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Namaste
and welcome to the wonderful land of India !!!.
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History
India, the land of
diverse cultures and religions, a multitude of languages, traditions
and festivals, flora and fauna, is a country that every Indian is
proud of. The original inhabitants of India were Dravidians, a dark-skinned
people whose descendents live in southern India. Fair-skinned Aryans
invaded from the north about 1500 BC, which marked the beginning of
the Indic Civilization. It was between 2500-1500 BC that the Indus
Civilization flourished in India. The culture then, was known as the
Vedic culture. The ancient and varied literature, 'The Vedas', is
not to be found in any other part of the world.
A series of independent states grew
up in India. From time to time they were united in empires, notably
the Maurya empire [321-184 BC]; the Gupta dynasty [AD 320-535]; and
the Mogul empire [1526-1857], established by Moslem invaders. Europeans
began trading in India in 1498. From 1757 to 1858 the British East
India Company was the main power in India. From then until 1947 the
British government ruled most of India as an empire. Until then, British
India included the lands that are now Pakistan and Bangladesh. Indian
Independence was as a result of collective efforts of great freedom
fighters and political leaders.
Geography
India, the land of
diverse cultures and religions, a multitude of languages, traditions
and festivals, flora and fauna, is a country that every Indian is
proud of.
India, also called Bharat, is the largest
democracy in the world. India is the world's second biggest country
in terms of population, and the seventh largest in area. India is
a peninsular country, located in South East Asia. It has vast geographical
diversity ranging from mountains to lakes and from forests to rivers.
The Location:
India is located in the northern hemisphere.
The Himalayan ranges crown the northern boundary of India. The Bay
of Bengal lies to the east, the Arabian sea is to the west and the
Indian Ocean is to the south of the country. To the north west of
India is Pakistan, while Afganistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan are in the
north, and Myanmar is in the east. Bangla- desh, Nepal and Bhutan
are surrounded on three sides by the Indian territory and Sri Lanka
is separated by the Palk strait in the south.
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