INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY INDIA

Hemarangan S
India is officially the Republic of India, a republic in South Asia. It covers a large part of the Indian subcontinent.

How did India get its name?
The name India is derived from the name of the Indus River. 

When India got freedom?
India got freedom on August 15, 1947. It was later declared a republic on January 26, 1950 and became the largest republic in the world. 

When did India release new map of India?
The new map of India was released on 31 October 2019 under the auspices of the President of India.

The Indian mainland consists of the Indian Ocean to the south, the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is bordered by Pakistan to the west, Bhutan to the north, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, Bangladesh to the east, and Myanmar. Sri Lanka and the Maldives are located in the Indian Ocean, close to the Indian mainland and the Lakshadweep Islands. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India share a maritime border with Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia. 

Largest country
India is the Seventh largest country by area. India has a total sea length of 7,517 km (4,700 miles).  

India's Population
According to the 2011 census, India has the second largest population in the world at 120 million.  Material purchasing power parity ranks fourth in the economy. 

Literacy
The enrollment rate has increased to 74.04% (males 82.14%; females 65.46%).

Civilizations
India is the oldest civilizations in the world. The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappa-Moganjtaro, originated here.
 
India's Religions
The four major religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism originated in India. 

Language
India is home to two large language families. They belong to the Indo-Aryan language family spoken by 74% of the population and the Dravidian language family spoken by 24%. Other languages ​​spoken in India belong to the Austro-Asian and Tibeto-Burmese language families. Neither the Indian Constitution nor Indian law defines any language as a national language. Hindi is the official language of the Government of India with a maximum of speakers. English remains the official language and is widely used in the workplace and in the workplace. ' English plays a major role in education in India and in the Department of Higher Education (India). In addition, each state has its own language that is widely spoken in the respective states. The Constitution of India recognizes 21 languages. Tamil was the first Indian language to qualify as a classical language. Following the Tamil language, Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013) and Oriya (2014) were declared classical languages ​​by the Government of India. India has automatically defined classical language without using the existing definition of classical language.

According to the 2019 United Nations Project Report, India ranks 129th in the world.

Holidays: Four days in India are national holidays. They are:
  • Liberation Day (August 15)
  • Republic Day (January 26)
  • Gandhi's birthday (October 2)
  • Labor Day (May 1)
There are also local holidays for festivals

Other Interesting facts about India:
  • The capital is New Delhi 
  • The big city is Mumbai
  • Government Parliamentary Republic
  •  President Ram Nath Govind
  •  Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
  •  Prime Minister Narendra Modi (BJP)
  •  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (BJP)
  •  Chief Justice S. C. Papte
  • Legislative Assembly of India Lower Lok Sabha (India)
  • Liberation from the United Kingdom
  • Dictatorship 15 August 1947 Republic 26 January 1950
  • Currency Indian Rupee: (₹) (INR)
  • Timezone Indian Standard Time: (+ 05: 30)
  • Date system dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
  • India telephone code: 91
  • Internet code: .in

Hemarangan S