General

cities products geographical points

StatesAndhra Pradesh "rice bowl of India"

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Tawang

Assam Dispur

Bihar Patna, Bodh Gaya service, litchi

Chhattisgarh Raipur

Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada

Deccan plateau, Krishna River, Godavari River, Eastern ghats, Belum caves, Borra caves

agriculture (jhum), forest products

Himalayas, broadleaf forests

tea, silk, petroleum, animal conservation (rhinoceros, tiger, elephant

Brahmaputra River (braided river)

Grand Trunk Road, Ganges River

minerals (iron ore, steel, aluminum)

Rihand River, Mahanadi River, Godavari River

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh Shimla

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu, Srinagar

Panaji, Vasco da Gama, Margao

rice, coconut, bamboo; tourism; iron ore

Western Ghats, Sonsogor mtn; Mandovi, Zuari, Terekhol & Chapora rivers

Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Porbandar, Rajkot

cotton, cement, salt, milk

Lothal, Dholavira, Great Rann of Kutch, wildlife sanctuaries

Chandigarh, Panipat, Gurgaon

foodgrain, milk, vehicle manufacturing

Yamuna River, Ghaggar (seasonal) river

hydro-electricity, tourism, agriculture, handicrafts

Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Yamuna rivers, Himalayas, broadleaf forests

agriculture, silk farms, saffron, sapphire

Himalayas, Pir Panjal mts, Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe,Jhelum, Indus, Tawi, Ravi and Chenab rivers

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh soybeans

Maharashtra

Manipur Imphal, Loktak Lake

Meghalaya Shillong, Cherrapunji potato, rice

Mizoram bamboo, agriculture

Nagaland

Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro Steel City

minerals, forest resources

Jharikhanda (forest), Chhota Nagpur Plateau; Koel, Damodar, Brahmani, Kharkai and Subarnarekha rivers

Bangalore, Hampi, Belur, Shrevanabelagola

manufacturing, biotechnology, flowers/plants, silk

Sharavathi river, Jog falls, western ghats, Mullayanagiri hills,

Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Malabar, Kochi (Cochin)

emigrants (sending money home), agriculture

Lakshwadeep Sea, Western Ghats, wetlands (Ramsar Convention), Pamba River

Bhopal (capital), Indore

Satpura Range, Narmada River, Vindhya Range,

Mumbai (capital), Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Sangli

business capital of India, Bollywood

Ajanta Caves, hill stations, Lonar Lake

Khasi, Jaintia, Garo Hills; Umiam Lake, Krem Liat Prah cave, Nohkalikai falls

Aizawl (capital), Lunglei

Chhimtuipui River, Palak Lake

Kohima (capital), Dimapur,

agriculture (rice, corn), forestry

Naga Hills, Brahmaputra Valley

Orissa coal, iron ore,

Punjab wheat

Rajasthan

Sikkim Gangtok cardamom

Tamil Nadu South Western Ghats,

Tripura Agartala rice, tea, rubber Manu River

Uttar Pradesh agriculture, tourism

Uttarakhand

West Bengal Kolkata, jute, rice

Union TerritoriesAndaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair rice, coconut 2004 Tsunami

ChandigarhDadra and Nagar HaveliDaman and Diu

Bhubaneshwar (capital), Cuttack, Puri, Paradip

Mahanadi River, Chilka Lake

Chandigarh (capital), Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar

"Land of Five Rivers", Siwalik Range

Jaipur (capital), Jodhpur, Chittorgarh

Wheat, cotton, tobacco, food oil, polyester fiber

Thar Desert, Aravalli Range, Luni River, Chambal River, Ghaggar River

Kangchenjunga Mtn, Himalayas, Teesta and Rangeet Rivers, Tsongmo Lake, hot springs

Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Madurai, Coimbatore

rice, mango, banana, flowers

Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Delhi, Aligarh

Vindhya Hills, Ganges River

Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital

Himalayas, Ganga and Yamuna rivers

Ganges River, Sundarbans mangrove forest

Lakshadweep coconut atolls and reefsNational Capital Territory of Delhi

Puducherry

landmarks culture books

Wildlife sanctuaries

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Tirumala temple

Hyderabadi cuisine, Kuchipudi dance, Seshendra (poet nominated for Nobel prize in 2004), Burra Katha (storytelling)

Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)

Ledo-Burma Road, Tawang Buddhist Monastery, Kameng Elephant Reserve

Inner Line Permits (ILP), 30-50 languages, tribes

Fables and Folk Tales of Arunachal Pradesh (Firma KLM)

Kaziranga and Manas (World Heritage sites), Rang Ghar pavillion, Mauryan Stupas

Bihu festivals, cane and bamboo crafts, Hastividyarnava illustrated manuscript, Gamosa, Sattriya dance

Folk Tales of Assam (Mira Pakrasi)

Mahabidhi Temple (UNESCO World Heritage site), Buddhist Vihara, Nalanda & Vikramshila Universities

Magadha (Mauryan Empire), Gupta Dynasty, Sher Shah Suri (rupee), Champaran Satyagraha, Rajendra Prasad, Madubani painting, Bismillah Khan, Buddhism

Kosa silk, Padavani folk songs (Mahabharata tales)

Gandhi, Parsis, Bhavai

Wildlife sanctuaries, Bom Jesus Basilica and convents (World Heritage site), Fontainhas, Mangueshi Temple, Naval Aviation Museum

Portuguese, St Francis Xavier, Lata Mangeshkar (singer), Tiatr dramas

The Magic Of Maya (Nandita da Cunha)

Dwarakadheesh temple, Palitana temples, Somnath temple, Modhera Sun temple, Shankheshwar temples, Sidi Saiyyid mosque, Makar Sankranti, Laxmi Vilas Palace

Gandhi (Primo Levi)Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India: A Photographic Journey (Sooni Taraporevala)Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)

Mahabharata at Kurukshetra and Panipat(epic battles), Dhaj Ror Kumar, Swami Ramdev (yoga), Kalpana Chawla (astronaut), Om Puri (actor)

Mahabharata (Namita Gokhale)

12 national parks and sanctuaries, Chintpurni

Anglo-Sikh War/British Punjab

Plain Tales from the Hills (Rudyard Kipling)

Vaishno Devi temple, Amarnath caves, Gulmarg resort, Shalimar gardens

semi-autonomous, shikara boats,

Salima Lives in Kashmir (Anna Riwkin-Brick)

Gateway of India, Bollywood

rainfall record, Adivasi

Betla National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserves, Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary, Bokaro Steel City

Folktales of Jharkhand (Rachna Bhola)

Mallikarjuna and Kashi Vishwanatha temples, Hampi (World Heritage sites), Shikharji

Carnatic and Hindustani music (Purandara Dasa), Yakshagana dance

Folktales of Karnataka (Rachna Bhola)

Agasthyamalai and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserves, {aradesi Synagogue, Padamanabhapuram Fort

Koodiyattom theater, Kathakali theater

Krishna and the Ducks, Turtle Tales, Sethu Learns to Smile, Birdman, Mallika and the Cobra, Unni's Story, Living Dreams, Tiger Charmer, When the Mountains Laughed (all by Vinitha Ramchandani - Kerala Mystique)Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)

Sanchi Stupa, Khajuraho, Bandhavgarh National Park; Devi Jagadambi Temple, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (World Heritage sites)

Mauryan Dynasty - Ashoka

Ashoka (Anant Pai)

The Road to Mumbai (Ruth Jeyaveeran)

Shree Govindajee Temple

Ras Lila dance, mukna (wrestling)

Fables and Folktales of Manipur (G K Ghosh)

Fables and Folktales of Meghalaya (Firma KLM)

majority Christian (highest percentage)

Fables and Folktales of Mizoram (G K Ghosh)

Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)Fables and Folk Tales of Nagaland (Ghosh Shulka)

Sikh majority, Bhangra

Rumtek Monastery

Ujjayanta Palace

Taj Mehal, Agra Fort

The Oxford India Illustrated Children's Tagore

architecture

Hirakud Dam, Jagannath Temple, Konark Sun Semple

Odia literature, Odissi dance, Chhau dance

Six Acres and a Third (Fakir Mohan Senapati)The Little Book of Hindu Deities (Sanjay Patel)Ramayana: Divine Loophole (Sanjay Patel)

Harmandir Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Harappa

Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)The Warrior Princess 1&2 (Harjit Singh)Sikh Stories (Anita Ganeri)Kim (Rudyard Kipling)Tales of the Punjab (Flora Annie Steel)

Mehrangarh Fort, Chittorgarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Kalibanga ruins

Rajputs, Ghoomar dance,

Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)The Reluctant Rajput (Richard Moverley)Finders Keepers? (Robert Arnett)

The Black Hat Dances (Luree Miller)

Madurai Meenakshi Temple, Rathas, Srivilliputtur Andal Temple, Shore Temple, Brihadeshwara Temple

Dravidian architecture, Carnatic music, Bharatanatyam dance

Village Life in India (Steve Brace)

Fables and Folk Tales of Tripura (G K Ghosh)The Prince and the Polestar (Kosa Ely)

Ravi Shankar, Mughal Empire, Kathak dance

The Illustrated Premchand: Selected Short StoriesThe Foolish Men of Agra (Rina Singh)Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji)

Jageshwar temples, Har ki Pauri, Valley of Flowers National Park

Tipu Sultan Mosque, Dakshineswar Kali Temple

Gopal Bhar, Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa

Death in the Andamans (M M Kaye)Persistent Rumours (Lee Langley)

Red Fort, Qutb Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Akshardham Temple, Jama Mosque

Grk Smells a Rat (Joshua Doder)

God's Mischief (M Mukundan)A House in Pondicherry (Lee Langley)Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

Other Media

Dances of India, vol 4

Dances of India, vol 5

Gandhi (movie)Dances of India, vol 6

Dances of India, vol 4

Dances of India, vol 6

Asoka (2001 Bollywood film)Dances of India, vol 6

Dances of India, vol 5

Dances of India, vol 6

Last One Standing (re Aki Kiti)

Dances of India, vol 3, 4 and 5

Dances of India, vol 5

Dances of India, vol 6

Dances of India, vol 3 and 6

Dances of India, vol 1 and 2

Dances of India, vol 5