Transcript India - The Oshwal Walkers UK
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Slide 2
The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of
renunciation.
The white, is meant for purity and truth.
The green is for faith and fertility.
The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation's
progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky
and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.
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5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000
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Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years
4th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in the
world.
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Mythology
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AUM or OM
The first sound of the Almighty
Oneness with the supreme
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Generates-Brahma
The Trinity
Observes-Vishnu
Destroys-Shiva
Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
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The Great Indian Epics
Ramayana
The first Indian epic
Mahabharata
Longest Epic in world
literature with 100,000
two-line stanzas
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Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s
first great urban civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
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World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans
Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer software
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Yoga- Made in India
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD
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Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC
Kalarippayat
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1700s – British invasion
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15th August , 1947
Indian Independence
26th January , 1950
Republic- India
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National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”
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National Animal - Tiger
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National Bird - Peacock
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National Flower - Lotus
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Great Indian Personalities
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Aryabhatta
Invented the Zero
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Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the nation
Embodiment of Non- Violence
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Swami Vivekananda
Champion of humanitarianism
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Ramanujam
Great Indian Mathematician
Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems
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Rabindranath Tagore
1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature
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C.V Raman
1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on scattering of light and Raman effect
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Mother Teresa
1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace
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Har Gobind Khorana
1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Work on interpretation of the genetic code
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Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on structure and evolution of stars
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Dance forms
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More than 45 folk dances
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7 Classical Dance forms
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Bharata Natyam
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Kathak
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Kathakali
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Kuchipudi
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Manipuri
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Mohini Attam
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Odissi
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More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments
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India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals
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Places of historic importance
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Tirumala - Tirupati
World’s richest temple
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Saint Thomas Cathedral
Statue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543
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The Golden Temple
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Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India
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Thousand pillar temple
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Gateway of India
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Jantar Mantar – 1716
Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars
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Mysore Palace
Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs
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Buddha Statue
Largest monolithic statue in Asia
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Dal Lake
Jewel in the crown of Kashmir
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The Taj Mahal
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Calcutta – City of joy
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Cherrapunji
Wettest place on earth
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India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human
speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and
the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and
most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured
up in India only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have
been made.
-Albert Einstein
Slide 57
Be Proud of Being an
Indian
Jai Hind
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Slide 2
The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of
renunciation.
The white, is meant for purity and truth.
The green is for faith and fertility.
The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation's
progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky
and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.
Slide 3
5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000
Slide 4
Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years
4th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in the
world.
Slide 5
Slide 6
Mythology
Slide 7
AUM or OM
The first sound of the Almighty
Oneness with the supreme
Slide 8
Generates-Brahma
The Trinity
Observes-Vishnu
Destroys-Shiva
Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
Slide 9
The Great Indian Epics
Ramayana
The first Indian epic
Mahabharata
Longest Epic in world
literature with 100,000
two-line stanzas
Slide 10
Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s
first great urban civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
Slide 11
World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans
Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer software
Slide 12
Yoga- Made in India
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD
Slide 13
Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC
Kalarippayat
Slide 14
1700s – British invasion
Slide 15
15th August , 1947
Indian Independence
26th January , 1950
Republic- India
Slide 16
National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”
Slide 17
National Animal - Tiger
Slide 18
National Bird - Peacock
Slide 19
National Flower - Lotus
Slide 20
Great Indian Personalities
Slide 21
Aryabhatta
Invented the Zero
Slide 22
Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the nation
Embodiment of Non- Violence
Slide 23
Swami Vivekananda
Champion of humanitarianism
Slide 24
Ramanujam
Great Indian Mathematician
Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems
Slide 25
Rabindranath Tagore
1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature
Slide 26
C.V Raman
1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on scattering of light and Raman effect
Slide 27
Mother Teresa
1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace
Slide 28
Har Gobind Khorana
1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Work on interpretation of the genetic code
Slide 29
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics
Work on structure and evolution of stars
Slide 30
Dance forms
Slide 31
More than 45 folk dances
Slide 32
7 Classical Dance forms
Slide 33
Bharata Natyam
Slide 34
Kathak
Slide 35
Kathakali
Slide 36
Kuchipudi
Slide 37
Manipuri
Slide 38
Mohini Attam
Slide 39
Odissi
Slide 40
More than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 music instruments
Slide 41
India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65 festivals
Slide 42
Places of historic importance
Slide 43
Tirumala - Tirupati
World’s richest temple
Slide 44
Saint Thomas Cathedral
Statue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543
Slide 45
The Golden Temple
Slide 46
Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India
Slide 47
Thousand pillar temple
Slide 48
Gateway of India
Slide 49
Jantar Mantar – 1716
Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars
Slide 50
Mysore Palace
Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs
Slide 51
Buddha Statue
Largest monolithic statue in Asia
Slide 52
Dal Lake
Jewel in the crown of Kashmir
Slide 53
The Taj Mahal
Slide 54
Calcutta – City of joy
Slide 55
Cherrapunji
Wettest place on earth
Slide 56
India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human
speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and
the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and
most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured
up in India only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have
been made.
-Albert Einstein
Slide 57
Be Proud of Being an
Indian
Jai Hind
-