India

India, also known as Rebublic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the sevent largest
country in the world by area with their surface of 3.287.000 km². Looking at the poulation of India, it
is the second largest coutry in te world with more than 1.3 billion habitants. . In India there are 29
states and 7 union territories, in the 29 states there are many small villages and cities. It is also
known as Bharat, Hindustan and Aryavart. It is a peninsula, meaning it is surrounded by oceans from
three sides such as Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and Indian Ocean in the south.
The national animal of India is a tiger, national bird is a peacock, national flower is lotus and national
fruit is mango. The flag of India has tricolor, saffron(the light orange, the one at he top) means purity,
white means peace (the middle one with the sign of Ashok Chakra ) and green means fertility (the
lowest one). The Ashok Chakra sign is a description of Drahma Chakra, a wheel equally divided in 24
spokes . The national anthem of India is “Jana Gana Mana”, the national song is “Vande Mataram”
and national sport is hockey.

Most of India has three seasons: cool, hot and rainy. The cool season lasts from october
through February. The weather then becomes mild, except in the northern mountains. Snow usually
falls in mountainous areas during this season. As the altitude increases; temperatures drup below
freezing. Southern India lacks a true cool season, but the weather from October to Ferbuary is not
quite as hot as durin the rest of the year. The hot season lasts from March to the end of June. The
northern plains get the greatest heat. Parts of the southern plateau remain cool during the hot
season. The nothern mountaines are cool or cold, depending on the altitude. The rainy season lasts
from the middle of June through september. During this period, monsoons (seasonal winds) blow
across the Indian Ocean, picking p moisture. During the other two seasons, monsoons blow from the
north or northeast. The southwest monsoons are of great importance to Indian agriculture. If the
monsoons bring enough rain, the crops will grow.

Agriculture provides about a third of India's national income. India ranks fifth among
the world's nations i total farm area. Farms cover more than half of the whole country. About 80
percent of the farmland is used to grow some od Insia's main foods – grains and pulses, the seeds of
various pod vegetables, such as beans, chickpeas and pigeon peas. The major grain crops include rice,
wheat, millet and sorghum. Rice leads all crops in land area. India has more cattle and buffalo than
any other country. These animals are not butcherd for meat, but are important to the economy
because the females provide milk. The agricultural land mostly produces sugarcane, cotton, jute,
rice, wheat, cereals and many other crops. India has the world's largrt cattle population. But because
cattle are sacred to Hidnus, the animals are rarely used for meat, except by Muslims and Christians.
Farmers keep cattle and water buffaloes for powing and for milk. Most commertial milk production
comes from water buffaloes. Hides from cattle and water buffaloes are used for leather after the
animals have died. Sheep are raised mostly for wool and sheepski. The production of chickend and
eggs is inceasing.
 Most daily activities of an Indian family are centered around providing the main necessities
of life – food, clothing and shelter. The men and women usually have separate tasks. The men
provide the food and women prepare it and do most of the work around their households. May
Indians get married at an early age, girls between the age of 12 and 15 and the boys between 15 and
20. In some Indian tribes, the parents or other family relatives chose the marrige partners for the
young people. The idea of marrige for love was unimportant. Most husbands and wives became fond
of each other through years of living together and raising children. In other tribes, a man could select
his own mate. He had to persuade the girl and her parents that he would make a suitable husband.
He often offered valuable gifts to win thwir consent. To this day, marriage is a family affair and not a
religious ceremony.

India is a country where people speak many languages and people of different castes, creeds,
religions and cultures live together. The offical languages are Hindi and English. India is famous for
the common saying “Unity in diversity”. It is well known as the land of spirituality, philosophy,
science and technology. People of various religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam,
Christianity and Judaism have lived there together from the ancient times. It is famous for its
agriculture and farming which are the backbones from the ancient times. India uses its own
produced food grains and fruits.

India is also famous for its tourist places because the beauty of India attracts the people’s
minds from all over the world. Its many rich monuments, tombs, churches, historical places of
architecture and such places are the source of income. India is the home of Taj Mahal, Fatehpur
Sikri, the Golden temple, Qutab Minar, Red fort, Ooty, Nilgiris, Kashmir, Khajuraho, Ajanta and Ellora
caves, etc. These monuments are proof that wonders exist in India too. It is the country of great
rivers, mountains, valleys, lakes and oceans.

India may truly seem like a great country to many other nations but not many seem to very
eager to travel there. It is very different than what we are used to seeing. Our high standards can not
be seen there. Even though they are a big, diverse country, travelling there could be very dangerous.
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