Largest
country in
South Asia
World’s
largest
democracy
New Delhi
is the
capital
Seventeenth
biggest country in
the world
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August 2006
Area of
3,288,000
square
kilometers
Currency:
Rupees and
paisa
World’s
largest
producer of
films – 3x
more than
USA
First woman Prime
Minister in 1966 - 13
years before
Britain.
Over 10,000
books published
each year
650 daily
newspapers
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August 2006
4th largest
rail
network in
the world
Beatles used
Sitar in some
of their hit
songs
The Indian flag has three horizontal stripes in orange, white and green.
There is a dark blue wheel in the middle of the white stripe.
Each part of the flag has a special meaning.
The orange stripe represents the Hindus of India
The green stripe represents the Muslims of India
The white stripe represents the hope that the two can live in peace together
The wheel is an ancient Buddhist symbol. It stands for peaceful change.
The 26 spokes of the wheel represent the 26 states of India.
The flag was adopted in 1947, when India gained independence from British.
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August 2006
Some Words used in English
from Indian languages
curry
chutney
cheetah
pyjamas
cushy
jungle
thug
yoga
shampoo
loot
pukka
gymkhana
bangle
bungalow
dinghy
catamaran
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August 2006