India is the 7th largest country by area and 2nd most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. The main religions practiced are Hinduism (80%), Islam (13%), Christianity (2.5%), and Sikhism (1.9%). Hindi is the official language, while English is secondary. India has a rich cultural heritage evident in its art, festivals, historic places, and inventions like zero, chess, and Ayurveda. Some iconic sites include the Taj Mahal and Tirumala Tirupati Temple. India also has a large Hindi film industry producing over 900 movies annually.

1.  7th Largest country
 2nd most populated
with 1.2 billion
 Main religions:
Hindu 80%, Islam
13%, Christians 2.5
%, Sikhism 1.9%
 22 Official
languages- Principal
Official Language is
Hindi and Secondary
official language is
English

2. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation.
The white, is meant for purity and truth.
The green is for faith and fertility.
The navy blue wheel denotes the continuity of the nation's progress which is
deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky and as fathomless as the deep
blue sea.

3. Culturally Rich Inventions
 The digit zero and the numbering system
 Chess
 Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus
 The decimal system
 The game of Snakes and Ladders
 The value of “pi”
 Noble prizes in Literature, Physics, Economics, Peace and
Medicine

4. Culturally Rich Inventions
 Ayurveda is the earliest literature of medicine known to
mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, practiced
medicine 2500 years ago.
 Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the
world
 Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism borne in India
and followed by 25% of the world's population
 Worlds First University at Takshila in 700 BC

5. India’s Cultural Diversity- Art

6. India’s Cultural Diversity- Festivals

7. India’s Cultural Diversity- Festivals

8. Places of historic importance

9. Tirumala - Tirupati
World’s richest temple

10. The Taj Mahal

11. TAJ MAHAL
 Taj Mahal was build by shah jahan in
memory of his third wife , mumtaz mahal.
 Built with transluent white marbel and
other precious stones. In all, twenty eight
types of precious and semi-precious
stones were inlaid into the white marble.

12.  It took 22 years to complete the
construction of such a beautiful
monument.
 The total cost has been estimated to be
about 459,489 euro’s at that time .
 It is believed that after completion of the
monument the hands of all those involved
in building the magnicificant monument.
were cut off so that they do not make the
same design , yet there are no documents
to proof this however.

13. India- Natural Therapies

14.  Hindi Movie Industry
 14 Million Viewers visit
theatre everyday
 World’s Largest producer
900 Movies every year
 Typical Movie- 3 hour
with break