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Republic of India
Bharat Ganrajya
Horizontal tricolour flag bearing, from top to bottom, deep saffron, white, and
green horizontal bands. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel wit
h 24 spokes.
Three lions facing left, right, and toward viewer, atop a frieze
containing a galloping horse, a 24-spoke wheel, and an elephant. Underneath is
a motto: "??????? ????".
Flag
Emblem
Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)
"Truth Alone Triumphs"[1]
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People"[2] [3]
National song:
Vande Mataram
"I Bow to Thee, Mother"[a][1][3]
Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted.
Area controlled by India shown in dark green;
claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green.
Capital New Delhi
2836.8'N 7712.5'E
Largest city
Mumbai (population/area)
Official languages
Hindi English
[show]
Recognised regional languages
8th Schedule[show]
National language
None
Demonym Indian
Government
Federal parliamentary
constitutional republic[1]
President
Pranab Mukherjee
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (INC)
Speaker of the House
Meira Kumar (INC)
Chief Justice P. Sathasivam[5]
Legislature
Parliament of India
Upper house
Rajya Sabha
Lower house
Lok Sabha
Independence from the United Kingdom
Dominion
15 August 1947
Republic
26 January 1950
Area
Total 3,287,263 km2[b] (7th)
1,269,219 sq mi
Water (%)
9.6
Population
2011 census
1,210,193,422[6] (2nd)
Density 374.2/km2 (31st)
969.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2012 estimate
Total $4.711 trillion[7] (3rd)
Per capita
$3,851[7] (129th)
GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate
Total $1.947 trillion[8] (10th)

Per capita
$1,592[7] (140th)
Gini (2010)
33.9[9]
medium 79th
HDI (2012)
Increase 0.554[10][11]
medium 136th (medium)
Currency
Indian rupee (INR) (INR)
Time zone
IST (UTC+05:30)
Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+05:30)
Date format
dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Drives on the left
Calling code
+91
ISO 3166 code IN
Internet TLD
.in
other TLDs[show]
India (Listeni/'?ndi?/), officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ganrajya)[c],
is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the secon
d-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous demo
cracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on
the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders
with Pakistan to the west;[d] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and B
urma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity o
f Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands s
hare a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade rou
tes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial
and cultural wealth for much of its long history.[12] Four world religions Hindui
sm, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christ
ianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the reg
ion's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration
of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered
directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an indepe
ndent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-vi
olent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.
The Indian economy is the world's tenth-largest by nominal GDP and third-largest
by purchasing power parity (PPP).[13] Following market-based economic reforms i
n 1991, India became one of the fastest-growing major economies; it is considere
d a newly industrialised country. However, it continues to face the challenges o
f poverty, corruption, malnutrition, inadequate public healthcare, and terrorism
. A nuclear weapons state and a regional power, it has the third-largest standin
g army in the world and ranks seventh in military expenditure among nations. Ind
ia is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system co
nsisting of 28 states and 7 union territories. India is a pluralistic, multiling
ual, and multi-ethnic society. It is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a v
ariety of protected habitats.
Contents [hide]
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 Ancient India
2.2 Medieval India
2.3 Early modern India
2.4 Modern India
3 Geography
4 Biodiversity
5 Politics
5.1 Government
5.2 Subdivisions
6 Foreign relations and military
7 Economy
8 Demographics
9 Culture
9.1 Art and architecture
9.2 Literature
9.3 Performing arts
9.4 Motion pictures
9.5 Society
9.6 Clothing
9.7 Cuisine
9.8 Science and technology
9.9 Sport
10 See also
11 Notes
12 Citations
13 References
14 External links
Etymology[edit]
Main article: Names of India
The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word
Hindu . The latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the histor
ical local appellation for the Indus River.[14] The ancient Greeks referred to t
he Indians as Indoi (??d??), which translates as "the people of the Indus".[15]
The geographical term Bharat (pronounced ['b?a?r?t?] ( listen)), which is recogn
ised by the Constitution of India as an official name for the country, is used b
y many Indian languages in its variations.[16] The eponym of Bharat is Bharata,
a theological figure that Hindu scriptures describe as a legendary emperor of an
cient India. Hindustan ([??nd??'st?a?n] ( listen)) was originally a Persian word
that meant "Land of the Hindus"; prior to 1947, it referred to a region that en
compassed northern India and Pakistan. It is occasionally used to solely denote
India in its entirety.[17][18]
History[edit]
Main articles: History of India and History of the Republic of India
Ancient India[edit]
The earliest anatomically modern human remains found in South Asia date from app
roximately 30,000 years ago.[19] Nearly contemporaneous Mesolithic rock art site
s have been found in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, including at the Bhi
mbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh.[20] Around 7000 BCE, the first known Neo
lithic settlements appeared on the subcontinent in Mehrgarh and other sites in w
estern Pakistan.[21] These gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisatio
n,[22] the first urban culture in South Asia;[23] it flourished during 2500 1900 B
CE in Pakistan and western India.[24] Centred around cities such as Mohenjo-daro
, Harappa, Dholavira, and Kalibangan, and relying on varied forms of subsistence
, the civilization engaged robustly in crafts production and wide-ranging trade.
[23]
During the period 2000 500 BCE, in terms of culture, many regions of the subcontin
ent transitioned from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.[25] The Vedas, the oldes
t scriptures of Hinduism,[26] were composed during this period,[27] and historia
ns have analysed these to posit a Vedic culture in the Punjab region and the upp
er Gangetic Plain.[25] Most historians also consider this period to have encompa
ssed several waves of Indo-Aryan migration into the subcontinent from the northwest.[28][26][29] The caste system, which created a hierarchy of priests, warrio
rs, and free peasants, but which excluded indigenous peoples by labelling their
occupations impure, arose during this period.[30] On the Deccan Plateau, archaeo
logical evidence from this period suggests the existence of a chiefdom stage of
political organisation.[25] In southern India, a progression to sedentary life i
s indicated by the large number of megalithic monuments dating from this period,
[31] as well as by nearby traces of agriculture, irrigation tanks, and craft tra
ditions.[31]
Damaged brown painting of a reclining man and woman.
Paintings at the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 6th century

In the late Vedic period, around the 5th century BCE, the small chiefdoms of the
Ganges Plain and the north-western regions had consolidated into 16 major oliga
rchies and monarchies that were known as the mahajanapadas.[32][33] The emerging
urbanisation and the orthodoxies of this age also created the religious reform
movements of Buddhism and Jainism,[34] both of which became independent religion
s.[35] Buddhism, based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha attracted followers fr
om all social classes excepting the middle class; chronicling the life of the Bu
ddha was central to the beginnings of recorded history in India.[34][36][37] Jai
nism came into prominence around the same time during the life of its exemplar,
Mahavira.[38] In an age of increasing urban wealth, both religions held up renun
ciation as an ideal,[39] and both established long-lasting monasteries.[32] Poli
tically, by the 3rd century BCE, the kingdom of Magadha had annexed or reduced o
ther states to emerge as the Mauryan Empire.[32] The empire was once thought to
have controlled most of the subcontinent excepting the far south, but its core r
egions are now thought to have been separated by large autonomous areas.[40][41]
The Mauryan kings are known as much for their empire-building and determined ma
nagement of public life as for Ashoka's renunciation of militarism and far-flung
advocacy of the Buddhist dhamma.[42][43]
The Sangam literature of the Tamil language reveals that, between 200 BCE and 20
0 CE, the southern peninsula was being ruled by the Cheras, the Cholas, and the
Pandyas, dynasties that traded extensively with the Roman Empire and with West a
nd South-East Asia.[44][45] In North India, Hinduism asserted patriarchal contro
l within the family, leading to increased subordination of women.[46][32] By the
4th and 5th centuries, the Gupta Empire had created in the greater Ganges Plain
a complex system of administration and taxation that became a model for later I
ndian kingdoms.[47][48] Under the Guptas, a renewed Hinduism based on devotion r
ather than the management of ritual began to assert itself.[49] The renewal was
reflected in a flowering of sculpture and architecture, which found patrons amon
g an urban elite.[48] Classical Sanskrit literature flowered as well, and Indian
science, astronomy, medicine, and mathematics made significant advances.[48]
Medieval India[edit]
The granite tower of Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur was completed in 1010 CE
by Raja Raja Chola I.
The Indian early medieval age, 600 CE to 1200 CE, is defined by regional kingdom
s and cultural diversity.[50] When Harsha of Kannauj, who ruled much of the Indo
-Gangetic Plain from 606 to 647 CE, attempted to expand southwards, he was defea
ted by the Chalukya ruler of the Deccan.[51] When his successor attempted to exp
and eastwards, he was defeated by the Pala king of Bengal.[51] When the Chalukya
s attempted to expand southwards, they were defeated by the Pallavas from farthe
r south, who in turn were opposed by the Pandyas and the Cholas from still farth
er south.[51] No ruler of this period was able to create an empire and consisten
tly control lands much beyond his core region.[50] During this time, pastoral pe
oples whose land had been cleared to make way for the growing agricultural econo
my were accommodated within caste society, as were new non-traditional ruling cl
asses.[52] The caste system consequently began to show regional differences.[52]
In the 6th and 7th centuries, the first devotional hymns were created in the Tam
il language.[53] They were imitated all over India and led to both the resurgenc
e of Hinduism and the development of all modern languages of the subcontinent.[5
3] Indian royalty, big and small, and the temples they patronised, drew citizens
in great numbers to the capital cities, which became economic hubs as well.[54]
Temple towns of various sizes began to appear everywhere as India underwent ano
ther urbanisation.[54] By the 8th and 9th centuries, the effects were felt in So
uth-East Asia, as South Indian culture and political systems were exported to la
nds that became part of modern-day Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, M
alaysia, and Java.[55] Indian merchants, scholars, and sometimes armies were inv
olved in this transmission; South-East Asians took the initiative as well, with
many sojourning in Indian seminaries and translating Buddhist and Hindu texts in
to their languages.[55]
After the 10th century, Muslim Central Asian nomadic clans, using swift-horse ca
valry and raising vast armies united by ethnicity and religion, repeatedly overr
an South Asia's north-western plains, leading eventually to the establishment of
the Islamic Delhi Sultanate in 1206.[56] The sultanate was to control much of N
orth India, and to make many forays into South India. Although at first disrupti
ve for the Indian elites, the sultanate largely left its vast non-Muslim subject
population to its own laws and customs.[57][58] By repeatedly repulsing Mongol
raiders in the 13th century, the sultanate saved India from the devastation visi
ted on West and Central Asia, setting the scene for centuries of migration of fl
eeing soldiers, learned men, mystics, traders, artists, and artisans from that r
egion into the subcontinent, thereby creating a syncretic Indo-Islamic culture i
n the north.[59][60] The sultanate's raiding and weakening of the regional kingd
oms of South India paved the way for the indigenous Vijayanagara Empire.[61] Emb
racing a strong Shaivite tradition and building upon the military technology of
the sultanate, the empire came to control much of peninsular India,[62] and was
to influence South Indian society for long afterwards.[61]
Early modern India[edit]
Scribes and artists in the Mughal court, 1590 1595
In the early 16th century, northern India, being then under mainly Muslim rulers
,[63] fell again to the superior mobility and firepower of a new generation of C
entral Asian warriors.[64] The resulting Mughal Empire did not stamp out the loc
al societies it came to rule, but rather balanced and pacified them through new
administrative practices[65][66] and diverse and inclusive ruling elites,[67] le
ading to more systematic, centralised, and uniform rule.[68] Eschewing tribal bo
nds and Islamic identity, especially under Akbar, the Mughals united their far-f
lung realms through loyalty, expressed through a Persianised culture, to an empe
ror who had near-divine status.[67] The Mughal state's economic policies, derivi
ng most revenues from agriculture[69] and mandating that taxes be paid in the we
ll-regulated silver currency,[70] caused peasants and artisans to enter larger m
arkets.[68] The relative peace maintained by the empire during much of the 17th
century was a factor in India's economic expansion,[68] resulting in greater pat
ronage of painting, literary forms, textiles, and architecture.[71] Newly cohere
nt social groups in northern and western India, such as the Marathas, the Rajput
s, and the Sikhs, gained military and governing ambitions during Mughal rule, wh
ich, through collaboration or adversity, gave them both recognition and military
experience.[72] Expanding commerce during Mughal rule gave rise to new Indian c
ommercial and political elites along the coasts of southern and eastern India.[7
2] As the empire disintegrated, many among these elites were able to seek and co
ntrol their own affairs.[73]
By the early 18th century, with the lines between commercial and political domin
ance being increasingly blurred, a number of European trading companies, includi
ng the English East India Company, had established coastal outposts.[74][75] The
East India Company's control of the seas, greater resources, and more advanced
military training and technology led it to increasingly flex its military muscle
and caused it to become attractive to a portion of the Indian elite; both these
factors were crucial in allowing the Company to gain control over the Bengal re
gion by 1765 and sideline the other European companies.[76][74][77][78] Its furt
her access to the riches of Bengal and the subsequent increased strength and siz
e of its army enabled it to annex or subdue most of India by the 1820s.[79] Indi
a was then no longer exporting manufactured goods as it long had, but was instea
d supplying the British empire with raw materials, and many historians consider
this to be the onset of India's colonial period.[74] By this time, with its econ
omic power severely curtailed by the British parliament and itself effectively m
ade an arm of British administration, the Company began to more consciously ente
r non-economic arenas such as education, social reform, and culture.[80]
Modern India[edit]
The British Indian Empire, from the 1909 edition of The Imperial Gazetteer of In
dia. Areas directly governed by the British are shaded pink; the princely states
under British suzerainty are in yellow.
Historians consider India's modern age to have begun sometime between 1848 and 1
885. The appointment in 1848 of Lord Dalhousie as Governor General of the East I
ndia Company set the stage for changes essential to a modern state. These includ
ed the consolidation and demarcation of sovereignty, the surveillance of the pop
ulation, and the education of citizens. Technological changes among them, railways
, canals, and the telegraph were introduced not long after their introduction in E
urope.[81][82][83][84] However, disaffection with the Company also grew during t
his time, and set off the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Fed by diverse resentments a
nd perceptions, including invasive British-style social reforms, harsh land taxe
s, and summary treatment of some rich landowners and princes, the rebellion rock
ed many regions of northern and central India and shook the foundations of Compa
ny rule.[85][86] Although the rebellion was suppressed by 1858, it led to the di
ssolution of the East India Company and to the direct administration of India by
the British government. Proclaiming a unitary state and a gradual but limited B
ritish-style parliamentary system, the new rulers also protected princes and lan
ded gentry as a feudal safeguard against future unrest.[87][88] In the decades f
ollowing, public life gradually emerged all over India, leading eventually to th
e founding of the Indian National Congress in 1885.[89][90][91][92]
Two smiling men in robes sitting on the ground with bodies facing the viewer and
with heads turned toward each other. The younger wears a white Nehru cap; the e
lder is bald and wears glasses. A half-dozen other people are in the background.
Jawaharlal Nehru (left) became India's first prime minister in 1947. Mahatma Gan
dhi (right) led the independence movement.
The rush of technology and the commercialisation of agriculture in the second ha
lf of the 19th century was marked by economic setbacks many small farmers became d
ependent on the whims of far-away markets.[93] There was an increase in the numb
er of large-scale famines,[94] and, despite the risks of infrastructure developm
ent borne by Indian taxpayers, little industrial employment was generated for In
dians.[95] There were also salutary effects: commercial cropping, especially in
the newly canalled Punjab, led to increased food production for internal consump
tion.[96] The railway network provided critical famine relief,[97] notably reduc
ed the cost of moving goods,[97] and helped nascent Indian-owned industry.[96] A
fter World War I, in which some one million Indians served,[98] a new period beg
an. It was marked by British reforms but also repressive legislation, by more st
rident Indian calls for self-rule, and by the beginnings of a non-violent moveme
nt of non-cooperation, of which Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi would become the lead
er and enduring symbol.[99] During the 1930s, slow legislative reform was enacte
d by the British; the Indian National Congress won victories in the resulting el
ections.[100] The next decade was beset with crises: Indian participation in Wor
ld War II, the Congress's final push for non-cooperation, and an upsurge of Musl
im nationalism. All were capped by the advent of independence in 1947, but tempe
red by the partition of India into two states: India and Pakistan.[101]
Vital to India's self-image as an independent nation was its constitution, compl
eted in 1950, which put in place a secular and democratic republic.[102] In the
60 years since, India has had a mixed record of successes and failures.[103] It
has remained a democracy with civil liberties, an activist Supreme Court, and a
largely independent press.[103] Economic liberalisation, which was begun in the
1990s, has created a large urban middle class, transformed India into one of the
world's fastest-growing economies,[104] and increased its geopolitical clout. I
ndian movies, music, and spiritual teachings play an increasing role in global c
ulture.[103] Yet, India has also been weighed down by seemingly unyielding pover
ty, both rural and urban;[103] by religious and caste-related violence;[105] by
Maoist-inspired Naxalite insurgencies;[106] and by separatism in Jammu and Kashm
ir and in Northeast India.[107] It has unresolved territorial disputes with Chin
a, which escalated into the Sino-Indian War of 1962;[108] and with Pakistan, whi
ch flared into wars fought in 1947, 1965, 1971, and 1999.[108] The India Pakistan
nuclear rivalry came to a head in 1998.[109] India's sustained democratic freedo
ms are unique among the world's new nations; however, in spite of its recent eco
nomic successes, freedom from want for its disadvantaged population remains a go
al yet to be achieved.[110]
Geography[edit]
Main article: Geography of India
See also: Geology of India
Map of India. Most of India is yellow (elevation 100 1000 m). Some areas in the so
uth and mid-east are brown (above 1000 m). Major river valleys are green (below
100 m).
A topographic map of India
India comprises the bulk of the Indian subcontinent and lies atop the minor Indi
an tectonic plate, which in turn belongs to the Indo-Australian Plate.[111] Indi
a's defining geological processes commenced 75 million years ago when the Indian
subcontinent, then part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana, began a northeastward drift across the then-unformed Indian Ocean that lasted fifty million y
ears.[111] The subcontinent's subsequent collision with, and subduction under, t
he Eurasian Plate bore aloft the planet's highest mountains, the Himalayas. They
abut India in the north and the north-east.[111] In the former seabed immediate
ly south of the emerging Himalayas, plate movement created a vast trough that ha
s gradually filled with river-borne sediment;[112] it now forms the Indo-Gangeti
c Plain.[113] To the west lies the Thar Desert, which is cut off by the Aravalli
Range.[114]
The original Indian plate survives as peninsular India, which is the oldest and
geologically most stable part of India; it extends as far north as the Satpura a
nd Vindhya ranges in central India. These parallel chains run from the Arabian S
ea coast in Gujarat in the west to the coal-rich Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkha
nd in the east.[115] To the south, the remaining peninsular landmass, the Deccan
Plateau, is flanked on the west and east by coastal ranges known as the Western
and Eastern Ghats;[116] the plateau contains the nation's oldest rock formation
s, some of them over one billion years old. Constituted in such fashion, India l
ies to the north of the equator between 6 44' and 35 30' north latitude[e] and 68 7
' and 97 25' east longitude.[117]
A shining white snow-clad range, framed against a turquoise sky. In the middle g
round, a ridge descends from the right to form a saddle in the centre of the pho
tograph, partly in shadow. In the near foreground, a loop of a road is seen.
The Kedar Range of the Greater Himalayas rises behind Kedarnath Temple, which is
one of the twelve jyotirlinga shrines.
India's coastline measures 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi) in length; of this distan
ce, 5,423 kilometres (3,400 mi) belong to peninsular India and 2,094 kilometres
(1,300 mi) to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep island chains.[118] Accordin
g to the Indian naval hydrographic charts, the mainland coastline consists of th
e following: 43% sandy beaches; 11% rocky shores, including cliffs; and 46% mudf
lats or marshy shores.[118]
Major Himalayan-origin rivers that substantially flow through India include the
Ganges and the Brahmaputra, both of which drain into the Bay of Bengal.[119] Imp
ortant tributaries of the Ganges include the Yamuna and the Kosi; the latter's e
xtremely low gradient often leads to severe floods and course changes.[120] Majo
r peninsular rivers, whose steeper gradients prevent their waters from flooding,
include the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Kaveri, and the Krishna, which also dra
in into the Bay of Bengal;[121] and the Narmada and the Tapti, which drain into
the Arabian Sea.[122] Coastal features include the marshy Rann of Kutch of weste
rn India and the alluvial Sundarbans delta of eastern India; the latter is share
d with Bangladesh.[123] India has two archipelagos: the Lakshadweep, coral atoll
s off India's south-western coast; and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a volcan
ic chain in the Andaman Sea.[124]

The Indian climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert,
both of which drive the economically and culturally pivotal summer and winter mo
nsoons.[125] The Himalayas prevent cold Central Asian katabatic winds from blowi
ng in, keeping the bulk of the Indian subcontinent warmer than most locations at
similar latitudes.[126][127] The Thar Desert plays a crucial role in attracting
the moisture-laden south-west summer monsoon winds that, between June and Octob
er, provide the majority of India's rainfall.[125] Four major climatic groupings
predominate in India: tropical wet, tropical dry, subtropical humid, and montan
e.[128]
Biodiversity[edit]
Main article: Wildlife of India
The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) is identified with Garuda, the mythical moun
t of Vishnu. It hunts for fish and other prey near the coasts and around inland
wetlands.
India lies within the Indomalaya ecozone and contains three biodiversity hotspot
s.[129] One of 17 megadiverse countries, it hosts 8.6% of all mammalian, 13.7% o
f all avian, 7.9% of all reptilian, 6% of all amphibian, 12.2% of all piscine, a
nd 6.0% of all flowering plant species.[130][131] Endemism is high among plants,
33%, and among ecoregions such as the shola forests.[132] Habitat ranges from t
he tropical rainforest of the Andaman Islands, Western Ghats, and North-East Ind
ia to the coniferous forest of the Himalaya. Between these extremes lie the mois
t deciduous sal forest of eastern India; the dry deciduous teak forest of centra
l and southern India; and the babul-dominated thorn forest of the central Deccan
and western Gangetic plain.[133] Under 12% of India's landmass bears thick jung
le.[134] The medicinal neem, widely used in rural Indian herbal remedies, is a k
ey Indian tree. The luxuriant pipal fig tree, shown on the seals of Mohenjo-daro
, shaded Gautama Buddha as he sought enlightenment.
Shola highlands are found in Kudremukh National Park, Chikmagalur which is part
of the Western Ghats.
Many Indian species descend from taxa originating in Gondwana, from which the In
dian plate separated more than 105 million years before present.[135] Peninsular
India's subsequent movement towards and collision with the Laurasian landmass s
et off a mass exchange of species. Epochal volcanism and climatic changes 20 mil
lion years ago forced a mass extinction.[136] Mammals then entered India from As
ia through two zoogeographical passes flanking the rising Himalaya.[133] Thus, w
hile 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians are endemic, only 12.6% of mammal
s and 4.5% of birds are.[131] Among them are the Nilgiri leaf monkey and Beddome
's toad of the Western Ghats. India contains 172 IUCN-designated threatened spec
ies, or 2.9% of endangered forms.[137] These include the Asiatic lion, the Benga
l tiger, and the Indian white-rumped vulture, which, by ingesting the carrion of
diclofenac-laced cattle, nearly went extinct.
The pervasive and ecologically devastating human encroachment of recent decades
has critically endangered Indian wildlife. In response the system of national pa
rks and protected areas, first established in 1935, was substantially expanded.
In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act[138] and Project Tiger to saf
eguard crucial wilderness; the Forest Conservation Act was enacted in 1980 and a
mendments added in 1988.[139] India hosts more than five hundred wildlife sanctu
aries and thirteen biosphere reserves,[140] four of which are part of the World
Network of Biosphere Reserves; twenty-five wetlands are registered under the Ram
sar Convention.[141]
Politics[edit]
Main article: Politics of India
A parliamentary joint session is held in the Sansad Bhavan.

India is the world's most populous democracy.[142] A parliamentary republic with
a multi-party system,[143] it has six recognised national parties, including th
e Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and more than 4
0 regional parties.[144] The Congress is considered centre-left or "liberal" in
Indian political culture, and the BJP centre-right or "conservative". For most o
f the period between 1950 when India first became a republic and the late 1980s, the
Congress held a majority in the parliament. Since then, however, it has increas
ingly shared the political stage with the BJP,[145] as well as with powerful reg
ional parties which have often forced the creation of multi-party coalitions at
the centre.[146]
In the Republic of India's first three general elections, in 1951, 1957, and 196
2, the Jawaharlal Nehru-led Congress won easy victories. On Nehru's death in 196
4, Lal Bahadur Shastri briefly became prime minister; he was succeeded, after hi
s own unexpected death in 1966, by Indira Gandhi, who went on to lead the Congre
ss to election victories in 1967 and 1971. Following public discontent with the
state of emergency she declared in 1975, the Congress was voted out of power in
1977; the then-new Janata Party, which had opposed the emergency, was voted in.
Its government lasted just over three years. Voted back into power in 1980, the
Congress saw a change in leadership in 1984, when Indira Gandhi was assassinated
; she was succeeded by her son Rajiv Gandhi, who won an easy victory in the gene
ral elections later that year. The Congress was voted out again in 1989 when a N
ational Front coalition, led by the newly formed Janata Dal in alliance with the
Left Front, won the elections; that government too proved relatively short-live
d: it lasted just under two years.[147] Elections were held again in 1991; no pa
rty won an absolute majority. But the Congress, as the largest single party, was
able to form a minority government led by P. V. Narasimha Rao.[148]
A two-year period of political turmoil followed the general election of 1996. Se
veral short-lived alliances shared power at the centre. The BJP formed a governm
ent briefly in 1996; it was followed by two comparatively long-lasting United Fr
ont coalitions, which depended on external support. In 1998, the BJP was able to
form a successful coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Led by Ata
l Bihari Vajpayee, the NDA became the first non-Congress, coalition government t
o complete a five-year term.[149] In the 2004 Indian general elections, again no
party won an absolute majority, but the Congress emerged as the largest single
party, forming another successful coalition: the United Progressive Alliance (UP
A). It had the support of left-leaning parties and MPs who opposed the BJP. The
UPA returned to power in the 2009 general election with increased numbers, and i
t no longer required external support from India's communist parties.[150] That
year, Manmohan Singh became the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru in 1
957 and 1962 to be re-elected to a consecutive five-year term.[151]
Government[edit]
Main article: Government of India
See also: Elections in India
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the president of India.
India is a federation with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitutio
n of India, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. It is a consti
tutional republic and representative democracy, in which "majority rule is tempe
red by minority rights protected by law". Federalism in India defines the power
distribution between the federal government and the states. The government abide
s by constitutional checks and balances. The Constitution of India, which came i
nto effect on 26 January 1950,[152] states in its preamble that India is a sover
eign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.[153] India's form of government,
traditionally described as "quasi-federal" with a strong centre and weak states,
[154] has grown increasingly federal since the late 1990s as a result of politic
al, economic, and social changes.[155][156]
National symbols[1]
Flag
Tricolour
Emblem Sarnath Lion Capital
Anthem Jana Gana Mana
Song
Vande Mataram
Calendar
Saka
Game
Not declared[157]
Flower Lotus
Fruit Mango
Tree
Banyan
Bird
Indian Peafowl
Land animal
Royal Bengal Tiger
Aquatic animal River Dolphin
River Ganga (Ganges)
The federal government comprises three branches:
Executive: The President of India is the head of state[158] and is elected indir
ectly by a national electoral college[159] for a five-year term.[160] The Prime
Minister of India is the head of government and exercises most executive power.[
161] Appointed by the president,[162] the prime minister is by convention suppor
ted by the party or political alliance holding the majority of seats in the lowe
r house of parliament.[161] The executive branch of the Indian government consis
ts of the president, the vice-president, and the Council of Ministers the cabinet
being its executive committee headed by the prime minister. Any minister holding a
portfolio must be a member of one of the houses of parliament.[158] In the Indi
an parliamentary system, the executive is subordinate to the legislature; the pr
ime minister and his council directly responsible to the lower house of the parl
iament.[163]
Legislative: The legislature of India is the bicameral parliament. It operates u
nder a Westminster-style parliamentary system and comprises the upper house call
ed the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States") and the lower called the Lok Sabha ("Ho
use of the People").[164] The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body that has 245 membe
rs who serve in staggered six-year terms.[165] Most are elected indirectly by th
e state and territorial legislatures in numbers proportional to their state's sh
are of the national population.[162] All but two of the Lok Sabha's 545 members
are directly elected by popular vote; they represent individual constituencies v
ia five-year terms.[166] The remaining two members are nominated by the presiden
t from among the Anglo-Indian community, in case the president decides that they
are not adequately represented.[167]
Judicial: India has a unitary three-tier independent judiciary[168] that compris
es the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India, 24 High Courts, and
a large number of trial courts.[168] The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction
over cases involving fundamental rights and over disputes between states and th
e centre; it has appellate jurisdiction over the High Courts.[169] It has the po
wer both to declare the law and to strike down union or state laws which contrav
ene the constitution.[170] The Supreme Court is also the ultimate interpreter of
the constitution.[171]
Subdivisions[edit]
A clickable map of the 28 states and 7 union territories of India
Main article: Administrative divisions of India
See also: Political integration of India
India is a federation composed of 28 states and 7 union territories.[172] All st
ates, as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Te
rritory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on t
he Westminster model. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by
the centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorgani
sation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis.[173] Since then, thei
r structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is fur
ther divided into administrative districts. The districts in turn are further di
vided into tehsils and ultimately into villages.
States
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Union territories
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Chandigarh
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D. Daman and Diu
E. Lakshadweep
F. National Capital Territory of Delhi
G. Puducherry
Foreign relations and military[edit]
Main articles:
Two seated men
sits before an
fore a Russian
Foreign relations of India and Indian Armed Forces

converse. The first is dressed in Indian clothing and turban and
Indian flag; the second is in a Western business suit and sits be
flag.
Manmohan Singh meets Dmitry Medvedev at the 34th G8 summit. India and Russia sha
re extensive economic, defence, and technological ties.
Since its independence in 1947, India has maintained cordial relations with most
nations. In the 1950s, it strongly supported decolonisation in Africa and Asia
and played a lead role in the Non-Aligned Movement.[174] In the late 1980s, the
Indian military twice intervened abroad at the invitation of neighbouring countr
ies: a peace-keeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990; and an armed
intervention to prevent a coup d'tat attempt in Maldives. India has tense relatio
ns with neighbouring Pakistan; the two nations have gone to war four times: in 1
947, 1965, 1971, and 1999. Three of these wars were fought over the disputed ter
ritory of Kashmir, while the fourth, the 1971 war, followed from India's support
for the independence of Bangladesh.[175] After waging the 1962 Sino-Indian War
and the 1965 war with Pakistan, India pursued close military and economic ties w
ith the Soviet Union; by the late 1960s, the Soviet Union was its largest arms s
upplier.[176]
Aside from ongoing strategic relations with Russia, India has wide-ranging defen
ce relations with Israel and France. In recent years, it has played key roles in
the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the World Trade Organi
sation. The nation has provided 100,000 military and police personnel to serve i
n 35 UN peacekeeping operations across four continents. It participates in the E
ast Asia Summit, the G8+5, and other multilateral forums.[177] India has close e
conomic ties with South America, Asia, and Africa; it pursues a "Look East" poli
cy that seeks to strengthen partnerships with the ASEAN nations, Japan, and Sout
h Korea that revolve around many issues, but especially those involving economic
investment and regional security.[178][179]
The HAL Tejas is a light supersonic fighter developed by the Aeronautical Develo
pment Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics in Bangalore.[180]
China's nuclear test of 1964, as well as its repeated threats to intervene in su
pport of Pakistan in the 1965 war, convinced India to develop nuclear weapons.[1
81] India conducted its first nuclear weapons test in 1974 and carried out furth
er underground testing in 1998. Despite criticism and military sanctions, India
has signed neither the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty nor the Nuclear Non
-Proliferation Treaty, considering both to be flawed and discriminatory.[182] In
dia maintains a "no first use" nuclear policy and is developing a nuclear triad
capability as a part of its "minimum credible deterrence" doctrine.[183][184] It
is developing a ballistic missile defence shield and, in collaboration with Rus
sia, a fifth-generation fighter jet.[185] Other indigenous military projects inv
olve the design and implementation of Vikrant-class aircraft carriers and Arihan
t-class nuclear submarines.[185]
Since the end of the Cold War, India has increased its economic, strategic, and
military cooperation with the United States and the European Union.[186] In 2008
, a civilian nuclear agreement was signed between India and the United States. A
lthough India possessed nuclear weapons at the time and was not party to the Nuc
lear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it received waivers from the International Atomic
Energy Agency and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, ending earlier restrictions on I
ndia's nuclear technology and commerce. As a consequence, India became the sixth
de facto nuclear weapons state.[187] India subsequently signed cooperation agre
ements involving civilian nuclear energy with Russia,[188] France,[189] the Unit
ed Kingdom,[190] and Canada.[191]
The President of India is the supreme commander of the nation's armed forces; wi
th 1.6 million active troops, they compose the world's third-largest military.[1
92] It comprises the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force; aux
iliary organisations include the Strategic Forces Command and three paramilitary
groups: the Assam Rifles, the Special Frontier Force, and the Indian Coast Guar
d.[193] The official Indian defence budget for 2011 was US$36.03 billion, or 1.8
3% of GDP.[194] For the fiscal year spanning 2012 2013, US$40.44 billion was budge
ted.[195] According to a 2008 SIPRI report, India's annual military expenditure
in terms of purchasing power stood at US$72.7 billion,[196] In 2011, the annual
defence budget increased by 11.6%,[197] although this does not include funds tha
t reach the military through other branches of government.[198] As of 2012, Indi
a is the world's largest arms importer; between 2007 and 2011, it accounted for
10% of funds spent on international arms purchases.[199] Much of the military ex
penditure was focused on defence against Pakistan and countering growing Chinese
influence in the Indian Ocean.[197]
Economy[edit]
Main article: Economy of India
See also: Economic history of India, Economic development in India, and Transpor
t in India
A farmer in Rajasthan milks his cow. Milk is India's largest crop by economic va
lue. Worldwide, as of 2011, India had the largest herds of buffalo and cattle, a
nd was the largest producer of milk.

According to the World Bank, as of 2011, the Indian economy is nominally worth U
S$1.848 trillion;[13] it is the tenth-largest economy by market exchange rates,
and is, at US$4.457 trillion, the third-largest by purchasing power parity, or P
PP.[200] With its average annual GDP growth rate of 5.8% over the past two decad
es, and reaching 6.1% during 2011 12,[201] India is one of the world's fastest-gro
wing economies.[202] However, the country ranks 140th in the world in nominal GD
P per capita and 129th in GDP per capita at PPP.[200] Until 1991, all Indian gov
ernments followed protectionist policies that were influenced by socialist econo
mics. Widespread state intervention and regulation largely walled the economy of
f from the outside world. An acute balance of payments crisis in 1991 forced the
nation to liberalise its economy;[203] since then it has slowly moved towards a
free-market system[204][205] by emphasising both foreign trade and direct inves
tment inflows.[206] India's recent economic model is largely capitalist.[205] In
dia has been a member of WTO since 1 January 1995.[207]
The 487.6-million worker Indian labour force is the world's second-largest, as o
f 2011.[193] The service sector makes up 55.6% of GDP, the industrial sector 26.
3% and the agricultural sector 18.1%. Major agricultural products include rice,
wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, and potatoes.[172] Major industrie
s include textiles, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnolog
y, food processing, steel, transport equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machi
nery, and software.[172] In 2006, the share of external trade in India's GDP sto
od at 24%, up from 6% in 1985.[204] In 2008, India's share of world trade was 1.
68%;[208] In 2011, India was the world's tenth-largest importer and the nineteen
th-largest exporter.[209] Major exports include petroleum products, textile good
s, jewellery, software, engineering goods, chemicals, and leather manufactures.[
172] Major imports include crude oil, machinery, gems, fertiliser, and chemicals
.[172] Between 2001 and 2011, the contribution of petrochemical and engineering
goods to total exports grew from 14% to 42%.[210]
Street-level view looking up at a modern 30-story building.
The Bombay Stock Exchange is Asia's oldest and India's largest bourse by market
capitalisation.
Averaging an economic growth rate of 7.5% for several years prior to 2007,[204]
India has more than doubled its hourly wage rates during the first decade of the
21st century.[211] Some 431 million Indians have left poverty since 1985; India
's middle classes are projected to number around 580 million by 2030.[212] Thoug
h ranking 51st in global competitiveness, India ranks 17th in financial market s
ophistication, 24th in the banking sector, 44th in business sophistication, and
39th in innovation, ahead of several advanced economies, as of 2010.[213] With 7
of the world's top 15 information technology outsourcing companies based in Ind
ia, the country is viewed as the second-most favourable outsourcing destination
after the United States, as of 2009.[214] India's consumer market, currently the
world's eleventh-largest, is expected to become fifth-largest by 2030.[212]
India's telecommunication industry, the world's fastest-growing, added 227 milli
on subscribers during the period 2010 11,[215] and after the first quarter of 2013
, India surpassed Japan to become the third largest smartphone market in the wor
ld after China and the U.S.[216]
Its automotive industry, the world's second fastest growing, increased domestic
sales by 26% during 2009 10,[217] and exports by 36% during 2008 09.[218] Power capa
city is 250 gigawatts, of which 8% is renewable. The Pharmaceutical industry in
India is among the significant emerging markets for global pharma industry. The
Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to reach $48.5 billion by 2020. India's
R & D spending constitutes 60% of Biopharmaceutical industry.[219][220] India i
s among the top 12 Biotech destinations of the world.[221] [222] At the end of 2
011, Indian IT Industry employed 2.8 million professionals, generated revenues c
lose to US$100 billion equaling 7.5% of Indian GDP and contributed 26% of India'
s merchandise exports.[223]
An irrigation canal near Channagiri, Davanagere, Karnataka. Agriculture in India

is demographically the broadest sector and employs over 50% of the Indian workf
orce.
Despite impressive economic growth during recent decades, India continues to fac
e socio-economic challenges. India contains the largest concentration of people
living below the World Bank's international poverty line of US$1.25 per day,[224
] the proportion having decreased from 60% in 1981 to 42% in 2005.[225] Half of
the children in India are underweight,[226] and 46% of children under the age of
three suffer from malnutrition.[224] The Mid-Day Meal Scheme attempts to lower
these rates.[227] Since 1991, economic inequality between India's states has con
sistently grown: the per-capita net state domestic product of the richest states
in 2007 was 3.2 times that of the poorest.[228] Corruption in India is perceive
d to have increased significantly,[229] with one report estimating the illegal c
apital flows since independence to be US$462 billion.[230] Driven by growth, Ind
ia's nominal GDP per capita has steadily increased from US$329 in 1991, when eco
nomic liberalisation began, to US$1,265 in 2010, and is estimated to increase to
US$2,110 by 2016; however, it has always remained lower than those of other Asi
an developing countries such as Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lank
a, and Thailand, and is expected to remain so in the near future.[231]
According to a 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers report, India's GDP at purchasing pow
er parity could overtake that of the United States by 2045.[232] During the next
four decades, Indian GDP is expected to grow at an annualised average of 8%, ma
king it potentially the world's fastest-growing major economy until 2050.[232] T
he report highlights key growth factors: a young and rapidly growing working-age
population; growth in the manufacturing sector because of rising education and
engineering skill levels; and sustained growth of the consumer market driven by
a rapidly growing middle class.[232] The World Bank cautions that, for India to
achieve its economic potential, it must continue to focus on public sector refor
m, transport infrastructure, agricultural and rural development, removal of labo
ur regulations, education, energy security, and public health and nutrition.[233
]
Citing persistent inflation pressures, weak public finances, limited progress on
fiscal consolidation and ineffectiveness of the government, rating agency Fitch
revised India's Outlook to Negative from Stable on 18 June 2012.[234] Another c
redit rating agency S&P had warned previously that a slowing GDP growth and poli
tical roadblocks to economic policy-making could put India at the risk of losing
its investment grade rating.[235] However, Moody did not revise its outlook on
India keeping it stable,[236] but termed the national government as the "single
biggest drag" on the business activity.[237]
Demographics[edit]
Main articles: Demographics of India and List of most populous cities in India
Map of India. High population density areas (above 1000 persons per square kilom
etre) centre on Kolkata along with other parts of the Ganges River Basin, Mumbai
, Bangalore, the south-west coast, and the Lakshadweep Islands. Low density area
s (below 100) include the western desert, eastern Kashmir, and the eastern front
ier.
A population density and Indian Railways connectivity map. The already densely s
ettled Indo-Gangetic Plain is the main driver of Indian population growth.
With 1,210,193,422 residents reported in the 2011 provisional census,[6] India i
s the world's second-most populous country. Its population grew at 1.76% per ann
um during 2001 2011,[6] down from 2.13% per annum in the previous decade (1991 2001)
.[238] The human sex ratio, according to the 2011 census, is 940 females per 1,0
00 males.[6] The median age was 24.9 in the 2001 census.[193] The first post-col
onial census, conducted in 1951, counted 361.1 million people.[239] Medical adva
nces made in the last 50 years as well as increased agricultural productivity br
ought about by the "Green Revolution" have caused India's population to grow rap
idly.[240] India continues to face several public health-related challenges.[241
][242] According to the World Health Organisation, 900,000 Indians die each year
from drinking contaminated water or breathing polluted air.[243] There are arou
nd 50 physicians per 100,000 Indians.[244] The number of Indians living in urban
areas has grown by 31.2% between 1991 and 2001.[245] Yet, in 2001, over 70% liv
ed in rural areas.[246][247] According to the 2001 census, there are 27 millionplus cities in India;[245] among them Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore
, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad are the most populous metropolitan areas. The literacy
rate in 2011 was 74.04%: 65.46% among females and 82.14% among males.[6] Kerala
is the most literate state;[248] Bihar the least.[249]
India is home to two major language families: Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of
the population) and Dravidian (24%). Other languages spoken in India come from
the Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national lan
guage.[250] Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language
of the government.[251][252] English is used extensively in business and admini
stration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language";[253] it is impo
rtant in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and u
nion territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution recognis
es in particular 21 "scheduled languages". The Constitution of India recognises
212 scheduled tribal groups which together constitute about 7.5% of the country'
s population.[254] The 2001 census reported that Hinduism, with over 800 million
adherents (80.5% of the population), was the largest religion in India; it is f
ollowed by Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.9%), Buddhism (0.8%),
Jainism (0.4%), Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and the Bah' Faith.[255] India has the wo
rld's largest Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, and Bah' populations, and has the th
ird-largest Muslim population and the largest Muslim population for a non-Muslim
majority country.[256][257]
Culture[edit]
Main article: Culture of India
A Warli tribal painting by Jivya Soma Mashe from Thane, Maharashtra
Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years.[258] During the Vedic perio
d (c. 1700 500 BCE), the foundations of Hindu philosophy, mythology, and literatur
e were laid, and many beliefs and practices which still exist today, such as dhrm
a, krma, yga, and mok?a, were established.[15] India is notable for its religious
diversity, with Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism among the na
tion's major religions.[259] The predominant religion, Hinduism, has been shaped
by various historical schools of thought, including those of the Upanishads,[26
0] the Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti movement,[259] and by Buddhist philosophy.[261]
Art and architecture[edit]
Much of Indian architecture, including the Taj Mahal, other works of Mughal arch
itecture, and South Indian architecture, blends ancient local traditions with im
ported styles.[262] Vernacular architecture is also highly regional in it flavou
rs. Vastu shastra, literally "science of construction" or "architecture" and asc
ribed to Mamuni Mayan,[263] explores how the laws of nature affect human dwellin
gs;[264] it employs precise geometry and directional alignments to reflect perce
ived cosmic constructs.[265] As applied in Hindu temple architecture, it is infl
uenced by the Shilpa Shastras, a series of foundational texts whose basic mythol
ogical form is the Vastu-Purusha mandala, a square that embodied the "absolute".
[266] The Taj Mahal, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by orders of Emperor Sh
ah Jahan in memory of his wife, has been described in the UNESCO World Heritage
List as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired mas
terpieces of the world's heritage."[267] Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, de
veloped by the British in the late 19th century, drew on Indo-Islamic architectu
re.[268]
Literature[edit]
The earliest literary writings in India, composed between 1400 BCE and 1200 CE,
were in the Sanskrit language.[269][270] Prominent works of this Sanskrit litera
ture include epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the dramas of Kalid
asa such as the Abhijanasakuntalam (The Recognition of Sakuntala), and poetry suc
h as the Mahakavya.[271][272][273]Kamasutra, the famous book about sexual interc

ourse also originated in India. Developed between 600 BCE and 300 CE in South In
dia, the Sangam literature, consisting of 2,381 poems, is regarded as a predeces
sor of Tamil literature.[274][275][276][277] From the 14th to the 18th centuries
, India's literary traditions went through a period of drastic change because of
the emergence of devotional poets such as Kabir, Tulsidas, and Guru Nanak. This
period was characterised by a varied and wide spectrum of thought and expressio
n; as a consequence, medieval Indian literary works differed significantly from
classical traditions.[278] In the 19th century, Indian writers took a new intere
st in social questions and psychological descriptions. In the 20th century, Indi
an literature was influenced by the works of Bengali poet and novelist Rabindran
ath Tagore.[279]
Performing arts[edit]
Indian music ranges over various traditions and regional styles. Classical music
encompasses two genres and their various folk offshoots: the northern Hindustan
i and southern Carnatic schools.[280] Regionalised popular forms include filmi a
nd folk music; the syncretic tradition of the bauls is a well-known form of the
latter. Indian dance also features diverse folk and classical forms. Among the b
etter-known folk dances are the bhangra of the Punjab, the bihu of Assam, the ch
hau of West Bengal and Jharkhand,Garba and Dandiya of Gujarat, sambalpuri of Odi
sha, ghoomar of Rajasthan, and the lavani of Maharashtra. Eight dance forms, man
y with narrative forms and mythological elements, have been accorded classical d
ance status by India's National Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama. These are: b
haratanatyam of the state of Tamil Nadu, kathak of Uttar Pradesh, kathakali and
mohiniyattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi
of Odisha, and the sattriya of Assam.[281] Theatre in India melds music, dance,
and improvised or written dialogue.[282] Often based on Hindu mythology, but al
so borrowing from medieval romances or social and political events, Indian theat
re includes the bhavai of Gujarat, the jatra of West Bengal, the nautanki and ra
mlila of North India, tamasha of Maharashtra, burrakatha of Andhra Pradesh, teru
kkuttu of Tamil Nadu, and the yakshagana of Karnataka.[283]
Motion pictures[edit]
The Indian film industry produces the world's most-watched cinema.[284] Establis
hed regional cinematic traditions exist in the Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada
, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu languages.[285] South I
ndian cinema attracts more than 75% of national film revenue.[286] Television br
oadcasting began in India in 1959 as a state-run medium of communication, and ha
d slow expansion for more than two decades.[287] The state monopoly on televisio
n broadcast ended in 1990s and, since then, satellite channels have increasingly
shaped popular culture of Indian society.[288] Today, television is the most pe
netrative media in India; industry estimates indicate that as of 2012 there are
over 554 million TV consumers, 462 million with satellite and/or cable connectio
ns, compared to other forms of mass media such as press (350 million), radio (15
6 million) or internet (37 million).[289]
Society[edit]
Tourists from North-East India, wrapped in sarongs and shawls, visit the Taj Mah
al.
Traditional Indian society is defined by social hierarchy. The Indian caste syst
em embodies much of the social stratification and many of the social restriction
s found in the Indian subcontinent. Social classes are defined by thousands of e
ndogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jatis, or "castes".[290] India decl
ared untouchability illegal in 1947 and has since enacted other anti-discriminat
ory laws and social welfare initiatives, albeit numerous reports suggest that ma
ny Dalits ("ex Untouchables") and other low castes in rural areas continue to live
in segregation and face persecution and discrimination.[291][292][293] At the w
orkplace in urban India and in international or leading Indian companies, the ca
ste system has pretty much lost its importance.[294][295] Family values are impo
rtant in the Indian tradition, and multi-generational patriarchal joint families
have been the norm in India, though nuclear families are becoming common in urb
an areas.[296] An overwhelming majority of Indians, with their consent, have the
ir marriages arranged by their parents or other family members.[297] Marriage is
thought to be for life,[297] and the divorce rate is extremely low.[298] Child
marriages are common, especially in rural areas; many women in India wed before
reaching 18, which is their legal marriageable age.[299] Many Indian festivals a
re religious in origin; among them are Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Thai Pongal, Na
vratri, Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, Holi, Durga Puja, Eid ul-Fitr, Bakr-Id, Ch
ristmas, and Vaisakhi. India has three national holidays which are observed in a
ll states and union territories: Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jaya
nti. Other sets of holidays, varying between nine and twelve, are officially obs
erved in individual states.
Clothing[edit]
Main article: Clothing in India
Cotton was domesticated in India by 4000 B.C.E. Traditional Indian dress varies
in colour and style across regions and depends on various factors, including cli
mate and faith. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as the sari
for women and the dhoti or lungi for men. Stitched clothes, such as the shalwar
kameez for women and kurta pyjama combinations or European-style trousers and shi
rts for men, are also popular.[300] Use of delicate jewellery, modelled on real
flowers worn in ancient India, is part of a tradition dating back some 5,000 yea
rs; gemstones are also worn in India as talismans.[301]
Cuisine[edit]
Main article: Indian cuisine
Chicken tikka, served in Mumbai. A popular dish in India and around the world.
Indian cuisine features an unsurpassed reliance on herbs and spices, with dishes
often calling for the nuanced usage of a dozen or more condiments;[302] it is a
lso known for its tandoori preparations. The tandoor, a clay oven used in India
for almost 5,000 years, grills meats to an "uncommon succulence" and produces th
e puffy flatbread known as naan.[303] The staple foods are wheat (predominantly
in the north),[304] rice (especially in the south and the east), and lentils.[30
5] Many spices that have worldwide appeal are native to the Indian subcontinent,
[306] while chili pepper, native to the Americas and introduced by the Portugues
e, is widely used by Indians.[307] Ayurveda, a system of traditional medicine, u
sed six rasas and three gu?as to help describe comestibles.[308] Over time, as V
edic animal sacrifices were supplanted by the notion of sacred-cow inviolability
, vegetarianism became associated with high religious status and grew increasing
ly popular,[309] a trend aided by the rise of Buddhist, Jain, and bhakti Hindu n
orms.[310] India has the world's highest concentration of vegetarians: a 2006 su
rvey found that 31% of Indians were lacto vegetarian, and another 9% were ovo-la
cto vegetarianism.[310] Common traditional eating customs include meals taken on
or near the floor, caste and gender-segregated dining,[311][312] and a lack of
cutlery in favour of the right hand or a piece of roti.
Science and technology[edit]
Main article: Science and technology in India
India has only 140 researchers per 1,000,000 population, compared to 4,651 in th
e United States.[313] India invested US$3.7 billion in science and technology in
2002 2003.[314] The ancient institutions of Taxila and Nalanda are sometimes cons
idered the world's first universities.[315][316]
In mathematics, the positional Hindu Arabic numeral system was developed and the u
se of zero as a number was introduced. Brahmagupta discovered the rules of arith
metic governing negative numbers and zero.[317] In physics, theories about atoms
date as early as the 5th century B.C.E.[318] Satyendra Nath Bose, after whom th
e class of particles Bosons are named after, provided the foundation for Bose Eins
tein statistics and the Bose Einstein condensate. Jagadish Chandra Bose worked on
wireless communication and was named one of the fathers of radio science by the
IEEE.[319] In biological sciences, variolation, a form of inoculation to produce
immunity to disease, probably originated in India and reached Europe by the 18t
h century.[320] Vaccination, a safer form of inoculation, was used in crude form

in India before the more advanced vaccination of Edward Jenner.[321] A team led
by Yellapragada Subbarao synthesised methotrexate,[322] one of the earliest and
most commonly used chemotherapy drug. Dilip Mahalanabis's Oral rehydration ther
apy (ORT) methods to treat diarrhea, the leading cause of infant mortality in de
veloping countries before ORT, have been called, "the most important medical adv
ance [of the 20th] century" by the Lancet.[323]
Sport[edit]
Main article: Sport in India
A Test cricket match between India and Pakistan at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banga
lore in 2007. The stadium, built in 1969, is one of the premier cricket grounds
in the country.
In India, several traditional indigenous sports remain fairly popular, among the
m kabaddi, kho kho, pehlwani and gilli-danda. Some of the earliest forms of Asia
n martial arts, such as kalarippayattu, musti yuddha, silambam, and marma adi, o
riginated in India. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award are the hig
hest forms of government recognition for athletic achievement; the Dronacharya A
ward is awarded for excellence in coaching. Chess, commonly held to have origina
ted in India as chatura?ga, is regaining widespread popularity with the rise in
the number of Indian grandmasters.[324][325] Pachisi, from which parcheesi deriv
es, was played on a giant marble court by Akbar.[326] The improved results garne
red by the Indian Davis Cup team and other Indian tennis players in the early 20
10s have made tennis increasingly popular in the country.[327] India has a compa
ratively strong presence in shooting sports, and has won several medals at the O
lympics, the World Shooting Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.[328][329]
Other sports in which Indians have succeeded internationally include badminton,
[330] boxing,[331] and wrestling.[332] Football is popular in West Bengal, Goa,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the north-eastern states.[333]
Field hockey in India is administered by Hockey India. The Indian national hocke
y team won the 1975 Hockey World Cup and have, as of 2012, taken eight gold, one
silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, making it the sport's most successful te
am. India has also played a major role in popularising Cricket. Thus, cricket is
, by far, the most popular sport of India. The Indian national cricket team won
the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cup events, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, shared
the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka, and won 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Cricket in India is administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India,
or BCCI; the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, the Deodhar Trophy, the Irani Trop
hy, and the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy are domestic competitions. The BCCI cond
ucts a Twenty20 competition known as the Indian Premier League. India has hosted
or co-hosted several international sporting events: the 1951 and 1982 Asian Gam
es; the 1987, 1996, and 2011 Cricket World Cup tournaments; the 2003 Afro-Asian
Games; the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy; the 2010 Hockey World Cup; and the 2010 Co
mmonwealth Games. Major international sporting events held annually in India inc
lude the Chennai Open, the Mumbai Marathon, the Delhi Half Marathon, and the Ind
ian Masters. The first Indian Grand Prix featured in late 2011.[334] India has t
raditionally been the dominant country at the South Asian Games. An example of t
his dominance is the basketball competition where Team India won three out of fo
ur tournaments to date.[335]
See also[edit]
Outline of India
List of tallest buildings in India
List of tallest structures in India
Notes[edit]
^ "[...] Jana Gana Mana is the National Anthem of India, subject to such alterat
ions in the words as the Government may authorise as occasion arises; and the so
ng Vande Mataram, which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian fr
eedom, shall be honoured equally with Jana Gana Mana and shall have equal status
with it." (Constituent Assembly of India 1950).
^ "The country's exact size is subject to debate because some borders are disput
ed. The Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 km2 (1,269,220 sq mi
) and the total land area as 3,060,500 km2 (1,181,700 sq mi); the United Nations
lists the total area as 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) and total land area as
2,973,190 km2 (1,147,960 sq mi)." (Library of Congress 2004).
^ See also: Official names of India
^ The Government of India regards Afghanistan as a bordering country, as it cons
iders all of Kashmir to be part of India. However, this is disputed, and the reg
ion bordering Afghanistan is administered by Pakistan. Source: "Ministry of Home
Affairs (Department of Border Management)" (DOC). Retrieved 1 September 2008..
^ The northernmost point under Indian control is the disputed Siachen Glacier in
Jammu and Kashmir; however, the Government of India regards the entire region o
f the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, including the Northern Areas a
dministered by Pakistan, to be its territory. It therefore assigns the longitude
37 6' to its northernmost point.
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