India

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Physical Features: Continent:Asia Capital City:New Delhi Major Cities:Mumbai,Hyderabad,Ahmadabad,Madras,Bombay,Calcutta,Agra and Delhi Population:1,148,000,000 Bordered by:West:Bangladesh,Indian Ocean South:Indian Ocean,Sri Lanka East:Arabian Sea,Pakistan North:Nepal,Burma,Pakistan



Fauna and Flora



The national flower of India is the lotus.Other flowers include the Marigold flower which brings good fortune and happy marriage.The national Tree of India is the banyan tree.Indians have been the first to eat and plant sugar sticks.Tea,Cashew nuts,rice,and neans are exported all over the world from India. The bengal tiger is the national animal of India. The national Bird of India is the peackock.Animals include the Rasus monkeys,King Cobras, Himalayan black bear, Centipedes,Indian elephant,Indian rhino,pygmy hog,sloth bear,Sarus crane, Asian Lion, Snow leapards,panthers, leopards,Deer,Black Buck,and camels. The Pygmy Hog only lives in India



 Indias Popular Food Mango Lassi Burfi Chicken Curry Fish Curry Egg Omelette Vegetable Curry

How to make Mango Lassi Ingredients: 1 cup plain yogurt 1/3 cup canned mango pulp 1/2 cup of ice 2 teaspoons sugar Wash your hands. Gather and measure all of your ingredients.Pour all the ingredients in the blender and blend.Blend them for one minute.Pour it into glasses.{this recipe makes two 8-ounce servings}.

 Holidays of India Independance day:Mahatma Ghandi,an indian heroe,helped the Indians proclaimm their independence from the British. He even made a salt march.This happened in 1930.They marched because of the salt taxes.More than 60,000 people were imprisoned.In 1947 the Indians got their independance.It is on august 15,1947. Republic day:The republic day is when the first republic was formed.It is on the 26 of january. Diwali:Is a Hindu festival of lights.It lasts 5 days.It comes at the end of the monsoon season when crops are harvested.It usually occurs in October or November on a new moon.Every building,temple and streams are lit up with lights. Spring festival of Holi:It's a lot like april fools day but a lot messier.it is held in february or march when there is a bright,full moon.in Holi,people of all ages throw colored water and colored powder on each other.In the end they set up bonfires andcelebrate the begginig of spring,also the triumph of good over evil. Raksha Bandhan:The celebration of the special relatonship of of brothers and sisters..The sister ties a band on her brothers wrist called a rahki which represents the vow of protection.Once he recieves the bracelet he has to protect hi sister at all costs. Last but not least is ramadan where evryone feasts.after that is Eid al fitr. Currency The indian currency is the rupee.The exchange amount changes but in 2002, 4.48 rupees equal 1 U.S. dollar.

Daily Life In the buzzling streets of India, many people work and buy.You may come across a monkey or a cow on your way or maybe meet a snake charmer.Most Indians live in villages where they plant crops for the harvest.In school,children learn grammar,science,social studies,math,history and hinduism. after school,children play games such as tag.They also pray in mosques and temples.  Language hello nuh muhs tay yes jeehah no jee nuh hee thank you duhn yuh vahd Clothing Did you know that the pyjama was made in India? The word "pyjama" c omes from a hindi word for pants. These pants look a lot like our pyjama bottoms. People in India actually wear them during the day instead of night! Another kind of clothing is the sari.Saris re long pieces of cloth, often made of beautiful fabric. Women wrap them around their waists and drape them over their shoulders to form a kind of dress. Another kind is the cummerband which is a kind of cloth worn around the waist. Men often where cummerbands with tuxedos. the word and it itself are from India. A nother is the Nehru jacket. It is named after Jawaharlal Nehru,a great political leader. He was famous for wearing this type of jacket.

Music Many musical instruments were made in India. Here are some: 1. Cymbals: Nobody knows where the Cymbal originated but people predict it came from India. They are those 2 metal plates that when you bang them together, they create a sound. 2.Sitar:You may heard this instrument way before you could see it.That's because famous rock bands like "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones" use sitars on some songs. 3.Tabla: Is an instrument that is made up of two drums - one high pitched and one low pitched. Architecture There are many buildings in India. Indians were the first to create bathrooms 4,500 years ago.Houseas in an ancient city known as Mohenjo-Daro had little rooms with drains in the floor. People would wash themselves with buckets of water,and the water would go down the drain.Residents of this city also created toilets that you could sit down on.They were made of bricks and had wooden seats. Some 1200 c.e., a muslim general conquered northern India.Muslims would rule india for the next 500 years. A Muslim Empire known as a Mughal Empire began in the 1500's. This great empire is known for it's art and architecture. The Taj Mahal is India's most famous building. A Mughal Emperor,Shah Jahan, was filled with grief after the death of his wife. So he built the Taj Mahal over her grave as a monument to her.The Taj Mahal began its construction in the 1600's and it took 22 years and 20,000 workers to finish.Today it is considered a masterpiece of Muslim architecture. In 2007, It was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.The Taj Mahal really means "Crown of Palaces.". And when Shah Jahan finally died, he was buried in it with his wife.The Taj Mahal's white marble is decorated with diamonds and other jewels. It is surounded by 4 pillars of white marble.And when the British took over India,most of the architecture was in british style and today they still use the style.

Sports Indians like a lot of sports. They play sports such as polo, martial arts and they even play agame called Kabbadi which is alot like tag except a lot rougher. The tagger goes through aline in the center of the court trying to tag as many players from the other team wiyhout being tackled or breathing. To stop him from breathing he has to say "Kabbadi". For every person he tags is worth 10 points. the team with the most points is the winner.