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India
Located in Asia Population 1.15 billion Official Language: Hindi and English There are 1652 languages spoken in India.
For example- Marathi, Panjabi, Urdu
Union Government and also known as the Central Government, union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic. It is in New Delhi, capital of India.
Leaders
President : Pratibha Patil Vice President- Mohammad Hamid Ansari Prime Minister- Manmohan Singh
The colors are Saffron, White and Green. The Saffron stands for courage sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white for purity and truth, the green for faith and fertility. The navy blue wheel in the center of the flag has a diameter approximately the width of the white band and is called Ashoka’s Dharma Chakra, with 24 spokes.Which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
Taj Mahal : The Taj Mahal is marble and took 22 years and 20,000 workers to complete.
Hampi Ajanta and Ellora Caves Fatehpur Sikri Kashmir : pari mahal
Northern Food –
Puri, Paratha, samosa, tandoori, chicken
Eastern Food –
rasagolla, sandesh
Southern Food –
rice, sambar, vada, biyanir, upma
Western Food-
puran poli, modak, pav bhaji
Rock-cut art Indian Fresco Visual art Music Paintings Jewelry
Mother Teres Mahatma Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Amitabh Bachan Aishwarya Rai
National Bird– Peacock National Animal– Tiger National Flower – Lotus National Anthem- Jana-Gana-Mana National Song- Vande Mataram