India

India

Why I chose to visit India I chose to visit India as it’s culture and way of living is

extremely different to the way I am used to living here in Ireland. I would love to learn more about India’s religious beliefs and practices. I am also amazed by the temples all around India and I really want to go and visit them and actually see the great architecture and details that is involved in these great temples. India is renounced for it’s large scale shanty towns, I would just like to see what is like to be living in such poor conditions and what some peoples daily lives are like. India is also quite famous for Cricket. I would like to see a game of cricket being played in a national stadium if possible.

Fact file Currency: Indian Rupee Language: Hindi, English Capital City: New Delhi Largest City: Mumbai Religion: Hinduism Type of government: Population: 1,210,193,422 Exchange rate: 1 Indian rupee =

0.0144 euros

Culture - Dance Indian dance consists of different forms of

dances originated in different parts of India.

They were developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.

Hindu people in India also have their own Lord of Dance, Shiva as Nataraja.

In India Sangeet Natak Akademi organizes dance festivals throughout all of India.

Politics The government in India is similar to the Westminster system of government. Parliamentary  democratic constitutional republic, in

which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. There are also two parts of government the national and the central.

The national government has the power to dismiss state governments under specific constitutional clauses

The central government can impose direct federal rule known as president's rule (or central rule).

Religion

Food Top 10 Indian dishes;1. Butter Chicken2. Tandoori Chicken3. Chicken Tikka Masala4. Rogan Josh5. Malai Kofta (vege-balls in a thick sauce)6. Chole (chickpea curry)7. Palak Paneer (spinach and cottage cheese)8. Kaali Daal (black lentils)9. Chaat10. Naan (leavened Indian flatbread)

Sport Cricket: Cricket is by

far the most popular sport in India. India has produced some of the finest cricketers in the world.  India won the cricket world cup in 1983 and recently the first ever T20 world cup in 2007.

Sports Soccer:  is second

most popular sport in India Despite the fact that the Indian soccer team stands at around 139th position in the world according to FIFA rankings. Soccer is most popular in the north-east of India and areas such as West Bengal and Goa.

Capital City - New Delhi New Delhi is located in the northern part

of India and is divide up into 8 different districts.

The population of New Delhi is 249,998. The average temperature in New Delhi

throughout the year is around 26 °C. New Delhi is home to many different

temples and ancient buildings.

Districts within New Delhi

Location of New Delhi on Indian Map

Most famous person from India - Mahatma Gandhi

He was born 2 October 1869 and died 30 January 1948  He was the preeminent leader of Indian

nationalism in British-ruled India. Gandhi led India to independence and inspired

movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.

Gandhi studied law in England and learned about civial rights. He then became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa.

Places to visit1.  Kashmir-  The Paradise on Earth People often struggle to describe it since

adjectives like, beautiful and awesome don’t seem to do it any justice. For lack of a better superlative, Kashmir is generally described as Heaven or paradise on Earth.

 The valley’s beauty is enhanced by the truly spell bounding lakes, fresh water streams, delicious apple orchards, mighty ice capped mountains and lush meadows. 

Places to visit2. Agra Home to the Taj Mahal; Agra is the most visited

city in India. The marvellous Taj is one of the most recognizable structures in the world, a global symbol of eternal love and is said to be an interpretation of heaven. Agra has played an important role in Indian history since the time of the Mahabharata to the Mughal period. 

Places to visit 3. Ajanta Ellora  Ajanta Caves near Aurangabad are 31 rock cut

cave monuments dated back to 2nd Century BC that house masterpieces of Buddhist religious art as well as frescos similar to Sigiriya paintings from Sri Lanka. They were completed over 200 years and abandoned and forgotten soon after, to be rediscovered by a British officer in 1819.