INDIA

Mera Bharath
Mahaan
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 .
 RELIGIONS IN
INDIA
Christianity

Sikhism Hinduism Islam

Jainism Buddhism
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
•Vedic Civilization
•Indus & Saraswati Civilizations
•Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
•Mauryan Period
•Golden Age of Indian Arts & Sciences
•Muslim Invasions
•The Mughal Empire
•Portuguese Invasion
•The British East-India Company
•The British Empire
•India's Freedom Struggle
•Independence
•Modern India 2020 Vision
• 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.
World’s first university in Takshila –
700 B.C

Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine

known to humans

Sanskrit Language –most suitable for

computer software
 Yoga- Made in India

• Origin –5000 BC
Documented by

200 BC – 300 AD
Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC

Kalarippaya
India - God’s own country
Celebrates more than 65
festivals
 Famous places In the North
Famous places

Mount Kailas - Himalayas Ladakh Lake - Kashmir

Taj Mahal - Agra Goa

 India Gate - New Delhi

"Lotus Temple“ - Delhi.

Golden Temple - Amritsar, Punjab.

 SOME FACTS ABOUT INDIA
 5,000 year old civilization
 325 languages spoken – 1,652
dialects
 18 official languages
 29 states, 7 union territories
 3.28 million sq. kilometers -
Area
 7,516 kilometers - Coastline
 INDIA ON TOP
 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.
 India's gross domestic product stands at
$1.217 trillion.
 According to IMF India growing above 6%.
 AMONG THE TOP FOUR FDI
DESTINATIONS

MORE FII INTO INDIAN EQUITIES THAN CHINA,

KOREA & TAIWAN COMBINED
“ POTENTIALLY BIGGER LONG-TERM GROWTH
STORY THAN CHINA ”: GOLDMAN SACHS