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Incredible India
• The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal.
• Himalayas in the North : world's tallest mountain chain
• 29 states, 5 Union territories
• Arabian sea on the west
• Indian ocean to the south
India
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 Population 1.2 billion
India at a glance
Parliamentary form of Government Secular democratic constitution Worlds largest democracy since 65 years 4th largest economy; GDP 2.3 trillion USD Fastest growing IT super power Indian Railways: the biggest employer in
the world.
India at a glance
HISTORYDates back to 5000 BC
• Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s first great urban civilizations.
• Harappa Civilization- 2700BC• Yoga – the spiritual way of life –
origin 5000 BC, documented in 200 BC to 300 AD
• Origin of Martial Arts – 200 BC – Kalarippayat
• Origin of the game of Chess
• World’s first universities: Takshashila –700 B.C, Nalanda – 400 BC
• Ayurveda – earliest school of medicine known to humans
• Sanskrit language – first language with formal rules of grammar; most suitable for computer software
HISTORY
• 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.
Religious diversity
1800-1947 British Invasion
15th August , 1947Indian Independence
26th January , 1950Establishment of Republic of
India
National Emblem
“Truth alone triumphs”
National Animal
National Bird - Peacock
National Flower - Lotus
India’s WeatherTropical climate with three main seasons.
• October to March is cool 24-25°C and dry.
• April to May is hot 28-31°C and dry.
• June to September is hot 27-31°C and very wet – the MONSOON season.
• During the Monsoon season India experiences very strong winds and very heavy rainfall.
Cultural traditionsArchitecture
SculptureMusicDance
FestivalsCuisineSports
Hindu Architecture
• Many beautiful Hindu monuments such as Halebid, Konark• Entrance(vihara), alter and garbh gruha are the main sections of a
temple.• Intricate carvings and pillars containing decorative tendrils and robes
are noticeable features of Hindu architecture.
Jain Architecture
• A famous Jain architectures is the Delwara temple situated on mount Abu, Rajasthan.
• Dates back to 11th and 12th century A.D. • Delwara temples are a composite cluster of 5 temples.
Buddhist Architecture
• Most significant Buddhist architecture is the “Sanchi stup”, located in Madhya Pradesh, Sanchi.
• It dates back to 3rd century BC to 12th century AD.
• This was originally built by Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka.
Islamic Architecture
• The first Islamic architecture in India is the Qutub complex, built by Qutubud-din Aibak, in 1192 AD.
• The last Islamic architectural wonder is the Tajmahal, by Shahajahan.
• High domes, mosque, tomb, mihrab facing Mecca, open courtyard and minarets are main features of an Islamic monument.
Ancient Indian Sculpture
Ellora caves
Ancient Indian Sculpture
Ellora caves
Ancient Indian Sculpture
Konark Sun Temple: Chariot Wheel
7 Classical Dance forms
Bharata Natyam
Kathak
Kathakali
Odissi
Manipuri
Mohiniattam
Kuchipudi
45 folk dances
MusicMore than 15 vocal forms
More than 60 musical instruments
India celebrates more than 65 festivals of different religions
Indian Cuisine
Traditional Indian food – served on banana leaf
Bollywood-the Largest Film Industry
India is the largest film producing nation in the world. Each year India produces approximately 1000 movies in 14 different
languages.
Sports
Cricket is the most popular sport in
India.
Hockey is the national sport of India.
Places of tourist attraction
Gateway of India
Lake Pichola, Udaipur
Konark Sun Temple
Laddakh, Himalayas
Marine Drive, Mumbai
Mehrangarh Fort
Jama MasjidThe biggest mosque in India
Gangtok, Sikkim
Dal Lake, Kashmir
Meenakshi temple, Madurai
Bangalore – the IT city
Saint Thomas CathedralStatue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543
Back Waters of Kerala
Chennai - highways
Thousand pillar temple
The Taj Mahal
Deserts of Rajasthan
The Golden Temple
Jog Falls, Karnataka
Mysore PalaceIlluminated by 97,000 light bulbs
Kaziranga National Park
Mumbai International Airport
Charminar - Hyderabad
Buddha Statue -Largest monolithic statue in Asia
Sabarmati river front - Ahmedabad
Republic day parade – New Delhi
Lotus temple – New Delhi
Bandhavgadh National Park
Victoria Memorial - Kolkata
Andaman Islands
Tulip Gardens - Kashmir
Great Indian Personalities
Mathematician: Invented the Zero
Aryabhatta
Charaka: Originator ofAyurveda
Kanad: Proposed that all substances are formed by atoms
Mahatma Gandhi Embodiment of Non- Violence
Sushruta Father of surgery
Swami VivekanandaChampion of
humanitarianism
APJ Abdul Kalam Ex President & Space
Scientist
Ramanujam:Great Indian
MathematicianPostulated and proved
3,542 theorems
Rabindranath Tagore:
1913 – Nobel Prize in
Literature
Sir C.V.Raman1930 - Nobel Laureate in
Physics
Work on scattering of
light and Raman effect
Mother Teresa1979 – Nobel prize
for peace
Hargobind Khurana
1968 – Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1983 - Nobel Laureate in
Physics
Work on structure and evolution of
stars
Modern India
Modern Indians on the Global stage• Mr. Vinod Khosla – Co-founder of Sun Microsystems• Mr. Vinod Dham – Creator of Pentium chip• Mr. Azim Premji – Third richest man in the World• Mr. Sabeer Bhatia – Creator of Hotmail (later sold it to
Microsoft)
• Mr. Arun Netravelli – President of AT&T Bell Lab (creator of C,C++ and Unix)
• Mr. Rajiv Gupta – General Manager of Hewlett Packard (HP)
• Mr. Victor Menezes, Mr. Rajat Gupta and Mr. Rana Talwar – CEOs of Citibank, McKinsey and Standard Chartered banks
There are 3.22 Million INDIANs in USA (1.5 % of population).
o YET, 38% of doctors in USA are INDIANs. o 12% scientists in USA are INDIANs. o 36% of NASA scientists are INDIANs. o 34% of Microsoft employees are INDIANs. o 28% of IBM employees are INDIANs. o 17% of INTEL scientists are INDIANs. o 13% of XEROX employees are INDIANs.
World Class Educationo 4000 Engineering Colleges (16 IITs)o 713 Universities (46 Central Universities) o 263 Business Schools (IIMs - among top 10 in the World)o 381 Medical Colleges (AIIMS is world renowned)
Recent Achievements of Indiao India is a nuclear power nationo Sent indigenous satellite to Mars in 2014o Completely eradicated Polio in 1.2 billion peopleo Removed illiteracy of 200 million peopleo Lowest cost producer of nuclear energy o Only country to develop Thorium based nuclear reactoro One of the only 5 countries to launch nuclear submarineo One of the only 5 countries to send unmanned mission to moono Lowest cost producer of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilizero World’s lowest cost Super computero Record number of daily cataract operations, @1% cost of UKo Largest milk producer in the worldo Largest importer and consumer of gold! o ….o ….o ….
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
Thank You!-
