Motto:
"Truth alone triumphs"
Language:
Hindi, English, and 17 other official Languages
Population:
1.2 billion (official figure, 2008)
Brief history:
India, located in South Asia, is the world’s second most populous country and largest democracy. Indian history date back to 5,0000 years ago with origins in the Indus Valley civilization and Dravidian, Aryan, Turkish and Arab cultures. During 19th century, India was ruled by Great Britain and gained its independence in 1947 through non-violent movement led by Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Since her independence, India has fought three wars with neighbor Pakistan over Kashmir land, struggled with internal conflicts between Hindus and Muslim, and a social class system that has threatened the democracy. Today India has a thriving middle class however a large percentage of the population lives in poverty. India is known for information technology services and popular film industry.
Slumdog Millionaire,
The Namesake
Books:
"The Namesake" by Pulizter prize winning contemporary writer Jhumpa Lahiri
Food:
Tandoori
Punjabi dishes
South Indian dishes
Bengali and Orissa sweets
Crab curry
Fish tandoori
Lassi
Dal Tadka
Hyderabadi biryani
Kasmiri dum aloo
Influential People:
Mahatma Gandhi,
Mangal Pandey,
Raja Ram MOHAN Roy,
Swami Vivekananad,
Jawarhar lal Neheru,
Dr Ambedkar,
Sardar B.Patel,
Indira Gandhi,
Atalbihari Bajpayee,
Dr Manmohan Singh
Exports:
Agricultural products, gems and jewelery, software services, and information technology
Links:
The Pioneer – New Delhi daily http://starnews.indya.com/
The Hindustan Times – New Delhi daily http://starnews.indya.com/
The Times of India – Mumbai daily http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Television and Radio
STAR TV – satellite, cable TV services
http://starnews.indya.com/
Radio Mirchi – commercial network, mainly music
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