This document provides an overview of key facts about India, including its history, government, culture, and notable people. It notes that India has a 5,000 year old civilization, is the largest democracy in the world with over 1 billion people, and has a diverse culture with over 1,600 dialects spoken across its 28 states and 7 union territories. Important figures mentioned include Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence movement, and APJ Abdul Kalam, a former president and scientist. The document also highlights several cultural aspects of India such as its festivals, dances, music, cinema, and cuisine.
6. Atithi Devo Bhava
The Guest is God
Atithi Devo Bhava literally means "be one for whom the
Mother is God, be one for whom the Father is God, be
one for whom the Teacher is God, be one for whom the
guest is God” is a Sanskrit verse, taken from an ancient
Hindu scripture which became part of the "code of
conduct" for Hindu society. Atithi Devo Bhava regards a
procedure of the Host-Guest relationship.
7. 5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
28 states, 7 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,25,00,00,000 people in 2011
8. Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55
years
4th
largest economy
Fastest growing I.T.super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer
in the world.
12. FATHER OF THE NATION
• Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi ( 2 October 1869 –
30 January 1948) was the
preeminent leader
of Indian
nationalism in British-ruled
India. Employing non-
violent civil disobedience,
Gandhi led India to
independence and inspired
movements for civil rights
and freedom across the
world.
13. He invented the Zero. Also invented
Aryabhatta cipher to calculate
trigonometric ratios.
Aryabhatta
17. 1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics .Work
on scattering of light and Raman effect
C.V. Raman
18. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa founded
the Missionaries of
Charity, a Roman
Catholic religious
congregation, which in
2012 consisted of over
4,500 sisters and is
active in 133 countries.
She received Nobel
Peace Prize in 1973.
50. INDIAN CINEMA
Dada Sahib Phalke , known as
father of Indian Cinema. He
introduced first film in India
Raja Harishchandra in
1913.Recently Indian Cinema
has completed it’s 100 years.
52. “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
53. “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