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Rayat Shikhan Sanstha’s S.M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28 Sub- Geography of India

Rayat Shikhan Sanstha’s S.M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28 Sub- Geography of India. Sub Topic – Introduction of India By- Mali B.B. INDIA. Mera Bharath Mahaan.

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Rayat Shikhan Sanstha’s S.M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28 Sub- Geography of India

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  1. Rayat Shikhan Sanstha’sS.M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28Sub- Geography of India Sub Topic – Introduction of India By- Mali B.B.

  2. INDIA Mera Bharath Mahaan

  3. 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 .

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. HISTORY

  7. 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.

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

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

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

  11. World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.C Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer software

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

  13. Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC Kalarippayat

  14. 1700’s BRITISH INVASION

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

  16. National Emblem “Truth alone triumphs”

  17. NATIONAL ANIMAL

  18. National Bird - Peacock

  19. National Flower - Lotus

  20. Great Indian Personalities

  21. Aryabhatta Invented the Zero

  22. Mahatma Gandhi Father of the nation Embodiment of Non- Violence

  23. Swami Vivekananda Champion of humanitarianism

  24. Ramanujam Great Indian Mathematician Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems

  25. Rabindranath Tagore 1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature

  26. C.V Raman 1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on scattering of light and Raman effect

  27. Mother Teresa 1979 – Nobel Prize in Peace

  28. Har Gobind Khorana 1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine Work on interpretation of the genetic code

  29. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar 1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on structure and evolution of stars

  30. DANCE FORMS

  31. 45 folk dances

  32. 7 Classical Dance forms

  33. 7 Classical Dance forms

  34. Bharata Natyam

  35. Kathak

  36. Kathakali

  37. Kuchipudi

  38. Manipuri

  39. Mohini Attam

  40. Odissi

  41. More than 15 vocal forms More than 60 music instruments

  42. India - God’s own country Celebrates more than 65 festivals

  43. Places of historic importance

  44. Tirumala - Tirupati World’s richest temple

  45. Saint Thomas Cathedral Statue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543

  46. The Golden Temple

  47. Jamma Masjid The biggest mosque in India

  48. Thousand pillar temple

  49. Gateway of India

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