also enjoy reading our online inter-active Marital Bliss eMagazine. You not only read but also publish your own recipes, jokes, tips, and more for others to enjoy. You could also publish your news with photo in our unique Wedding & Family Event Album.
Investment Guide
We provide comprehensive information, tips and guide on Indian taxation, banking, equity, insurance, and real estate to serve investment need of millions of Indian investors.
Travel & Tourism
India is one of the popular tourist destinations in Asia. Bounded by the Himalayan ranges in the north, and surrounded on three sides by water (the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean), with a long history and diverse culture, India offers a wide array of places to see and things to do. In 2004, foreign tourists visiting India spent US$ 15.4 billion - the ninth highest in the world. India is also ranked among the top 3 adventure tourism destinations.
We provide comprehensive information, tips and guide on Indian taxation, banking, equity, insurance, and real estate to serve investment need of millions of Indian investors.
Travel & Tourism
India is one of the popular tourist destinations in Asia. Bounded by the Himalayan ranges in the north, and surrounded on three sides by water (the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean), with a long history and diverse culture, India offers a wide array of places to see and things to do. In 2004, foreign tourists visiting India spent US$ 15.4 billion - the ninth highest in the world. India is also ranked among the top 3 adventure tourism destinations.
Learn with Ease - Education Guide (Indian)
It is an effort to facilitate the learning process of Indian School students. They will find our Resource Centre very useful.
It is an effort to facilitate the learning process of Indian School students. They will find our Resource Centre very useful.
Viswanathan Anand regained the World Chess Championship title after a gap of nearly seven years by comfortably winning the eight-player tournament in Mexico City in September 2007. Anand secured nine points in all in the championship and also ended up as the only unbeaten player in the event. The Tiger from Madras, as he is fondly called, also became the first undisputed World Chess Champion since 1993 as this world championship was the culmination of the reunification of the chess world.
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate: Total 4.156 trillion (4th), Per capita 3,737 (118th)
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