INDIA
Interesting Facts:
In India the official language spoken is Hindi
The population or number of people who live in India is 1,147,995,904
Sons take care of their parents when they become elderly
Family units live together - This includes father, mother, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, usually in houses called compounds
India has won five Miss World titles and two Miss Universe titles
The number system was invented by India
The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also originated from India
The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India
India is home to about 200 million cows
India has more post offices than any other country
Chess was invented in India
The first bathrooms is said to have been built in India about 4500 years ago
Map of India
President of India:
Pratibha Patil
President Patil is the12th President of India
President Patil is the first woman to have been elected as President of the India Government
Government –
Executive of the Union is the President
The Prime Minister is the head of the two Houses known as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha)
Union of States has a parliamentary system of government
Laws are constructed based on the input of the President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
Money in India
Paper currency is called the Indian Rupee
Coins are called paise
One Rupee consists of 100 paise
Transportation in India
Railroads –
largest in world
Airports –
49 airports and
11International airports
Buses – Go everywhere
Boats – 12 major ports and 185 intermediate and minor ports
Cars and trucks – roads are narrow and they have poor road construction
Auto Rickshaws –very small vehicles that are called three-wheelers
Elephants – are still used for travel
Cycle Rickshaw – cheapest and oldest transportation.They look like a tricycle
Religion in India
The India goddess Trimurti
The dominate religion in India is Hindu
The Hindu faith believes in reincarnation, which means after one dies they are re-born as another creature
The Hindu faith believes in worshiping many gods
Schools in India teach Yoga exercises every morning to their students. Yoga is the prayer to the sun
The Hindu religion believes in heaven and the earth. When one dies and they are good they go to heaven and stay. If they are not “good”they are reincarnated back to the earth
They do not believe in hell or damnation
In Hinduism, the Trimurti are three aspects of God in His forms as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
Ganesha
Ganesha is one of the best-known and most widely worshiped gods in the Hindu religion
Ganesha’s image is found through out India and his elephant head is easy to spot
Ganesha’s is extensively honored as the god of intellect and wisdom, the benefactor of the arts and sciences, and as the Remover of Obstacles
Tara -
Buddhist Great Mother goddess
In India,Tara is called "The Most Revered of the old Pre-Vedic goddesses"
Worshipers sacrifice wine to her
Tara is called the goddess of Compassion,The Diamond Sow, and the Great Mother
Tara is said to be the “enlightened one” and she has “vowed to reincarnate until all
beings have attained enlightenment”
Tara's commitment to her followers is to only incarnate as a female
Tara is said the reign over Heaven, Earth and the Underworld
Tara is believed to have dominion over love and war, the four seasons and everything that lives and grows during these times, including all births, deaths and reincarnations.She is even believed to have control over the cycles of the moon
Tara has sworn to "incarnate until all beings have attained enlightenment"
Mohan Herdas Gandhi -
India's Hero
Mohandas Gandhi was a spiritual and political leader in India in the early 1900’s
Gandhi is known for his non-violent civil rights movement that abolished the dictatorship that India people faced under British rule
Gandhi is called the Father of the India Nation
Gandhi would go on hunger strikes to emphasize the unjust treatment of British rule
October 2nd is a national holiday celebrating Gandhi’s sacrifice to the India Nation
A Famous Quote of Gandhi
“You must be the change you wish
to see in the world”.
Famous Landmark
Taj Mahal
Considered to be one of the eight wonders of the world
Built completely of white marble
It is appears to “glow in the light of a full moon”
People on the other side of the Jamuna River say the Taj Mahal appears to float on foggy mornings
Western historians say that the architectural beauty of the Taj Mahal is the finest in the world and has never been surpassed
India's Art Forms
India is known for:
Embroidery
Jewelery
Terracotta
Tribal Arts
Wall Paintings
Carpet Weaving
Pottery Gold and Silver Statues
Dancing
Foods in India
A large majority of the India nation are vegetarians due to the fact that the majority of the population in India are Hindu
31% of the people never eat meat
9% of the people never eat meat, but they do eat eggs
30% of the people consider themselves vegetarians but yet on rare occasions eat meat
30% of the people admit to eating meat on a regular bases
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