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	India - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Country India, as thus defined, is the middle of the three irregularly shaped peninsulas which jut out southwards from the mainland of Asia, thus corresponding roughly to the peninsula of Italy in the map of Europe.
		India is shut off from the rest of Asia on the north by a vast mountainous region, known in the aggregate as the Himalayas, amid which lie the independent states of Nepal and Bhutan, - with the great table-land of Tibet behind.
		The native principality of Kashmir occupies the north-western angle of India.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /India (17428 words)

	French India - LoveToKnow 1911
		FRENCH INDIA, a general name for the French possessions in India - on the Coromandel coast, Pondicherry, Karikal and Yanaon; on the Malabar coast, Mahe; and in Bengal, Chandernagore.
		By decree of the 25th of January 1879 French India was provided with an elective general council and elective local councils.
		The first French expedition to India is believed to have taken place in the reign of Francis I., when two ships were fitted out by some merchants of Rouen to trade in eastern seas; they sailed from Havre in that year and were never afterwards heard of.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /French_India (353 words)

	The Coins of British India - George V (1911-1936)
		Coins were minted in India with the effigy of King George V from 1911 to 1936.
		On the 1911 issues of the Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, Two Annas and 1/4 Anna the King is shown wearing a robe with a small elephant on it.
		The first year of issue (1911) has an elephant on the Kings robe that was considered to resemble a pig, thus the variety is known as the "pig rupee" (Type I).
	jfcampbell.us /india/george5/george5.htm (926 words)

	Indiachildren - History of India (1911 - 1920) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1911, Henri Piquet carried 6500 letters and postcards in his Humber plane from the exhibition grounds at Allahabad to Naini Junction, thus India became the first country in the world to send mails by plane.
		The transfer of capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi planned by Sir Edwards Lutyens, was the second announcement, for which the king laid the foundation stone.
		India was enlisted into the war on the side of the Allies fighting against Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey combined.
	www.indiachildren.com /lifestyles/history/1911-20.htm (1039 words)

	The Coins of British India - George V (1911-1936)
		Coins were minted in India with the effigy of King George V from 1911 to 1936.
		On the 1911 issues of the Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, Two Annas and 1/4 Anna the King is shown wearing a robe with a small elephant on it.
		The first year of issue (1911) has an elephant on the Kings robe that was considered to resemble a pig, thus the variety is known as the "pig rupee" (Type I).
	www.jfcampbell.us /india/george5/george5.htm (908 words)

	India’s China War by Neville Maxwell
		However, India categorically claimed Aksai Chin as part of the northern border and Nehru ruled it as "a firm and definite one which was not open to discussion with anybody." Thus far, the claim remained on the official map change and not reflected on the ground.
		India was the prime articulator of the concept of non-alignment and accepted spokesman for the non-aligned countries.
		In 1911, at the establishment of the Republic of China, the Chinese nationalists began demanding the abrogation of the "unequal treaties" and restoration of former frontiers.
	www.centurychina.com /plaboard/uploads/1962war.htm (17703 words)

	An India Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		India is a country of contrasts - very rich and very poor, old and new, beautiful and ugly, clean and extremely filthy.
		The India Gate was built in 1921 as a memorial to 90,000 soldiers who died in World War I. Religious strife is nothing new to India.
		Anand Chandu Lal, the newly elected Bishop of the Church of North India; Dr. Clarence McMullen, the principal of the college and a group of Christians, to hear some of the history of the Christian church in the area, as well as problems the church is facing.
	www.smokylake.com /cathy/indiaexp.htm (3742 words)

	photoSIG » India
		Mira Kamar, in her book, “Planet India,” states that, “On the way to the airport I had passed forlorn groups of destitute families, huddled under an unfinished highway overpass on thin mats of filthy cotton, the little babies naked and snot-nosed.
		It was the kind of scene that profoundly shocks first-time visitors to India and to which I have never become immune.” Mira describes the scene better than we ever could but there really aren’t words to describe the terrible feeling you get by leaving all those children on the road.
		In India, if you want to build where a slum is you have to provide accommodations within the building going up.
	www.photosig.com /content/travelingbag/india (9772 words)

	Duvasol - Trips - India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		India, officially Republic of India (Hindi Bharat), country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India.
		India and Pakistan still conflict over the Jammu and Kashmir region, parts of which are also occupied by China.
		India’s federal political system, a democracy for more than 50 years, has demonstrated a remarkable resilience in resolving domestic and international crises.
	tia2000.ru /dv/t/india.shtml (290 words)

	India Photo Books - Photography of India
		Though there are countless albums of photographs of India which include images of bazaars, this book is the first which focuses exclusively on India's commercial districts.
		Meanwhile, on the highways and lanes of India, taxi and truck drivers carry on their dashboards little shrines to their gods; Jain nuns walk barefoot for miles on an eternal pilgrimage; and people stop along busy roads to offer prayers at modest temples and tombs.
		India is not a place, it is an experience.
	www.almudo.com /photo-books/India-photo.htm (928 words)

	TVS, India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The turnover of the entire group was close to $2 billion in 2003.
		It is the only automotive manufacture in India to get the prestigious Deming award.
		In 1980 TVS 50, India's first two-seater moped rolled out of the factory at Hosur in Tamil Nadu, Southern India.A byword for reliability, the TVS 50 had proved itself promising and successful in every test and paved a way for many successes for TVS Suzuki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TVS,_India (266 words)

	Art and Architecture,Art Architecture Tour,India Architecture Tour,Architecture Tours India,Art Architecture Tour India
		Oozing with the self-confidence of a maverick moneymaker and "Bindass" (carefree) attitude, Mumbai is also country's financial and commercial hub and has a principal port on the Arabian Sea.
		Gateway Of India: Mumbai's principal landmark, the Gateway of India is a huge archway on the water's edge at Apollo Bunder.
		This famous monument was built to commemorate the visit of the first ever British Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911.
	www.luxurytoursofindia.com /art-and-achitecture-tour.html (758 words)

	Language in India
		It is a judicious and conscious decision of the founding fathers of the Constitution of India not to use the concept of "national language" (at least in the original which was drafted in English) in the Constitution and to opt for the word "official language of the Union".
		Linguistic Survey of India by George Abraham Grierson that was concluded in the early part of the twentieth century and the Census of India since 1881, are the major and important sources of information on the linguistic composition of the nation.
		The Fifth All India Educational Survey informs that Hindi is medium of instruction in 41.35% of schools at the primary stage, 38.60% at the upper primary stage and 31.43% at the secondary schools.
	www.languageinindia.com /nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html (7630 words)

	The Coronation Durbar of 1911
		It was felt that His Majesty had recognised the position of India, and adapted the most effective means of asserting its foremost place in his thoughts.
		This was the spirit in which India made ready to receive the King.
		"Large as the sum was, none in India questioned the importance of making a proper provision for the reception of the Monarch : that was a graceless task reserved for a few who would, neither directly nor indirectly, bear a farthing of the burden.
	www.angelfire.com /sd/speedata/durbar39.html (534 words)

	CBC News Indepth: India
		The Congress party, which ruled India for most of the time since independence, is defeated in national elections by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
		In February, the prime ministers of India and Pakistan sign the Lahore Declaration, in which both sides agree to work together to prevent conflict between the two nuclear powers.
		India's prime minister and Pakistan's president meet at the northern Indian city of Agra.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/india/timeline.html (943 words)

	India Gains Independence, Pakistan Created
		At the stroke of midnight at the beginning of today, India became an independent state, putting an end to the long struggle, most intense these last 30 years, for freedom from rule by the British government.
		It was the "Quit India" movement began by Gandhi in August, 1942 which galvanized the populist feeling against rule from London.
		The entire Congress leadership was jailed by the British after the "Quit India" movement was begun but, by then, the fervour for independence had reached grass roots level.
	www.dailypast.com /asia/india-independent.shtml (988 words)

	India. -
		The difficulty which besets all attempts to classify colour is enhanced in India by the fact that for the bulk of the population the range of variation, especially in the case of the eyes and hair, is exceedingly small.
		From one end of India to the other the hair of the great mass of the population is fl or dark brown, while among the higher castes the latter colour is occasionally shot through by something approaching a tawny shade.
		The first occupants of India were probably Negritos, and elements of their belief, perhaps including the reverence for the pipal tree and possibly a primitive phallic fertility cult, may have been perpetuated by the proto-australoids who were the next comers and probably contributed the totemic theory or at least the basis thereof.
	www.athelstane.co.uk /tchodson/ind_ethn/ind_ethn.htm (19552 words)

	SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY: India, Ancient, Medieval, Colonization, Philosophy, Culture, indian, art, science
		This essay traces the development of the physical sciences such as Physics and Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian approach to the physical sciences, especially the failure of later Indian scientists to engage in experimentation and quantification of scientific observations.
		Literacy in British India in 1911 was only 6%, in 1931 it was 8%, and by 1947 it had crawled to 11%.
		India's rich legacy in the arts and architecture includes much that is secular and universalistic in its appeal.
	india_resource.tripod.com /sahistory.html (2879 words)

	Exotic Destinations - India Specialists.
		India has a number of Wildlife Sanctuaries which are dedicated to ‘TIGER’ as a part of Project Tiger to save this dying species.
		Darjeeling is one of the most beautiful hill stations in the East of India, and one that allows you glimpses of the majestic peaks of Mount Everest and Mount Kanchanjanga on a clear day.
		It is hemmed in by Sikkim in the north, Nepal in the west and Bhutan in the east.
	www.exoticdestinations.com.au /india/india_tours1.shtml (1510 words)

	Sandafayre Stamp Auctions \| Stamp Atlas \| India
		A general rising ('Indian Mutiny') in 1857 was suppressed and on 1 November 1858 the government of India was transferred to the Crown under a viceroy.
		In 1947 India was partitioned into a predominantly Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan and both were granted independence within the British Commonwealth.
		Certain states signed a 'convention' with British India which allowed them to difference the stamps and postal stationery of India by an overprint bearing their name (unlike the feudatory states' issues, these stamps were valid throughout the Indian Empire).
	www.sandafayre.com /atlas/india.htm (1442 words)

	Local Government in Asia and the Pacific - India
		With the exception of one decade, 1911-1921, India's population has galloped ahead from 238.3 million in 1901 to 846.3 millions in 1991.
		This is due to two reasons: firstly, the Constitution does not demarcate the power and the duties of the municipal authorities and secondly in the absence of any clear-cut demarcation, it is obvious that state governments control municipal authorities.
		The present CAA in India is a step towards bringing about changes in the existing framework of urban local bodies and is in conformity with the world process of democratic decentralization.
	www.unescap.org /huset/lgstudy/country/india/india.html (5987 words)

	The Hare Krsnas - Atishaya Bazaar - Books - Travel
		India Through the Lens accompanies an exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC.
		India today remains a land of saints and sages.
		Sacred India guides the reader through this maze of beliefs and practices with the support of vivid personal encounter and living example.
	www.harekrsna.com /atishaya/books/books5.htm (232 words)

	Tourism of India - Holiday Ideas
		This triumphal archway, designed by George Wikket, was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911.
		This famous structure was built in the Indo-Saracenic style by George Wikket in honour of King George V's visit to India.
		India's largest amusement park, Essel World, spread over a sprawling 64 acres, is situated at Gorai.
	www.tourismofindia.com /himg/mgmumbaiwhattosee.htm (767 words)

	India & Beyond - Classical North India
		India’s most famous monument, this glistening marble tomb was built for Shah Jahan’s beloved Mumtaz Mahal.
		The most impressive of the palace-forts is Jahangir Mahal, a magnificent example of medieval architecture built by the Moghuls who migrated to India in the 16th century and ruled for 250 years (B,L).
		An incredible journey of India, ideal for the first time visitor to the sub-continent or for those who would like to further explore India’s spectacular palaces, forts, monuments and temples of the north.
	www.abercrombiekent.com.au /pages/woe/india/in_cni.htm (858 words)

	Delhi - State Of India - Kids Corner By India Vilas
		The Rashtrapati Bhavan serves as the residence of the President of India while the circular Parliament House houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha the two chambers of the Indian Parliament.
		Qutab Minar India Gate Medieval India's tallest monument the Qutub Minar was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1199 and completed by his successors.
		The center of Lutyens plan for Delhi the India Gate was originally a war memorial built during the time of the British to honour the soldiers killed during the World War I and the Afghan War.
	www.indiavilas.com /kidscorner/states_indiamain.asp?s=Delhi (854 words)

	South India Tours,Tours of South India,Exotic South India Tour with Backwaters of Kerala,Tour of Bangalore,South India ...
		It was built to commemorate the visit of King George V in 1911.
		Once the capital of Wodeyar Kingdom and one of the finest cities of south India, Mysore is a small and easygoing Sandalwood country and a crafts crazy city.
		This sanctuary is one of the 15 in India, which run the Tiger Conservation Project.
	www.capertravelindia.com /india/tour-exotic-southindia.html (1352 words)

	Bombay Travel,Bombay Travel to Mumbai India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		An island connected by bridges to the mainland, Mumbai is the industrial hub of everything from textiles to petrochemicals, and responsible for half of India's foreign trade.
		It was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911.
		Through this magnificent monument, numerous viceroys and governors were welcomed to India as they disembarked from their steamers, hence the name.
	www.traveltoindia.net /south-india-travel/bombay-travel.html (582 words)

	LoveToKnow 1911
		This LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia project works to bring to you the renowned 1911 Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
		You can navigate this site by subject or by alphabet.
		This page was last modified 00:40, 12 Mar 2007.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org (37 words)

	India And Egypt - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
		Following this, Kitchener was made Commander-in-Chief in India (1902—1909), where he reconstructed the badly disorganised Indian army, against the wishes of the bellicose viceroy George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, who became a passionate and lifelong enemy.
		Kitchener was promoted to Field Marshal in 1910, however, largely due to a Curzon-inspired whispering campaign - he was turned down for the post of Viceroy of India in 1911.
		Unusually, provision was made for the title to be passed to his brother and nephew, since Kitchener was not married and had no children.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Aberdonia4407/horatio-kitchener-1st-earl-kitchener-india-and-egypt.html (144 words)

	India - Exclusive South India - 15-Day Tour by JOURNEYS International
		Southern India is a very different world from the Northern part.
		You visit the Gateway of India, hastily created as a symbol of welcome to Queen Mary and King George V of England on their trip to India in 1911.
		Afterwards, visit Mahabalipuram, once the principal port of the Pallavas who ruled between the sixth and ninth centuries A.D. Mahabalipuram is nothing less than a breathtaking display of masterful sculptures carved out of solid rocks of granite.
	www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/asia/india/156 (1636 words)

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