Incredible india presentation

A presentation about India, its history and culture

1. Incredible India

2. The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. Himalayas in the North : world's tallest mountain chain 29 states, 5 Union territories Arabian sea on the west Indian ocean to the south India

3. 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 Population 1.2 billion India at a glance

4. Parliamentary form of Government Secular democratic constitution Worlds largest democracy since 65 years 4 th largest economy; GDP 2.3 trillion USD Fastest growing IT super power Indian Railways: the biggest employer in the world. India at a glance

5. HISTORY Dates back to 5000 BC Indus Valley Civilization- one of the world’s first great urban civilizations. Harappa Civilization- 2700BC Yoga – the spiritual way of life – origin 5000 BC, documented in 200 BC to 300 AD Origin of Martial Arts – 200 BC – Kalarippayat Origin of the game of Chess

6. World’s first universities: Takshashila –700 B.C, Nalanda – 400 BC Ayurveda – earliest school of medicine known to humans Sanskrit language – first language with formal rules of grammar; most suitable for computer software HISTORY

7. India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism , Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism , Christianity and Islam all exist within the country today . Religious diversity

8. 1800-1947 British Invasion

9. 15 th August , 1947 Indian Independence 26 th January , 1950 Establishment of Republic of India

10. National Emblem “Truth alone triumphs”

11. National Animal

12. National Bird - Peacock

13. National Flower - Lotus

14. India’s Weather Tropical climate with three main seasons . October to March is cool 24-25°C and dry . April to May is hot 28-31°C and dry . June to September is hot 27-31°C and very wet – the MONSOON season. During the Monsoon season India experiences very strong winds and very heavy rainfall.

15. Cultural traditions Architecture Sculpture Music Dance Festivals Cuisine Sports

16. Hindu Architecture Many beautiful Hindu monuments such as Halebid , Konark Entrance( vihara ), alter and garbh gruha are the main sections of a temple. Intricate carvings and pillars containing decorative tendrils and robes are noticeable features of Hindu architecture.

17. Jain Architecture A famous Jain architectures is the Delwara temple situated on mount Abu, Rajasthan. Dates back to 11th and 12th century A.D. Delwara temples are a composite cluster of 5 temples.

18. Buddhist Architecture Most significant Buddhist architecture is the “ Sanchi stup ”, located in Madhya Pradesh, Sanchi . It dates back to 3 rd century BC to 12 th century AD . This was originally built by Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka .

19. Islamic Architecture The first Islamic architecture in India is the Qutub complex, built by Qutubud -din Aibak , in 1192 AD . The last Islamic architectural wonder is the Tajmahal , by Shahajahan . High domes, mosque, tomb, mihrab facing Mecca, open courtyard and minarets are main features of an Islamic monument.

20. Ancient Indian Sculpture Ellora caves

21. Ancient Indian Sculpture Ellora caves

22. Ancient Indian Sculpture Konark Sun Temple: Chariot Wheel

23. 7 Classical Dance forms Bharata Natyam Kathak Kathakali Odissi Manipuri Mohiniattam Kuchipudi

24. 45 folk dances

25. Music More than 15 vocal forms More than 60 musical instruments

26. India celebrates more than 65 festivals of different religions

27. Indian Cuisine

28. Traditional Indian food – served on banana leaf

29. Bollywood -the Largest Film Industry India is the largest film producing nation in the world. Each year India produces approximately 1000 movies in 14 different languages.

30. Sports Cricket is the most popular sport in India. Hockey is the national sport of India.

31. Places of tourist attraction

32. Gateway of India

33. Lake Pichola , Udaipur

34. Konark Sun Temple

35. Laddakh , Himalayas

36. Marine Drive, Mumbai

37. Mehrangarh Fort

38. Jama Masjid The biggest mosque in India

39. Gangtok , Sikkim

40. Dal Lake, Kashmir

41. Meenakshi temple, Madurai

42. Bangalore – the IT city

43. Saint Thomas Cathedral Statue of Virgin Mary brought from Portugal in 1543

44. Back Waters of Kerala

45. Chennai - highways

46. Thousand pillar temple

47. The Taj Mahal

48. Deserts of Rajasthan

49. The Golden Temple

50. Jog Falls, Karnataka

51. Mysore Palace Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs

52. Kaziranga National Park

53. Mumbai International Airport

54. Charminar - Hyderabad

55. Buddha Statue -Largest monolithic statue in Asia

56. Sabarmati river front - Ahmedabad

57. Republic day parade – New Delhi

58. Lotus temple – New Delhi

59. Bandhavgadh National Park

60. Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

61. Andaman Islands

62. Tulip Gardens - Kashmir

63. Great Indian Personalities

64. Mathematician: Invented the Zero Aryabhatta Charaka : Originator ofAyurveda Kanad : Proposed that all substances are formed by atoms

65. Mahatma Gandhi Embodiment of Non- Violence Sushruta Father of surgery Swami Vivekananda Champion of humanitarianism APJ Abdul Kalam Ex President & Space Scientist

66. Ramanujam : Great Indian Mathematician Postulated and proved 3,542 theorems Rabindranath Tagore : 1913 – Nobel Prize in Literature Sir C.V.Raman 1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on scattering of light and Raman effect

67. Mother Teresa 1979 – Nobel prize for peace Hargobind Khurana 1968 – Nobel Laureate in Medicine Subramanyan Chandrasekhar 1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics Work on structure and evolution of stars

68. Modern India

69. Modern Indians on the Global stage Mr. Vinod Khosla – Co-founder of Sun Microsystems Mr. Vinod Dham – Creator of Pentium chip Mr. Azim Premji – Third richest man in the World Mr. Sabeer Bhatia – Creator of Hotmail (later sold it to Microsoft) Mr. Arun Netravelli – President of AT&T Bell Lab (creator of C,C++ and Unix) Mr. Rajiv Gupta – General Manager of Hewlett Packard (HP) Mr. Victor Menezes , Mr. Rajat Gupta and Mr. Rana Talwar – CEOs of Citibank, McKinsey and Standard Chartered banks

70. There are 3.22 Million INDIANs in USA ( 1.5 % of population). o   YET, 38% of doctors in USA are INDIANs . o   12% scientists in USA are INDIANs. o   36% of NASA scientists are INDIANs. o   34% of Microsoft employees are INDIANs. o   28% of IBM employees are INDIANs. o   17% of INTEL scientists are INDIANs. o   13% of XEROX employees are INDIANs.

71. World Class Education o  4000 Engineering Colleges (16 IITs) o  713 Universities (46 Central Universities) o  263 Business Schools (IIMs - among top 10 in the World) o  381 Medical Colleges (AIIMS is world renowned)  

72. Best Healthcare Facilities http://www.medicalindiatourism.com/

73. Recent Achievements of India o  India is a nuclear power nation o  Sent indigenous satellite to Mars in 2014 o  Completely eradicated Polio in 1.2 billion people o  Removed illiteracy of 200 million people o  Lowest cost producer of nuclear energy o  Only country to develop Thorium based nuclear reactor o  One of the only 5 countries to launch nuclear submarine o  One of the only 5 countries to send unmanned mission to moon o  Lowest cost producer of steel, aluminium , cement, fertilizer o  World’s lowest cost Super computer o Record number of daily cataract operations, @1% cost of UK o  Largest milk producer in the world o  Largest importer and consumer of gold!   o …. o …. o ….

74. 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

75. Thank You! -