India | The Amazing facts about India

INDIAIndia, officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia It is the seventh largest country by area, the Second most populous country (with over 1.2 Billion ) and the most populous Democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean  on the south, the Arabian sea on the southwest, and the Bay of bangal on the southeast. It shares land borders with pakistan, to the west; china, Nepal and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldive India's andaman and nicobar islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia,
Gandhi was the founder Of India, and was created on 15 august 1947.

Culture

Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years, During the vedic Period (c. 1700 – 500 BCE), the foundations of Hindu phiilosphy mythology theology and literature  were laid, and many beliefs and practices which still exist today, such as dharma, karma, yoga,and  moksa, were established, India is notable for its  religuos diversity with Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Chirstianity and  Jainism among the nation's major religions. The predominant religion, Hinduism, has been shaped by various historical schools of thought, including those of the  Upanishads the  yoga sutra, the Bhakti movement and by Buddhist  Philosophy,

Art and architecture

Much of  Indian architecture including the Taj mahal other works of  Mughal architecture, and  south Indian architecture, blends ancient local traditions with imported styles, vernacular architecture is also highly regional in it flavours.  vastu shastra. literally "science of construction" or "architecture" and ascribed to Mamuni Mayan explores how the laws of nature affect human dwellings, it employs precise geometry and directional alignments to reflect perceived cosmic constructs. As applied in hindu temple architecture is influenced by the  shilpa shastras a series of foundational texts whose basic mythological form is the Vastu-Purusha mandala, a square that embodied the "absolute" The Taj Mahal, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by orders of Emperor shah jahan in memory of his wife, has been described in the UNESCO world heritage list as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage, indo-saracenic Revical architecture developed by the British in the late 19th century, drew on  Indo-islamic architecture,

Clothing

Cotton was domesticated in India by 4000 BCE. Traditional Indian dress varies in colour and style across regions and depends on various factors, including climate and faith. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as the sari for women and the Dhoti or Lungi for men. Stitched clothes, such as the Shalwar-kamiz for women and  Kurta-pajama combinations or European-style trousers and shirts for men, are also popular. Use of delicate jewellery,  modelled on real flowers worn in ancient India, is part of a tradition dating back some 5,000 years; gemstones are also worn in India as talismans,

CuisineIndian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines, often depending on a particular state (such as Maharashtrian cuisine), staple foods of Indian cuisine include  pearl millet (bājra), rice, whole-wheat flour (aṭṭa), and a variety of lentils, such as masoor (most often red lentils), toor pigeon peas,  Urad and mong . Lentils may be used whole, dehusked—for example, dhuli moong or dhuli urad—or split. Split lentils, or  Dal, are used extensively, The spice trade between India and Europe is often cited by historians as the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of discovery,

Sports
Field Hockey in india is administered by  hockey india, The  indian national hockey team won the 1975  Hockey world cup  and have, as of 2016, taken eight gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, making it the sport's most successful team in the Olympics.
India aslo won two cricket world cups in 1983/2011, india also won two time champion trophy and one time india won t20 world cup,

Administrative divisions of India

States (1–29) & Union territories (A-G)

1.Andhra pradesh	19.Nagaland
2. Arunachal pradesh	20.Odisa
3. Assam	21.Punjab
4. Bihar	22.Rajasthan
5. Chatisgarh	23.Sikkim
6. Goa	24.Tamil nadu
7.Gujarat	25. Telangana
8. Haryana	26. Tripura
9. Himachal pradesh	27. Uttar Pradesh
10. jammu and kashmir	28.  Uttarakhand
11. Jharkhand	29. West Bengal
12. Karnataka	A. Andaman and nicobar Island
13. Kerala	B.  Chandigarh
14.  Madhya pradesh	C. Dadra and nagar haveli
15. Maharshtra	D. daman and diu
16.  manipur	E.  Lakshadweep
17. Meghalava	F.  National capital territory of Delhi
18.  Mizoram	G. Puducherry

India is a federation composed of 29 state,

National symbols 

Flag	Trianga (Tricolour)
Emblem	Samath lion capital
Language	india has 16 nation languages urdu/hindi are two of them
Anthem	jana gana mana
Song	Vande mataram
Currency	indian rupee
Calendar	saka
Animal	Tigar River Dolphin
Bird	Indian peafowl
Flower	Lotus
Fruit	Mango
Tree	Banyan
River	Ganga
Game	Not  Declared