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India

India, officially known as Republic of India, is a country situated between 644 N & 3530 N latitudes and 687

& 9725 E longitudes in South Asia. It encompasses a total geographic area cover of 3,287,263 square kilomete

and is the seventh largest country in the world. On population front, India has a total population of 1,210, 193,4

(according to population census of 2011) and is the second most populous country in the world, next only Peop les Republic of China. Also, it is the most populous democracy in the world.

By etymology, the name Indiais derived from Indus which in turn is derived from an Old Persian Word Hindu, fr

Sanskrit Sindhu, which is the historic local appellation for the River Indus. Also, according to the Constitution ofInd

the name Bharatfor India is recognized of equal official status and is derived from the name ofKing Bharata in Hin

Scriptures. Hindustan is another name which is often used for India and means The Land of Hindus by etymology.

India shares an international land border with Nepa l, Bhutan & Peoples Republic of China in the northeast, Myanm

& Bangladesh in the east and Pakistan in the west. Also, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a Union Territory in Ind

shares an international maritime bo rder with Indonesia & Thailand. Other countries in close proximity to India inclu

Sri Lanka & Maldives and India is also bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Arabian Sea in the southwe

and the Bay of Bengal in the southeast.

India is largely speculated for its rich cultural heritage. It is considered to be the birthplace of four major religions

the world, namely Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. Also, three other major religions of the world includi

Islam, Christianity and Zoroastrianism laid their first step in India during 1st Century AD. Home to famous Ind

Valley Civilization, India is considered to be amongst first of the places in the w orld where civilizations flourished.

For its resources, India remained an important region for the entire western and middle-eastern world to devel

trade links with during the entire historic era. Later, in 18th Century, the British East India Company took contro

the region which essentially moved to the British Crown after the failure of the Revolt of 1857 in mid-19 th Cent

until India got independent in 1947. Independence struggle in India was majorly conducted under the leadership

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, famously known as Mahatma Gandhi, and was marked by non-violence.

Economically, India is the fourth and tenth largest economy in the world by purchase powe r parity and nominal G

respectively. It is also one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The economic growth in India h

undergone a paradigm shift after the economic reforms of 1991 which were undertaken by the Government led

Prime Minister, Narasimha Rao, & Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh. Prior to these reforms the economy of In

was primarily agrarian; however, today India is considered one amongst the newly industrialized countries.

Current Statistics for India

Area (Km

Km)

Population HDI GDP (in USD

millions)

GDP per

Capita (USD)

Tax Revenue (in

USD Billion)

Literacy

Rate (%)

3,287,263 1,210,193,422 0.647 1,315,660 1,100 673.35 74.04

Religions in India

India is secular country providing its citizen the liberty to choose their religion of faith independently. Howev

there is a great variation in distribution of various religions across the nation. Hinduism is the principal religion

India with more than 80% of the countrys population having faith in it. Other major religions having siza

presence in country include Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.

Below provided is a table representing different religions in India along with their corresponding population.

Religion Hinduism Islam Christianity Sikhism Buddhism Jainism Others

Corresponding

Population

80.5% 13.4% 2.3% 1.9% 0.8% 0.4% 0.7%

Languages of India

India showcases a wide diversity in languages spoken across the nation with dialect changing on every seco

kilometer, but the country has no national language. Hindi, which is spoken and understood by the majority

countrys population, is recognized as the official language of the Republic of India. English too is given the stat

of the subsidiary official language and is widely used in business and administration. In fact, English literacy tak

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much of the credit for the development of nations service sector, which is the highest contributor to countr

national economy. Although, Hindi and English are recognized as the official languages of the Republic of India,

every state and union territory in India has its own official language, which is used for the administration purpos

in state or union territory. All languages spoken in country come from four different language families which inclu

the Indo-Aryan family, the Dravidian family, the Austro-Asian family and the Tibeto-Burman family. Of these fo

language families, the Indo-Aryan family and the Dravidian family languages have comparatively a much wid

presence across nation and about 98% of the national population communicates w ith languages belonging to the

two language groups.

History of India

India is a country renowned for its rich cultural heritage and history. Essentially, the history of India can

classified into five time phases which are hereby listed below:

Prehistoric History of India

Ancient History of India

Medieval History of India

Modern History of India

Post Independent History of India

Below provided is a brief description on these five time phases o f the Indian History.

Prehistoric History of India: India is believed to be amongst the earliest of places on planet where prehisto

human settlements evolved. Most historians believe the presence of prehistoric settlements in India since as ea

as a period between 200000 and 3500 BC.

Historic evidences from the Prehistoric Era in India include but are not limited to the Mesolithic sites excavated

Chota Nagpur Plateau reg ion and the Bhimbetka Caves found in close proximity to Bhopal in India.

Ancient History of India: The advent of the ancient era in India was marked w ith the emergence of the Indus Val

Civilization and the Harappa Civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization is believed to have flourished around 33

BC and existed for a period of about 2000 years until 1300 BC which marked the advent of the Harappa Civilizati

which is sometimes a lso referred as the later phase of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Other important civilizations, dynasties, kingdoms and empires belonging to the ancient phase of Indian histo

includes the Vedic Civilization, the Kingdom of Kuru, the Nanda Dynasty, the Mauryan Empire, the Gup

Dynasty, the Chera Dynasty, the Kadamba Dynasty, the Chalukyas, the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Pallavas a

the Rashtrakuta Empire.

Medieval History of India: The medieval phase of the Indian history was primarily dominated by the Mug

Dynasty and several other Muslim rulers. In 712 AD, Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab General, was the first Muslim

estab lish his rule in India by conquering the Multan and the Sindh region of Punjab (now in Pakistan). Apart from t

Mughal Empire, it was the Rajput Kingdoms, the Maratha Empire, the Sikh Empire, the Vijayanagara Empire athe Delhi Sultanate which had a dominant presence in India during the medieval times.

Medieval phase of Indian history is also known to have contributed significantly in framing the cultural a

archaeological heritage of the country and for its significant contributions to the historic Indian architecture. The

Mahal, one amongst the wonders of the world, was also constructed during this era of the Indian history. Amon

the other important constructions from this time-era are the Red Fort, the Agra Fort, the Qutb Minar and numero

more.

Modern History of India: Modern history of India was primarily marked with the emergence of British dominance

India, the growing powers o fBritish East India Company, Revolt of 1857 and Indias struggle for independen

The British East India Company which essentially entered India as a trading organization during this time fram

gradually took control over the entire nation. The rule of the British company was heavily opposed throughout t

nation and this opposition took the shape of a revolt, famously known as Indias first struggle for independence,

1857. The revolt was a failure but the rule of the country was taken over by the British Crown from the East In

Company after the failure of the revolt.

The British Era in India is known to have brought about significant changes across the nation. Under British regim

there was a paradigm shift in the cultivation pattern of the country and excessive stress was laid on the cultivati

of cash crops which could a ccount for the raw material requirements of the British industries. Othe r resources of t

nation too were over-exploited during this phase. Consequences of such unjust exploitation of resources we

disastrous and led to loss of land fertility in many areas and raised numerous famines & droughts at different pa

of the nation. However, this was also the era in which much of the infrastructural developments took place acro

the nation, most significant of which was the establishment of a w ell connected railway network.

As a consequence of over-exploitation by the British, an independence struggle broke out all across the nation. T

Independence Struggle in India was majorly non-violent in nature and was conducted under the leadership

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi. In 1947, after the conclusion of the Second World War, India g

independent and soon after independence partition of the country took place and a newly independent nat

named Pakistan was formed.

Territories by Year o f

Establishment


Highest Point


Territories by Highest Point

States of India

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu Kashmir (J&K)

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh (MP)

Maharashtra

Manipur

MeghalayaMizoram

Nagaland

Orissa (Odisha)

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh (UP)

Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal)

West Bengal

Union Territories of India

Andaman and NicobarIslands

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Lakshadweep

Delhi (National Capital

Territory)

Pondicherry

Tourism in India

Nature Tourism in India

Religious Tourism in India

Historic Tourism in India

Wildlife Tourism in IndiaMedical Tourism in India

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the other important Islands ofIndia are the Elephanta Island, the Salsette Island, the Sriharikota Island and t

Majuli Island.

The Coasts: India is endowed with two different groups of coastal plains, namely The Eastern Coastal Plains a

The Western Coastal Plains. Of these, the Eastern Coastal Plains are sandwiched between the Eastern Ghats and t

Bay of Bengal, whereas, the Western Coastal Plains are sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabi

Sea.

The Eastern Coastal Plains occupy areas of the eastern coastal states of India and extend from the Indian state

Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north. On the other hand, the Weste rn Coastal Plains occupy areas

the western coastal states of India, comprising of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The Highlands: The Highlands o fIndia primarily comprise of three main plateaus which include the Deccan Plateauthe south, the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the east and the Malwa Plateau in the west. The Deccan plateau is t

largest amongst the three plateaus and covers an approximate area o f 1.9 million square kilometers. It is spread

the entire triangular region of peninsular India. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is spread across a geographic area

65,000 square kilometers and is composed of three smaller plateaus, namely the Hazaribagh Plateau, the Ran

Plateau and the Kodarma Plateau, which collectively are spread across the parts of the Indian states of Jharkha

Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. Last of these three major plateaus, the Malwa Plateau is spread across the maj

portions of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Economy of India

The Economy of India has emerged as the second fastest growing economy in the world, next only to Peopl

Republic of China. Also, Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank, has recently predicted that the economy of In

will be the third largest in the world by 2035, next only to that of the United States of American and the Peopl

Republic of China. At present, the economy of India stands at ninth position in terms of nominal GDP and on fou

position according to purchase power parity in the world.

The history if Indian economy can be broad ly classified into four time phases which are hereby listed below:

Indian Economy before Colonial Period

Indian Economy during Colonial Period

Indian Economy before Liberalization

Indian Economy after Liberalization

Each of these economic phases ofIndia is briefly described below :

Indian Economy before Colonial Period: The earliest evident civilization known to have been flourished on t

Indian soil was the Indus Valley Civilization. Archaeological excavations have revealed that the inhabitants of t

civilization domesticated animals, cultivated lands and were successful in developing trade links between differe

cities. Also, the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization were amongst the first in the world to develop a unifo

system of weights & measures and to develop a network of planned cities with urban sanitation system.

It is also evident that India developed healthy links of international trade with the countries of the Southeast As

Africa, Middle East and Europe since as early as 1 st Century BC. Most of the international trade was conduct

through sea routes but overland international trade through Khyber Pass was also prevalent.

In Medieval Era, the Mughal Empire gave way to a centrally administered uniform revenue policy and in turn unif

the nation. During this era, the economy of India was primarily agrarian and depended on the primitive methods

farming. After the downfall of the Mughal Empire most portions of India came under the control of the Marat

Empire after whose defeat in the Third Battle of Panipat there was a widespread political instability and econom

turmoil in the country. Later, by the end of 18th Century, the British East India Company was able to grab cont

over most parts ofIndia which after the failure of the Indian Revolt of 1857 was moved directly to the British crow

Under British regime there were dras tic changes in the economic patterns of the country.

Indian Economy during Colonial Period: Under the control of the British, the economic patterns of India we

drastically modified and altered. During this era, excessive stress was laid on the commercialization of agricultuand forceful promotion of the cultivation of cash crops. This era was marked by a constant decline in the cultivation

food grains which led to mass destitution and impoverishment of farmers. Also, drastic shift in farming pattern in

very small interval of time raised many famines in the country and led to the decrease in fertility of the Indian soi

many parts of the country.

Though, during British regime, there was a sharp decline in the economy of India but this era was also marked w

several important economic developments which we re highly crucial for the development of countrys economy. M

important amongst such developments were the development of railways, telegraphs, adversarial legal system a

common law.

Indian Economy before Liberalization: After independence, the economy of India was primarily of the protection

form inspired by the economic planning of the Soviet Union. During this phase, the governments priority was

develop large and heavy public sector industries to make the nation self-sufficient in all arenas and reduce t

dependency on foreign imports. Also, the private sector companies had to face excessive government interventio
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and deep regulations which heavily checked their growth in the country.

Economic planning in the country was mainly conducted centrally through Five Years Plans framed by the Plann

Commission of India. During this phase, industries like mining, machine tools, steel, telecommunications, insuran

and power plants were nationalized. It was also during this era, that the green revolution was triggered in t

country primarily because of improvement in irrigation facilities, increased use of fertilizers & introduction to hi

yielding varieties of seed. Also, during this economic phase a better linkage between the industry & agriculture w

established.

Indian Economy after Liberalization: Year-1991 brought about great significant changes in the history of Ind

economy and holds the prime responsibility to make the economy of India stand at its present position. In 19

several economic reforms were adopted by the Indian Government under the leadership of Prime Minist

Narasimha Rao, and Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh, which are famously referred to as the Economic Reforms

1991 in the economic history of India. These reforms were primarily composed of three adaptations under t

Indian economic structure, namely Globalization, Privatization and Liberalization, which in turn ended the pub

sector monopolies in certain sectors, approved foreign investments in many sectors and reduced import duties wh

in turn promoted international trade. Late r, the countrys economy progressed towards the free market form by t

end of twentieth century. During this phase, there has also been a tremendous improvement in the literacy ra

food security, life expectancy, HDI of Indian States, overall GDP of India &GDP of Indian States and the econom

of India has gained an accelerated momentum has stood to its present stand with tremendous boost in all ma

sectors of Indian economyincluding IT (Information Technology).

Administrative Divisions of India

India is administratively divided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories. All States of India have th

elected ruling government which bears the responsibility of administration in state. Ideally, all Union Territories

India are supposed to be directly administered by the Central Government ofIndia, however, the Constitution

India has a provision under which the Central Government can empower a Union Territory to have a legislatureits own. At present, two union territories, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Pondicherry, have their o

legislature. Below provided is a list of all twenty-eight states and seven union territories ofIndia along with th

year of es tablishment and capital city.

States of India:

States Year of Establishment Capital City

Andhra Pradesh 1956 Hyderabad

Arunachal Pradesh 1987 Itanagar

Assam 1975 Dispur

Bihar 1935 Patna

Chhattisgarh 2000 Raipur

Goa 1961 Panaji

Gujarat 1960 Gandhinagar

Haryana 1966 Chandigarh

Himachal Pradesh 1971 Shimla

Jammu & Kashmir 1948 Srinagar (in Summers) & Jammu (in Winters)

Jharkhand 2000 Ranchi

Karnataka 1956 Bangalore (now Bengaluru)

Kerala 1956 Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh 1956 Bhopal

Maharashtra 1960 Mumbai

Manipur 1947 Imphal

Meghalaya 1970 Shillong

Mizoram 1972 Aizawl
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Nagaland 1963 Kohima

Orissa (now Odisha) 1948 Bhubaneswar

Punjab 1966 Chandigarh

Rajasthan 1948 Jaipur

Sikkim 1975 Gangtok

Tamil Nadu 1688 Chennai

Tripura 1956 Agartala

Uttar Pradesh 1937 Lucknow

Uttarakhand 2000 Dehradun

West Bengal 1947 Kolkata

Union Territories of India:

Union Territories Year of Establishment Capital City

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1956 Port Blair

Chandigarh 1966 Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1944 Silvassa

Daman and Diu 1987 Daman

Delhi 1952 Delhi

Lakshadweep 1956 Kavaratti

Pondicherry 1954 Pondicherry

Below provided are the links to the List of Indian States and Union Territories along w ith different parameters.

List of Indian States by Area

List of Indian States by Population

List of Indian States by Capital

List of Indian States by Year of Establishment

List of Indian States by Highest Point

List of Indian Union Territories by Area

List of Indian Union Territories by Population

List of Indian Union Territories by Capital

List of Indian Union Territories by Year of Establishment

List of Indian Union Territories by Highest Point

Politics in India

India, the most populous democratic nation in the world, is a parliamentary republic with a multiple-party system a

has six recognized national political parties and over 40 regional political parties. The national political parties

the nation include parties like the Indian National Congress, which had been very active even before independen

and the Bharatiya Janta Party, which is the next most potent party in the country after Congress. The region

parties o f the na tion include parties like United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

After independence till 1980s, it was the Indian National Congress which had the countrys helm at the center a

maintained grip over majority of seats in the parliament. After 1980s, BJP, Bharatiya Janta Party, has also exhibite

sizable share in the parliament; also several powerful regional parties have forced the creation of a multiple-pa

coalition government at the center.

Tourism in India

India attracts millions of international tourists to its tourist destinations every year. For its cost advantage ov

other s imilar tourist destinations, India is on way to become a tourism hub in nea r future. It is the d iversity among

tourist destinations across the nation which acts as a further stimulus in attracting international tourists. Thoug
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tourists visit India from almost every part of the world, however, majority of international tourists visiting In

comes from the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

Tourism in India can be broadly classified under the following below mentioned categories:

Wildlife Tourism in India

Nature Tourism in India

Historic Tourism in India

Religious Tourism in India

Adventure Tourism in India

Medical Tourism in India

A brief glimpse over every category oftourist places in India is provided below:

Wildlife Tourism: India is one major tourist attraction for the w ildlife lovers from across the world. It is one among

the seventeen mega-diverse nations and is home to three hotspot of biodiversity. On front of w ildlife, India is ho

to 12.6% of total avian population, 11.7% of tota l fish population, 7.6% of total mammalian population, 6.2% of to

reptilian population and 4.4% of tota l amphibian population.

For the promotion of w ildlife tourism in country and to safeguard rare species along with their natural habitat, t

Government ofIndia has se t up a network of 75 National Parks, 421 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 13 Biosphere Rese rv

across the na tion. Most famous amongst the various wildlife tourism destinations are hereby listed below.

Corbett National Park

Hazaribagh National Park

Periyar Naional Park

Dudhwa National Park

Kanha National Park

Ranthambore National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park

Keoladeo Ghana National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Bandipur National Park

Gir National Park

Nagarhole National Park

Sunderbans National Park

Chilka Lake B ird Sanctuary

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature Tourism: India is endowed with immense natural beauty which attracts numerous leisure tourists to t

country every year. Destinations for natural beauty and leisure tourism in India comprise of hill stations, lak

beaches and deserts. Amongst the famous destinations of leisure tourism in India are the following listed below:

Beaches of Goa

Beaches of Lakshadweep Islands

Beaches of Vizag

Beaches of Digha

Dal Lake

Chandra Taal

Sheshnag Lake

Tso Moriri

Mount Abu in Rajasthan

Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir

Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir

Darjeeling in West Bengal

Nanital in Uttarakhand

Mussoorie in Uttarakhand

Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh

Haflong in Assam

Munnar in Kerala

Khajjiar in Himachal Pradesh
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Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh

Shillong in Meghalaya

Shimla in Himachal Pradesh

Kullu in Himachal Pradesh

Gangtok in Sikkim

Historic Tourism: India is renowned for its rich history, culture and heritage. Home to numerous dynasties a

historic settlements, historical constructions in India are of great attraction to tourists visiting the nation. Amon

the famous historical constructions which attract history lovers from across the world to visit India include t

following listed below.

The Taj Mahal

The Brihadishwara Temple

The Airavateswara Temple

The Lotus Temple

The Hawa Mahal

The Nalanda

The Mahabodhi Temple

The Shore Temple

The Golden Temple

The Victoria Memorial

The Varanasi

Religious Tourism: India is the land of great religious importance to people having faith in many religions. In fact

is the birthplace of four major religions of the world which include Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Evyear the pilgrimage centers of different religions situated at different parts of the country are visited by numero

tourists from across the nation and the world. Amongst the most highly visited pilgrimage centers situated in In

are the following listed below.

The Golden Temple

Haridwar

Mathura

Pushkar

Hemkund Sahib

Rishikesh

Madurai

Puri

Churches of Goa

Vaishno Devi

Bodhgaya

Kanyakumari

Shirdi

Adventure Tourism: Adventure sports have gained immense popularity in India in recent years and tourists from

across the world have begun to visit the nation to get the thrill of these adventure sports. India is endowed w

appropriate physiographic features, geography and landscape to promote tourism in the country through m

adventure sports. Competitive cost advantage in comparison to other countries further boosts the count

international tourists visiting India for adventure sports. Though, India has developed arenas and grounds

almost every adventure sport but amongst the most popular adventure sports in India are the following list

below.

Mountain Climbing

River Rafting

Paragliding

Skiing

Boat Racing

Rock C limbing

Medical Tourism: In recent years, Medical Tourism has gained immense popularity in India. Though, this is

relatively new sector in India but is expected to be a 2 billion US Dollar industry by 2015. Medical Tourism in In

has shown a tremendous average annual growth rate of 30% and is expected become an economy booster in ne

future. Majority of medical tourists visiting India come from the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

India has not only developed high class medical infrastructure providing high end medical se rvices but a lso provid

a sizable cost advantage to the medical tourists visiting the nation. Also, for its competitive cost advantage, In

has begun to give a stiff competition to Thailand, which has been a hub ofmedical tourism since past few decade
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