1. South Asia
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2. Tallest mountain range in the world.
Himalayas
Tallest mountain range in the world.

3. Tallest mountain in the world
Mount Everest
Tallest mountain in the world

4. All the land south of the Himalayas.
Indian Subcontinent
All the land south of the Himalayas.

5. Green Revolution

7. Hinduism

10. Buddhism

19. Mahatma Gandhi
Known as “The Father of India,” Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British- ruled India. He used nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

21. Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the training of Gandhi. He ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic.

22. Layer of air pollution that regularly covers parts of South Asia.
Asian Brown Cloud
Layer of air pollution that regularly covers parts of South Asia.

24. outsourcing