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Learn about India, is an Android application that will give you a lot about India
Where is India?
India is located in south Asia. The capital is New Delhi, and the language most people speak is Hindi. A person who is from India is Indian.
India is the seventh largest country in the world, and it has the second highest population.
A large portion of India is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. The Himalayan Mountains stretch along India’s northern border, and countries around India include Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
GEOGRAPHY
India is part of the continent of Asia. Most of India forms a peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. The world's highest mountain range, the Himalaya, rises in the north. The southeast is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, and the southwest is bordered by the Arabian Sea.
Top 10 facts
1: About 1.2 billion people live in India.
2: The capital of India is New Delhi, but the largest city is Mumbai.
3: Hindi is the main language in India, and most people speak English as well.
4: The currency in India is the rupee.
5: The main religion in India is Hinduism. The next most popular religion is Islam.
6: One of the most important Hindu festivals is Diwali, also called the ‘festival of lights’.
7: Women in India wear saris, and men wear dhotis. Both are long pieces of cloth draped around the body in a certain way.
8: Cows are seen as sacred in India – nobody eats beef, and most people are vegetarians.
9: India has a very large film industry called Bollywood.
10: Animals found in India include Bengal tigers, elephants, flying foxes, lions and macaques.
HISTORY
India's earliest known civilization arose about 5,000 years ago on the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of two huge cities with brick houses, piped water, and sewer systems. Nobody knows why, but these cities, called Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, were abandoned in 1700 B.C.
The Aryan people were farmers from Central Asia who arrived in India around 1500 B.C. They spoke Sanskrit, one of the world's oldest known languages. The Vedic Scriptures, writings that form the basis of the Hindu religion, were written during the Aryan reign.
In the 200-year reign of the Gupta Empire, starting in the fourth century A.D., arts, crafts, and sciences flourished. During this time, the Indian astronomer Aryabhatta determined that the Earth revolved around the sun. This was long before the Western world accepted the theory.
Beginning in the 16th century, following a series of invasions by Muslim forces, a Mongol leader named Babur founded the Mongol Empire. The Mongols oversaw a golden age of art, literature, and architecture in India between 1527 and 1707. They built roads, mosques, gardens, and enormous tombs, including the grand Taj Mahal.
In the late 1400s, Europeans arrived in India and began setting up trading companies. In 1757, Britain gained control over most of the country. Uprisings against British rule began in 1856. In 1920, the famous Mahatma Gandhi began nonviolent protests to push the British out. In 1947, India had independence.
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