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  India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east.
India has unresolved border disputes with China, which escalated into a brief war in 1962, and Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, and 1971, and a border altercation in the northern state of Kashmir in 1999.
India is home to two major linguistic families, those of the Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the Indian population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24% of the Indian population) derived languages.
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 Learn more about India in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
India is a Union of states with an increasingly federal structure.
India's bicameral parliament consists of the upper house called 'The Council of States' (Rajya Sabha) and the lower House called 'The House of the People' (Lok Sabha), both of which were established by the Constitution of India.
India is home to several major rivers such as the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Yamuna, the Godavari and the Krishna.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /i/in/india.html   (1926 words)

  
 North India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India.
Also, although skin colour in all parts of India varies by caste rather than region, it is generally speaking the case that inhabitants of the north Indian states have lighter skin than those of their caste counterparts in southern or eastern India.
Tensions between landlords and their tenant farmers are widespread in northern India, notably in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh; these tensions have given rise to landlord-tenant strife in several northern states, and has fueled Naxalite movements.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_India   (770 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - India
India and Pakistan fought two wars over the Jammu and Kashmīr region, and the status of the territory remains in dispute.
The rocky and uneven lands of the northern peninsula are sparsely populated.
In the southern part of peninsular India lies the vast Deccan Plateau, a tableland lying within a triangle formed by the Sātpura Range, the steep mountain slopes of the Western Ghats, and the gentler slopes of the Eastern Ghats.
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 India - A Land Where Indianess Thrives, About India
India is the name given to the vast peninsula which the continent of Asia throws out to the south of the magnificent mountain ranges that stretch in a sword like curve across the southern border of Tibet.
Lord Buddha was born in India and it is from the shores of this land that Buddhism was disseminated to Sri Lanka and to Tibet.
From the pine-clad slopes of the Himalayas to the scrub and thornforests of north west and peninsular India and from the semi-arid central forests to the ever-green deciduous groves of Kerala, Bengal, the northeast hills, and the Andaman and Nicobar, India’svegetation is tailored to its diverse topography.
www.mapsofindia.com /india/india.html   (6702 words)

  
 India Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
India will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity - but if you enjoy delving into convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual overload, then it is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas unfolding on earth, and you'll quickly develop an abiding passion for it.
India's southern coast and island territories were hit hard by the December 2004 tsunami, resulting in property damage and much loss of life.
Generally, India's climate is defined by three seasons - the hot, the wet (monsoon) and the cool, each of which can vary in duration from north to south.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/india   (857 words)

  
 The Age of the Guptas and After   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It would be realized by a northern kingdom and would usher in one of the most creative periods in Indian history.
Western India was overrun by 500, and the last of the Gupta kings, presiding over a vastly dimished kingdom, perished in 550.
Because of extensive trade, the culture of India became the dominant culture around the Bay of Bengal, profoundly and deeply influencing the cultures of Burma, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka.
www.wsu.edu /~dee/ANCINDIA/GUPTA.HTM   (815 words)

  
 Images Northern India
Jhansi: The Fort of Jhansi from where the Queen of Jhansi has to run away for the survival on the horseback in the war of Independence in 1857.
Jaipur: The Palace of winds famous as Hawa Mahal is in Jaipur, famous as the Pink City of India.
Jagannath: The temple of Jagannath, the master of the world is at Jagannathpuri, also known as Puri.
philae.sas.upenn.edu /Hindi/hindipix.html   (695 words)

  
 CNN - Hindus massacred in northern India - January 26, 1998
WANDHAMA, India (CNN) -- Suspected Muslim separatists dragged Hindu villagers from their homes and slaughtered 23 in the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir.
India accuses Pakistan of training and arming Muslim militants fighting an insurgency in Kashmir that has killed more than 15,000 people since 1989.
Trouble also erupted Monday in India's northeastern states where seven people were killed in clashes between separatists and troops.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9801/26/india.republic.day   (526 words)

  
 BioMed Central | Full text | Longitudinal study on visual outcome and spectacle use after intracapsular cataract ...
Cataract alone is responsible for 80% of the blindness in India [2].
However, in a vast and developing country like India, with its huge backlog of unoperated cataract patients and their predominant rural habitat, this is likely to take a substantial time.
Another study in India also found a high incidence of spectacle use [2], although a follow-up study in Nepal documented that only half of the operated patients were actually using the aphakic correction [10].
www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2415/3/9   (3538 words)

  
 North India Travel,Northern India Travel,Package Travel to North India
Rajasthan, one of the most colourful and vibrant state of India is proudly associated with northern India.
Northern India has its own significance due to diverse culture; amazing monuments, wildlife, rivers, Himalays; religion and climate.
The entire north India from north-west to north-east is also very important, strategically and from country's safety point of view as well, as it borders Pakistan in the north-west, China in north and north-east, Nepal in and Bhutan in north-east.
www.rrindia.com /north-india-travel.html   (613 words)

  
 CULTUREFOCUS: India photos. Varanasi, Taj Mahal and Khajuraho pictures.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The city of Varanasi in India is also known as Benares (or Banaras) and to the devout as Kashi - the 'city of light' where Shiva once lived.
Built on the bank of the Ganges river, Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world and one of the most sacred places in India for Hindus.
He ordered the construction of a white marble mausoleum for her that is often described as the most extravagant monument ever built for love.
www.culturefocus.com /india.htm   (566 words)

  
 In Northern India
He emphasized that the resurgent nationalism of India must be based on her spiritual ideals, but that healthy scientific and technological knowledge from the West, also, had to be assimilated in the process of growth.
The Swami warmly introduced her to the public of Calcutta as a 'gift of England to India,' and in March made her take the vow of brahmacharya, that is to say, the life of a religious celibate devoted to the realization of God.
He wanted them to love India as she was at the present time, with her poverty, ignorance, and backwardness, and not the India of yore, when she had produced great philosophies, epics, dramas, and religious systems.
www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info /vivekananda_biography/11_northern_india.htm   (9798 words)

  
 India
India and Pakistan have held various talks about the disputed territory of Kashmir, which is the issue at the base of their chronic antagonism and their displays of nuclear strength.
India, angered by Washington's sudden coziness to Pakistan following the Sept. 11 attacks, took the opportunity to point out that while Pakistan might be helping the U.S. fight terrorism on the Afghan front, it was simultaneously supporting terrorism on its own borders with India.
South India, Church of - South India, Church of, Indian Protestant church, formed in 1947 by the merger of Anglican dioceses...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107629.html   (2630 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for India
Northern Gujarat, Banaskantha District, Danta taluk; Sabarkantha District, Poshina taluk.
There may be a group in India, concentrated in their ancestral homeland centered around Bhuj, in the Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat.
Central Kumauni is in Almora and northern Nainital, Northeastern Kumauni is in Pithoragarh, Southeastern Kumauni is in Southeastern Nainital, Western Kumauni is west of Almora and Nainital.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

  
 Northern india map Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Where do you want to go birding in India today?
Kerala, a little sliver of land at the tip of the Indian peninsula, the land of the green magic, is a region of tropical forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes and lagoons which manifests in the huge bio-diversity of its flora and fauna.
Eastern India is home to more than 850 species of birds and is considered as being the richest birding area in the country.
Himalayan region in India comprising the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, and the states of Sikkim, is a tiny area with fantastic variations.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/asiaindia.htm   (4725 words)

  
 Epinions.com - Traveling Northern India!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
India is the second largest populated country of the world and is the world's largest democracy.
India is a huge nation divided into four parts of North, South, East and West.
India is a diverse land of caste, creed, language, religion and the list goes on...The people of North India often speaks in Hindi, the national language of India.
www.epinions.com /content_1174970500   (268 words)

  
 India travelogue - Travelogue
Evelyn and I went to India with the same sense of wonder with which we approach any country.
But the assumption made in India so often is if you look American is that you are rich, stupid, and an easy target.
India is one of the most stimulating countries in the world to visit, or could be if the Indians would allow it to be, but it is a long way from being an enjoyable trip.
www.travel-library.com /asia/india/trip.leeper.html   (2020 words)

  
 CNN.com - Biting cold chills northern India, kills 189 - Jan. 2, 2004
A bitterly cold winter in northern India killed 43 people overnight, raising the toll from near-freezing temperatures sweeping the region since Christmas to 189, officials said on Thursday.
Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, and adjoining districts were the coldest, with heavy fog and an icy breeze during the day.
Winter temperatures in most parts of northern India are not as extreme as the freezing weather in, for example, North America or northern Europe, but many homeless people die every year because they do not have warm clothes or blankets.
www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/south/01/01/india.cold.reut   (320 words)

  
 NORTHERN INDIA:
This was a good arrangement as it showed us the 'ropes' for travelling in India and took all the hassle out of organising transport, accommodation and visits to sites.
We were a group of 12 from 22yrs to over 70yrs of age with a leader.
To visit India you need to have lots of patience, the ability to keep your cool, not be over sensitive to the sad and depressing side of humanity that you will see and preferably be deaf as your eardrums take a battering.
homepage.ntlworld.com /dave.whitney/india.info.htm   (393 words)

  
 India:The Northern Raj | India | Taj Mahal. Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Arrival at Delhi Airport, and you are in India.
The capital of India is a true reflection of the old and new of India.
After our Northern Raj Tour, we are transferred to the airport for our flight back home or for the continuation of your tour of the Southern Raj, follow its itinerary where Day 1 represents Day 14 of the combined tour.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/6532.html   (1354 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Trains collide in northern India
At least 27 people have been killed and 47 injured in a collision between two passenger trains in the northern Indian state of Punjab, officials say.
India's railways carries 13 million people daily over more than 100,000 kilometres of track but safety is poor.
The accident took place in a remote area when the two trains, both travelling on the same track, slammed head on into each other at Mukerian village.
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Despite impressive gains in economic investment and output, India faces pressing problems such as the ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and ethnic and religious strife.
India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services.
India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html   (1356 words)

  
 Tourism in North India,North India Tourism, India Tourism, Tourism of North India, North India Tours,North India Tour ...
Tourism in North India,North India Tourism, India Tourism, Tourism of North India, North India Tours,North India Tour Package,Tourism in Northern India
India is one of these tourist destinations that have been rediscovered by the West.
No matter what one seeks, the Northern zone is a treasure trove of varied colors, flavors and cultures that never fail to fascinate the visitors on tours of Northen India.
www.indianholiday.com /tourism-in-india/tourism-in-north-india.html   (263 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Cairn expects £500m a year from northern India oil finds
Cairn Energy, the oil explorer, yesterday hailed its discovery in north-west India as "world class" and said its fields there could generate cashflow of £500m a year.
Its chief executive, Bill Gammell, said a possible £500m of cashflow from 2008 was based on a $40 (£20) oil price and took account of production costs and the Indian government's 30% share in the fields.
In total, Cairn estimates that 500m barrels of oil should be recoverable from the three northern fields - Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwariya.
www.guardian.co.uk /oil/story/0,11319,1463884,00.html   (483 words)

  
 Northern India Tour
The many facets of later Hindu civilization will be manifest in the elaborate temples of Khajuraho, the Rajput fortified palaces of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Jaipur, and the thriving pilgrimage center at Varanasi.
The Mughal contribution to India will be seen at Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Delhi, while New Delhi will display British power.
Although there is “never enough time” in India, we have selected cities and sites that we feel will provide a comprehensive understanding of the best of Indian art, architecture and history.
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 North India - Northern India,North India Tour Travel Tourism in North India
Travel North India tours and explore North India in multi hues that varies from cloud clapped mountains, rustles of wild animals, soul cleansing centres and much more...
North India holidays offers the travellers a perfact blend of the beauty and the beast.
North India Tourism, A kaleidoscope to reveal the rich cultural heritage of North India that is diverse and varied and binds the country since ages.
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 Crooked Trails: Ladakh, Northern India
In India, we work with the Lingshed Area Project (LAP) which is working to support the people of the Zanskar region through education, local doctors programs, and preservation of culture.
With the support of outside organizations, they hope to train the local villagers to construct solar rooms, solar ovens and solar water heaters and to build greenhouses to improve nutrition and variety in diet.
This trip includes all ground transportation, all domestic flights in India, all accommodations, all meals while on the 15-day trek, a contribution to the Lingshed Area Project, two guides and tents for the trek.
www.crookedtrails.com /ladakh.htm   (1117 words)

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