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इंडिया में आपका स्वागत है। (Hindi: Welcome to India)
வணக்கம் (Tamil: Hello)
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The green shaded section is where India is. |
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General Facts about India
India is one of the oldest countries in the world , about 5,000 years old. It has 28 states and 7 teritories. India is also one of the world's largest democracy. The capital of India is New Delhi. India got Independence on Augest 15,1947 from UK. It has an official 15 languages although every state has its own. The size of India is about a little more than 1/3 of the United States of America. India has a population of 1,129,866,154 people. |
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The 15 Official Languages
Bengali , Oriya
Marathi , Assamese
Tamil , Kashmiri
Urdu , Sindhi
Gujarati , Sanskrit
Malayalam , Hindi
Kannada , Punjabi
Telugu
Although India has 15 official languages,English is also taught and spoken.
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Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages of India. It is like Europe's Latin, most of the modern languages of India are based of Sanskrit. (Latin was the base of all Romance languages.) Also like Latin, it is an extinct/ancient language. |
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Tamil is another old language of Indian. It is not as old as Sanskrit and people still speak to this day. (for example me!) Tamil is also the base of Malyalam and Telugu. The 'T' in Tamil is pronounced like 'th'. If you looked at the state of Tamilnadu
(Tha-mil-na-doo) you'll notice it is on the tip that is closest to Sri Lanka. |
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The Indian Flag
To hear the Nation Anthem of India click here |
| Jana Gana Mana
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Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaldhi-taranga
Tava shubha name jage
Tava shubha ashish mange
Gahe tava jaya-gatha
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he !
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Ghandi lead a non-violent movement of independence from UK. He was born in October 2,1869 at Gujarat in India. In 1947 India broke into 2 countries: India and Pakistan. On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was killed by Nathuram Godse. Many people consider him The Father of India. He inspired many people with his non-violent movment. |
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This is an outline map of India with a few major cities before it broke apart in 1947 into the two countries that are there now: Pakistan and India |
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is one of the Wonder's of the World. The Materials used to make this work of art was found all over India. It was built on the south of Agra. Taj Mahal is 55 meters tall. It was essentialy completed in 1643 but work continued on the complex. |
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Classical Indian Dances
Bharatha Natyam
Odissi
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Mohini Attam
Manipuri
Kathakali |
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Bharatha Natyam |
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Oddissi |
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Kuchipudi |
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Kathak |
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Mohini Attam |
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Manipuri |
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Kathakali |
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National Bird of India
The peacock
It only spreads its feathers when it is about to rain.
The white peacock is much more rare than the blue peacock because people have killed many for their beautiful feathers. The peacocks' feet are protected from snake bites. So if a snake does bite its feet the peacock is unharmed. |
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Blue Peacock |
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White Peacock |
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National Animal of India
The Indian tiger |
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Bengal Tiger
The Bengal Tiger is one of the largest memeber of the cat family. |
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White Bengal Tiger
The White Bengal Tiger is the most numerous in population than any other tiger species. |
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The National Flower of India
The Lotus |
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The National Flower of India
The Lotus |
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Indian Sweets/Mithai -- Yum
Alot of Indian sweets ( also known as Mithai ) are made with milk , sugar and flour confectioneries. They have a lot of sugar and takes a long time to prepare. They come in many shapes , sizes and colors. |
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Halwa |
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Gulam Jamun |
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Laddu |
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Pal Kova |
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This is a Spanish website but it can translate YOUR NAME INTO HINDI/SANSKRIT. All you have to do is click on the link below and type in your name, then the Hindi characters(letters)will appear. This is only a NAME translater and if you try to translate phrases the product will something you don't want to have.
click herefor name translation |
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