Largest country in South Asia Worlds largest democracy
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Largest country in South Asia World’s largest democracy New Delhi is the capital Seventeenth biggest country in the world Dr. Sardharwalla August 2006 Area of 3, 288, 000 square kilometers Currency: Rupees and paisa
World’s largest producer of films – 3 x more than USA First woman Prime Minister in 1966 - 13 years before Britain. Over 10, 000 books published each year 650 daily newspapers Dr. Sardharwalla August 2006 4 th largest rail network in the world Beatles used Sitar in some of their hit songs
The Indian flag has three horizontal stripes in orange, white and green. There is a dark blue wheel in the middle of the white stripe. Each part of the flag has a special meaning. The orange stripe represents the Hindus of India The green stripe represents the Muslims of India The white stripe represents the hope that the two can live in peace together The wheel is an ancient Buddhist symbol. It stands for peaceful change. The 26 spokes of the wheel represent the 26 states of India. The flag was adopted in 1947, when India gained independence from British. Dr. Sardharwalla August 2006
Some Words used in English from Indian languages curry chutney cheetah pyjamas cushy jungle thug yoga shampoo loot pukka gymkhana bangle bungalow dinghy catamaran Dr. Sardharwalla August 2006
