india presentation 1
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"Incredible INDIA – An Ancient Land In All Seasons"
Prasad S. BurangeMay 23, 2007
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DISCLAIMER
• People from India = INDIAN
• I do NOT have intention to hurt any kind of feelings or beliefs. It would be a mere coincidence if it is accidentally related to some one.
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Where is India?
Nepal
Bangladesh
China
USA
Pakistan
MiddleEast
North-east
EastMyanmar
West
A sovereign country in South Asia
Sri Lanka
South
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Bay of Bengal(East)
Arabian Sea(West)
Indian Ocean(South)
The Republic of India
- 28 states- 7 union territories- 1.1 Billion population
(2007 estimate)- 3.28 million Km2 –
Area- 7,516 Km – Coastline
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• 23 official languages (including Hindi and English)• 325 languages spoken
- 800 different languages- ~ 2000 dialects
WorldsWorlds - Largest English speaking nation - 2nd most populous country - 7th largest country (geographical area) - Most populous liberal democracy - 2nd largest pool of scientists and engineers - 4th largest economy - 4th largest in purchasing power - 3rd largest standing army force
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Timeline of Indian History Stone Age 70,000–3300 BC
· Mehrgarh Culture · 7000–3300 BC
Indus Valley Civilization 3300–1700 BCLate Harappan Culture 1700–1300 BC
Vedic Period 1500–500 BC
· Iron Age · 1200–500 BC
· Vedic Kingdoms · 1200–700 BC
Maha Janapadas 700–300 BC
Magadha Empire 684 BC–AD 550
· Maurya Empire · 321–184 BC
Middle Kingdoms 230 BC–AD 1279
· Satavahana Empire · 230 BC–AD 199
· Kushan Empire · 60–240
· Gupta Empire · 240–550
· Pala Empire · 750–1174
· Chola Empire · 250 BCE –1279
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Timeline of Indian History
Islamic Sultanates 1206–1596· Delhi Sultanate · 1206–1526
· Deccan Sultanates · 1490–1596
Hoysala Empire 1040–1346
Kakatiya Empire 1083–1323
Vijayanagara Empire 1336–1565
Mughal Empire 1526–1707
Maratha Empire 1674–1818
Sikh Empire 1799–1849
Colonial Era 1757–1947
Modern States 1947 onwards
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Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh (9000-7000 BC)
Stone age rock shelters and
paintings
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New Cave Paintings Discovered in Tapti Valley, Central India
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Mehrgarh Culture (7000-3300 BC)UNESCO World Heritage Site
Early farming village in Mehrgarh with houses built with mud bricksc. 7000 BCE
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A figurine from Mehrgarh
c. 3000 BCE
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The Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3300–1700 BC, flowered 2600–1900 BCE)
• An ancient riverine civilization
• Flourished in the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra river valleys
• Is now Pakistan and northwestern India
• Another name for this civilization is the Harappan Civilization, after the first excavated city of Harappa
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Indus Life
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Seals with the Indus Script
Swastika
Bullocks
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Indus Valley excavation -
Harappa
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Mohen Jo Daro (Mound of the dead) UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Built around 2600 BC • The largest city of Indus Valley• Mohenjo Daro was one of the world’s first cities• 25 km southwest of Larkana,Sindh Province of
Pakistan• Center of Indus Valley Civilization 2600 BC-1700 BC• Contemporaneous with ancient Egyptian and
Mesopotamian civilizations• Sometimes referred to as "An Ancient Indus Valley
Metropolis"
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Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-daro UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Mohenjo-daro (2600 BC)
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"Priest King” statue
Mohenjo-daroWearing Sindhi
Ajrakca. 2500 BC
National Museum, Karachi, Pakistan
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The “Dancing Girl of Mohenjo Daro"
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Similarities to Greek mythology
Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra
Lord Krishna fighting the Kaliya Serpent
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Did the Indians travel as far as Easter Island?
The Easter Islands located in the Pacific Ocean, were situated far away from any civilization
The sign script of the Easter Islands almost equals the ancient scripts of Indus Valley
Indus Saraswatisymbols
Easter Islandsymbols
Were the Ancient Vedic civilisation of Indus Saraswati valley Trans-Oceanic seafarers?
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The Great Stupa in Sanchi, Madhya Pradeshcommissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in
3rd century BCE