INDIAINDIAMera Bharath Mera Bharath

MahaanMahaan

The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice andThe saffron stands for courage, sacrifice andthe spirit of renuncation.the spirit of renuncation.The white, is meant for purity and truthThe white, is meant for purity and truthThe green is for faith and fertility.The green is for faith and fertility.

The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation’sThe navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation’sProgress which is deemed to Be as boundless as the blue skyProgress which is deemed to Be as boundless as the blue sky

and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.

8,000 year old civilization

18 major languages – 1,600 dialects

29 states, 7 union territories

3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area

7,517 kilometers - Coastline

1,220,200,000 (1.22billion) people in 2012

Parliamentary form of Government Parliamentary form of Government

Secular democratic constitutionSecular democratic constitution

Worlds largest democracy since 65 Worlds largest democracy since 65 yearsyears

44thth largest economy largest economy

Fastest growing IT super powerFastest growing IT super power

Indian Railways ,the biggest employer Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in the world.in the world.

HISTORY

• India's history goes back to India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was 3,200 BC when Hinduism was

first founded. Buddhism, first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism.

Zoroashtrianism, Christianity Zoroashtrianism, Christianity and Islam all exist within the and Islam all exist within the

country todaycountry today..

THE TRINITYTHE TRINITYGeneratesGenerates-Brahma-Brahma

ObservesObserves-Vishnu-Vishnu

DestroysDestroys-Shiva-Shiva

The Great Indian EpicsThe Great Indian Epics

RamayaRamayanana

MahabharatMahabharataaLongest Epic in Longest Epic in

world literature world literature with 100,000 with 100,000

two-line stanzastwo-line stanzas

The first The first Indian epicIndian epic

World’s first university in World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.CTakshila –700 B.C

Sanskrit Language –most suitable Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer softwarefor computer software

Ayurveda- earliest school of Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humansmedicine known to humans

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Yoga- Made in India

Origin –5000 BC

Documented by

200 BC – 300 AD

Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC

Kalarippayat

1515thth August , 1947 August , 1947Indian IndependenceIndian Independence

2626thth January , 1950 January , 1950

Republic-Republic- IndiaIndia

1947-20121947-2012 65 years65 years

National Emblem

“Truth alone triumphs”

NATIONAL ANIMALNATIONAL ANIMAL

National Bird - PeacockNational Bird - Peacock

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National Flower - National Flower - LotusLotus

Great Great Indian Indian

PersonalitiPersonalitieses

Invented the Zero

Aryabhatta

Mahatma Gandhi

Father of the nation

Embodiment of Non- Violence

Swami Vivekananda

Champion of humanitarianism

When I Asked God for Brain & BrownHe Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for HappinessHe Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for WealthHe Showed Me How to Work Hard

Lines of Swami Vivekananda

Great Indian Mathematician

Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems

Ramanujam

Rabindranath Tagore

1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature

1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics

Work on scattering of light and Raman effect

C.V Raman

1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace

Mother Teresa

1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine

Work on interpretation of the genetic

code

Har Gobind Khorana

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics

Work on structure and evolution of stars

DANCE FORMSDANCE FORMS

45 folk dances

7 Classical Dance forms7 Classical Dance forms

Bharata Natyam

Kathak

Kathakali

Kuchipudi

Manipuri

Mohini Attam

Odissi

More than 15 vocal forms

More than 60 music instruments

India - God’s own country

Celebrates more than 65 festivals

Places of historic importance

Tirumala - Tirupati

World’s richest temple

Saint Thomas CathedralStatue of Virgin Mary brought from

Portugal in 1543

The Golden Temple

Jamma Masjid

The biggest mosque in India

Thousand pillar temple

Gateway of India

Jantar Mantar – 1716

Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars

Mysore Palace

Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs

Buddha Statue

Largest monolithic statue in Asia

Dal Lake

Jewel in the crown of Kashmir

The Taj Mahal

Including in 7 wonders of the world

Calcutta – City of joy

Cherrapunji

Wettest place on earth

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

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

Incredible India

Jai hind

Thank you

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