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India Facts

Overview
""If there is one place on the face of this Earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when Man began the dream of existence, it is India." - Romain Rolland Read More...

Travel Tips
Travel Tips that help you through the nitty gritty of visiting new places. Read More...

Festivals of India
Festivals in India are commemorated with great passion, seemingly as a celebration of life itself. Rich in its cultural inheritance, festivals are an intrinsic part of the Indian ethos. Read More...

History
"The roots of the present lay in the past and so I made the voyages of discovery with the past ever seeking a clue in it, if any such existed to the understanding of the present." - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Read More...

History - Dateline
Few countries in the world have roots that stretch back in time to pre-recorded history. The earliest human activity in the Indian sub-continent can be traced back to the early, middle and late Stone Ages (400,000-200,000 BC). Read More...

History - Time Period of Events
The Indus Valley Civilisation was highly developed with an organised social structure and agriculture as the mainstay of the economy. Read More...

Geography
The Republic of India, which lies across the Tropic of Cancer, comprises most of the Indian sub-continent. India is, by area, the seventh largest country in the world Read More...

Economy
What are most noticeable are the intangibles: the feel good factor, the "can do" attitude and the increasing amount of young managers that are turning entrepreneurs. Read More...

Polity
India, a union of states, is a sovereign, secular, democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. Read More...

Religion
India, home to a billion people of many different faiths, exemplifies unity in diversity. For Indians, religion, like tradition, is an integral part of life. Read More...

Languages
In a country with so much regional variation, where in several cases state boundaries have been drawn on linguistic lines, it is but inevitable that fifteen national languages are recognized by the Indian constitution. Read More...

Tradition, Style & Splendour
"The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry; he was saying: "Look what I killed. Aren't I the best?" - Katharine Hamnett Read More...

Special Feature: Kumbha Mela
Legends of Kumbha, history of Kumbha, auspicious bathing dates at Prayag 2013, sages and saints at the Kumbha, reflections, experiences and more.... Read More...

Special Features
Indian Railways, Toy Train to Darjeeling and more... Read More...

News & Views - Terrorism
About the emotions evoked on hearing about the terror attacks on Mumbai in 2008 Read More...

News & Views - Blogging on Tibet
Articles on Tibet that don't get covered in the media Read More...


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