Heritage of India

About India

The white, is meant for purity and truth. The green is for faith and fertility.

The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation.

Indian Flag

The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation's progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky and as fathomless as the deep blue sea.

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 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.

More than 45 folk dances7 Classical Dance forms

More than 15 vocal forms

More than 60 music instruments

FestivalsIndia - God’s own country

Celebrates more than 65 festivals

With India's cultural diversity, the country has more festivals than

there are days in a year.

History&

Mythology

AUM or OM

The first sound of the AlmightyOneness with the supreme.

Generates-Brahma

Observes-Vishnu

Destroys-Shiva

Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva

The Trinity

The Great Indian Epics

Ramayana MahabharataLongest Epic in world literature with

100,000 two-line stanzasThe first Indian epic

Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s first great urban civilizations.

Harappa Civilization- 2700BC

YOGAMade in India

Origin –5000 BCDocumented by

200 BC – 300 AD

World’s first university in Takshila –700 B.C

Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known to humans

Sanskrit Language –most suitable for computer software

Origin of Martial arts – 200 BC

Kalarippayat

1700s – British Invasion

15th August , 1947Indian Independence

26th January , 1950Republic- India

Food is an integral part of every human culture. The importance of food in understanding human culture lies in its infinite variability - a variability that is not essential for species survival.

Cuisine

The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, the petroglyphst it was common for households to paint their doorways or indoor rooms where guests resided.

Painting

ClothingTraditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the country and is influenced by local culture, geography, climate and rural/urban settings. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as sari for women and dhoti or lungi or panche (in Kannada) for men.

Jamma Masjid It the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by

the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, built this mosque in the year 1650 AD and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India.

Architecture

Jantar Mantar – 1716The name is derived from Yantra, instrument, and Mantra, for formula or, in this

context, calculation. Therefore Jantar Mantar means literally calculation instrument

Architecture

Mysore PalaceThe Palace of Mysore is a palace situated in the city of Mysore in southern India. The

erstwhile royal family of Mysore ruled the princely state of Mysore for over seven centuries. It illuminated by 97,000 bubls

Architecture

Buddha StatueThe Buddha Statue in Hyderabad is a monolith located in India. It is the world's tallest

monolith of Gautama Buddha.

Architecture

The Taj MahalIt is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built

by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is One of the 7 Wonders of World

Architecture

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

-Albert Einstein

India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.

-Mark Twain

Proud of Being an Indian

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Jai Hind

Thank You