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RELIGIONS IN INDIA

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LANDSCAPES

The Seven Classical Dance Forms

Mohini Attam

Kathakali

Bharatnatyam

Kuchipudi

Odissi

Manipuri

Kathak

NATARAJA

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Languages of India

Hindi

Sanskrit

Tamil

Gujarati

Urdu

Punjabi

Malayalam

Bengali

Marathi

Konkani

Kannada

Assamese

Telegu

Oriya

Rajasthani

Great Indians

The First Prime Minister of India.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Kalpana Chawla

Har Gobind Khorana

1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine

NASA Astronaut

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Mother Teresa Bharat Ratna, Noble Laureate for Peace.

VivekanandaMost Famous and Influential Spiritual Leaders of Philosophy.

Poet and Writer of India’s National Anthem and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

Rabindranath Tagore

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Indian poet, Novelist and the author of Vande Mataram

Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Physicist, who pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics.

Amartya Sen 1998 - The Nobel Prize for Economics

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Srinivasa RamanujamGreat Indian Mathematician

Sir C.V. Raman1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics for

work on scattering of light and Raman effect.

A . P. J. Abdul Kalam (Missile Man of India)Current President - Scientist and an Engineer

Vinoba Bhave

National Teacher of India

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi “Father of Nation”

Amitabh BachchanFamous Bollywood Actor

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Lata Mangeshkar

World’s Foremost Indian Vocalist

Sania Mirza Indian Tennis Player

Azim Hashim Premji Indian businessman and richest

person in the country

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M. S. Subbulakshmi Renowned Carnatic Vocalist.

Vishwanath Anand International Chess Grandmaster.

Sarojini Naidu (The Nightingale of India) Freedom Fighter and Poetess.

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SHOPPING IN INDIA :-

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COTTON :- COTTON :- (West Bengal, Madhya (West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh) Pradesh)

CARPETS :- CARPETS :- (Kashmir, Mirzapur, (Kashmir, Mirzapur, Bardoi, Warangal, Eluru)Bardoi, Warangal, Eluru)

POTTERY :- POTTERY :- (Rajasthan, Bihar, (Rajasthan, Bihar, Vrindavan, Hamirpur, Agra)Vrindavan, Hamirpur, Agra)

FURNITURE :- FURNITURE :- (Mumbai, Jodhpur, (Mumbai, Jodhpur, Udaipur) Udaipur)

JEWELLERY :- JEWELLERY :- (Rajasthan, (Rajasthan, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Ferozabad)Varanasi, Hyderabad, Ferozabad)

MARBLE :- MARBLE :- (Agra,Rajasthan) (Agra,Rajasthan)

LEATHER GOODS :- LEATHER GOODS :- (Maharashtra, (Maharashtra, Jaipur, Bikaner, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Bikaner, Chennai, Kolkata, Pondicherry) Pondicherry)

North India - Culture, Festivals & The People

Important festivals :

Rakshabandhan - celebrated all over North India

Lohri - Punjab

Holi - celebrated all over North India

Vaisakhi - Punjab

Hemis - Jammu & Kashmir

North Indian Wedding Dress

Traditional Dances

BhangraKathak

North Indian food

Rajma Chawal

Tandoori Chicken Naan Shahi Paneer

Gulab JamunAloo Paratha

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Famous places of the North

Mount Kailas - Himalayas

Taj Mahal - Agra

Ladakh Lake - Kashmir

Famous places In the North

India Gate - New Delhi

"Lotus Temple“ - Delhi.

Golden Temple - Amritsar, Punjab.

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East India - Culture, Festivals & The People

Important Festivals :

Durga pooja - Calcutta

Bihu - Assam

Kharchi Puja - Tripura

Chapchar Kut - Mizoram

Cheiraoba - Manipur

Moastu - Nagaland

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Bengali Wedding Apparel

Delicious Bengali Platter

Darjeeling – Tea Estate

Howrah Bridge

Famous places In the East

Kalighat Kali Temple

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Jagannath Temple, Puri

Sun Temple, Konark

Konark Temple

Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar

Wheel of Konark Temple

Mukteswar Temple

South India - Culture, Festivals & The People

Important festivals :

Onam - harvest festival, Kerala.

Vijayadashami (Dussehra) – Karnataka

Pongal - Tamilnadu

Sankranthi - Andhra Pradesh

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Mouth Watering South Indian Cuisine

South Indian Traditional Dance Forms

Bharatnatayam

Yakshagana

Kuchipudi

Kathakali

Tirupathi - one of the richest and most visited religious centers in the world.

Ooty - Udagamandalam

Famous places In the South

Mysore Palace

Meenakshi Temple - Madurai

“Gods Own Country”, Kerala

The Charminar - Hyderabad

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West India - Culture, Festivals & The People

Important Festivals :

Gangaur - Rajasthan

Kite festival – All over west India

Nagpanchami – All over West India

Janmashtami – All over West India

Ganesh Chaturthi - Maharashtra

Navratri - Gujarat

Maharashtrian Couple

Indian Finger Food

Western Thar Desert, Rajasthan

Hawa Mahal - "Palace of Winds" Jaipur

The Ajanta and Ellora caves

Famous places In the West

The Famous Goa Beach

Gir National Park-Gujarat

BollywoodMount Abu - Rajasthan

St Francis Church Goa

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