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1. INDIA
“The Ancient, The eternal
& the Ever New”
By:-

2. 2nd oct. On Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi-International Non- Violence Day
•Truth
•Non-Violence
•Humanity
•Compassion

4. • Elections Held every 5 years
• 6 National Parties
• Numerous regional Parties
• All persons above age of 18 years
eligible to cast their vote.
We have at present:-
• A Woman as President
• A Muslim as Vice President
• A Sikh as Prime Minister

5.  Right to Equality
 Right to Freedom
 Right against Exploitation
 Right to freedom of Religion
 Cultural & Educational Right
 Right to Constitutional Remedies
 Right to information
Various have also been listed out in
the Constitution for the citizens to respect the national
symbols of India, including the Constitution, to cherish
its heritage, preserve its culture and assist in its
defence.

7.  Emphasised on .
 We call him Inspired the nation to
path of freedom by Satyagraha (Peaceful Struggle
for Truth).
 Inspired other great
persons like Nelson
Mandela, Aung San
Suu Kyi & Martin
Luther King.

9.  Highest Mountains of the world
 K2 – Second Highest Peak is in India(8611 m)
 Source of all major Indian rivers like
Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmputra (TsangPo)
 Many Religious Sites located in Himalyas

10.  Indian Civilisation
Developed around River
Ganga.
 2506 Km long.
 Worshipped as Mother
Ganga.
 Many religious sites like
Haridwar, Banaras, Patna &
Prayag on its bank.
 Ganga-TsangPo delta
largest delta in World.

12.  Lies in Western India and Pakistan.
 My hometown- very close to Desert.
 Once fertile and irrigated by mighty river
Saraswati.
 Part of Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation.

13.  Total Coastline of 7517 Km.
 Famous Beaches like Goa and Lakshadweep.
 Only country to have a ocean named after it –
The Indian Ocean.

14.  Every Region has its
own dance
 Major Dances are
Bharat
Natyam, Kathak, Odi
ssi, Manipuri, Kathak
ali etc.
 Folk dances of every
region and people.
 Various dances like
Bhangra, Dandia, Bih
u, Jhoomar, Ghoomar
etc.

17.  Old Indian Saying “ In India water changes
every kilometre and language changes every 5
kilometres.”
 22 Languages recognized in constitution of
India.
 „Hindi‟ most important Language
 English spoken and understood by large no. of
People.
 Other important languages-
Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi,
Urdu, Punjabi etc.

18. - Dhoti- Kurta
Lungi
Kurta-Pajama
- Saree
Salwar-Kameez
Ghagara

20.  Worshipped as Mother
Cow.
 India has largest no. Of
Cows in world.
 Reared for Milk.
 Even Cow Dung used as
manure and fuel in
villages.

21.  India is land of Snakes and Elephants
 Great Indian Cobra- Most Poisonous Snake
People who keep snake for
living
 Elephant- Symbol of Lord Ganesha.

23.  Spring Festival
 People apply colours on each others face.
 A symbol of joy, unity and harmony.

25.  Victory of Good over
Bad
 Celebrated on 10th of
Hindu month Ashwin.
 Lord Ram killed the
great demon and
King Raavan of
Lanka on this day.
 Ram‟s army build
huge bridge over sea
to reach Lanka.

26.  The festival of Light
 Most Important Festival
 Lord Ram returned home after 14 years in
forests.
 Celebrated 20 days after Dussehra.
 People worship Goddess Luxmi, the goddess
of money.

27.  Celebrated for Nine
days before
Dussehra
 In Many parts of
India Dussehra is
celebrated as Durga
Pooja (worship of
Goddess Durga)

28. – The Indian Boat Festival.
– The festival of Muslims.
– Sisters tie thread on hand of Brothers
as a symbol of love & brothers vow to protect
her for all her life.
– Birth Anniversary of Guru
Nanak Dev.

29. The Taj Mahal

32.  Hollywood- but in
Mumbai.
 Refers to Mumbai based
Hindi Language Cinema
 Term Bollywood
originated in 1970s, when
India overtook America as
largest producer of
Movies.
 Watched all over
world, specially Former
Soviet States, South
Asia, Africa, East
Asia, Europe and America.

33.  Most Popular Sport in
India.
 Played mainly in
commonwealth countries.
 Second most watched
sport after football. Sachin Tendulkar- The
 A game may be of 3 hours greatest Icon of Cricket.
or even 5 days.
 Each team has 11 players.
 India world champion in
1984 & 2006.

44.  Vedas- Ancient most knowledge of
civilised world.
 Hindus believe them to be of Divine origin.
 Four Vedas- 1. Rig Ved
2. Yajur Ved
3. Sam Ved
4. Atharva Ved
Upanishadas and Purans – other Books of
Wisdom.

45.  Words of Lord Krishna himself during
mythological battle of Mahabharat.
 Lord Krishna teaches Arjun about right
behavior, duties and Karma.
 National Book of India.

46.  In ancient times it was believed that there are
330 million living beings. This gave rise to
belief that there are 330 million forms of God.
 A Hindu deity represent a particular aspect of
Super Being.
 Supreme is Brahma-Vishnu- Mahesh.
 Brahma- Creator of Universe.
 Vishnu-Maintain the Universe.
 Mahesh- The Destroyer.

47.  Hindu belief- God comes to earth whenever
there is a loss of Dharma(Right) and increase in
Adharma (evil or unrighteousness.)
 Ten Avatars of God.
Translation “Whenever & wherever there is a
decline in righteousness , I descend upon
earth to restore the order”

48. Matsya The fish (represent beginning of Life).
Kurma The Tortoise(Represent a Human embryo
just growing tiny legs & huge belly)
Varaha The Boar(Represent Human Embryo
which is almost ready)
NarSimha The Man-Lion(Represent a New Born
Baby)

49. Vamana The Dwarf(Represent a young Child)
ParashuRam Ram with an Axe(Represent an angry
young man and grumpling old man
simultaneously.)
Ram Shri Ramchandra(Represent a married
man in an ideal society.)
Krishna He is the real God in form of Human.

50. Buddha He is who put forward his knowledge
born due to sorrowful feeling of world.
Kalki Kal means “Time” Expected to appear at
end of “kali Yug” the time in which we
live.

51. .

52.  One of the finest technical colleges of World.
 Each I.I.T. an independent university.
 President Obama praised IITians in his
speech.
 Unfortunately many IIT graduates leave India
for jobs in America, but the trend is decreasing
with development
of India.

53.  Built in 1847 as Thomson College of Engineering.
 Oldest Technical College of Asia.
 365 Acre Campus.
 Degree in over 50 Engineering Disciplines.
 Department of Civil Engineering oldest & finest in
India.

55. The Development
Story of India.

56. Even though the world has just
discovered it, the India growth
story is not new. It has been
going on for 25 years old

57. India Story
1) Rising GDP growth
% average annual GDP growth
1900 – 1950 1.0
1950 – 1980 3.5
1980 – 2002 6.0
2002 – 2006 8.0
Sources: 1900-1990: Angus Maddison (1995), Monitoring the World Economy, 1990-2000:Census of India (2001), 2000-
2005 Finance Ministry

58. India Story
2) Population growth is slowing
% average annual growth
1901 – 1950 1.0
1951 – 1980 2.2
1981 – 1990 2.1
1991 – 2000 1.8
2001 – 2010 1.5
Sources: 1900-1990: Angus Maddison (1995), Monitoring the World Economy, 1990-2000:Census of India (2001)

59. India Story
3. Literacy is rising
%
1950 17
1990 52
2000 65
2010 (proj) 80
Source: Census of India (2001)

60. India Story
5. Poverty is declining
1980 46%
2000 26%
2010 (proj) 16%
1% of the people have been crossing poverty line
each year for 20 years. Equals ~ 200 million.

61. THE INDIA MODEL IS
UNIQUE

62. DRIVERS OF GROWTH
India East and S.E. Asia
Domestic Exports
Services Manufacturing
Consumption Investment
High tech, capital Low tech, labour
intensive industry intensive industry

63. Reasons for Success
India’s success is market led
whereas China’s is state induced.
The entrepreneur is at centre of
the Indian model

64. India has law, China has order
-India got democracy before
capitalism and this has made all the
difference
-It will be slower than China but its
path is sure.
-India will grow while preserving its
way of life

65. “By 2010 end India will have
world’s largest number of English
speakers”
“When 300 million Indians speak a
word in a certain way, that will be
the way to speak it.”
-Prof. David Crystal, Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

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