1. INDIA
Mera Bharath Mahaan

2. The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .

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

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.

5. India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded
India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism, Christianity and Islam all exist within the country today.

6. THE TRINITY
Generates- Brahma
Observes-Vishnu
Destroys-Shiva

7. Longest Epic in world literature with 100,000 two-line stanzas
The Great Indian Epics
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Longest Epic in world literature with 100,000 two-line stanzas
The first Indian epic

8. Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s first great urban civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC

9. Yoga- Made in India
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD

10. Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC
Kalarippayat

11. 15th August , 1947 Indian Independence
26th January , 1950
Republic- India

12. “Truth alone triumphs”
National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”

13. NATIONAL ANIMAL

14. National Bird - Peacock

15. National Flower - Lotus

16. DANCE FORMS

17. 45 folk dances

18. 7 Classical Dance forms

19. Places of historic importance

20. The Golden Temple

21. The biggest mosque in India
Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India

22. Gateway of India

23. Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars
Jantar Mantar – 1716
Modernistic structures to observe the movement of stars

24. The Taj Mahal

25. 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