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CELEBRATIONS
India is one of countries where is the largest numbers of celebration from origin
religious. Some of the most popular celebration of India and religion are: Diwali, Holi,
and Vesakhi. But there are three Indian Celebration days which are common in all
religion, these are: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti.
MAJOR CITIES
POPULATION
The population in Indian is estimated over 1,160 million people. India is the
second most popular country in the world.
In last fifty years, India have had a rapid increase, thanks to medical advances
and massive increase in agricultural productivity.
SOME CITIES
Bombay/Mumbai
Delhi
Calcuta
Ahmebadad
Banglore
DEMOGRAPHY
Chennai
Hindus
78.5%
Sikhs
3, 8%
Muslims
10.4%
Christians
4.3%
Other
3%
SANSKRIT
Sanskrit was the classical language of India, older than Hebrew and Latin. It is the oldest, most
scientific, systematic language in the world. It became the language of all cultured people in India
and in the countries that were influenced by India.
Sanskrit literally means refined or perfected
Sanskrit word
English meaning
matar
mother
pitar
papa / father
bhratar
brother
svasar
sister
gyaamti
geometry
trikonamiti
trigonometry
dvaar
door
ma
me
naman
name
smi
smile
eka
equal
SHAHRUKHAN
SRK
Some of the brands that Khan has endorsed over the years are Pepsi, Sprite, Nokia, Hyundai,
Airtel, Compaq and TAG Heuer.
PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Priyanka Chopra was born 18 July 1982 in
Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), to a
Punjabi family Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both
physicians in the Indian Army. She Is an Indian
film actress, singer and songwriter. She was crowned Miss India 2000 and later that year Miss World in
2000, before beginning her acting career.
INDIAN CUISINE
Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. In India, the food in each
region is different, some of them region are: Punjabi, Gujrati, Goa, Haryana, and Bengali
Indian cuisine reflects a 5000-year history of various groups and cultures interacting with the subcontinent,
leading to diversity of flavors and regional cuisines found in modern-day India. Later British and Portuguese
influence added to the already diverse Indian Cuisine
BOLLYWOOD
The Indian film industry is the largest in the world. Bollywood, is a Street in Bombay and is where
the most important commercial are. Recently Bollywood it has been equaled his importance to
Hollywood.
ARTS
Taj Mahal is a White marble mausoleum locates in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Taj Mahal is
regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements
from Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian architectural styles
In the year 1631 Shah Jahan, once a Muslim army commander, the Mogul Emperor in central India
lost his beloved pregnant wife Mumtaz Mahal only a few minutes after giving birth to her fourteenth
child, a daughter. The final request of his wife was for him not to marry again and prove their
endless love by building a dreamlike beautiful mausoleum.
The emperor mourned his dearest wife for two years, changing his wealthy appearance into pure
and simple. It was told that his hair turned white in one night because of his deep sadness. As
promised, Shan Jahan built the Taj Mahal, in Agra in northern India by the river of Jumna fulfilling
the dream of his wife.
Namaste:
contact form of
salutation is
traditionally
preferred
in India and Ne
pal
It is a customary greeting when individuals meet, and a valediction upon their parting. A non-