The culture of India

The culture of India was moulded throughout various eras of history, all the while absorbing customs, traditions and ideas from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural practices, languages, customs and monuments are examples of this co-mingling over centuries.

In modern India there is cultural and religious diversity throughout the country. This has been influenced by the various regions of India, namely South, North, and North-East, have their own distinct identities and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. In spite of this unique cultural diversity, the whole country is bound as a civilization due to its common history, thereby preserving the national identity.

India was the birth place of religious systems such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism, which have a strong influence not only over India, but also the whole world. Following the Islamic invasions and the subsequent foreign domination from the tenth century onwards, the culture of India was heavily influenced by Persian, Arabic and Turkic cultures. In turn, the various religions and the multihued traditions of India have influenced South East Asia and other parts of the world. Mark Twain wrote, 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 astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!

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भारत देश कि जानकारी

Bhārata Ganarājya

Republic of India





Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)

Anthem: Jana Gana Mana


Capital New Delhi

2) 28°34′N 77°12′E

Largest city Mumbai1

Official languages Hindi, English and

21 other official languages
Government Federal republic
President-Honble A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Prime Minister- Mr. Manmohan Singh
Independencefrom the United Kingdom - Declared 15 August 1947 - Republic 26 January 1950
Area - Total 3,166,4142 km² (7th)
1,222,559 sq mi - Water (%) 9.56 Population - 2007 estimate 1,126,000,000 (2nd) - 2001 census 1,027,015,248 - Density 329 /km² (31st)
852 /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate - Total $4.042 trillion (4th) - Per capita $3,700 (117th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate - Total $796.1 billion (12th) - Per capita $820 (132th) Gini? (1999–00) 32.5 (medium) HDI (2006) 0.611 (medium) (126th) Currency Rupee (₨) (INR)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5:30)
Internet TLD .in
Calling code +91