[15 august] स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएं (Happy Independence day India)!

Day 3,556, 11:09 • Published in India Romania • by VampireA

The series continue , but untill I get to the article I will like to apologise for missing 2 countries, was really busy in real life and will return to them somehow. (I am speaking about Bolivia and Singapore). I will try to get all the rest on point but for that I need the help of the citizens of the different countries I write about.

But enough of that , let’s get into the article !




India



General information

Population : 1,327 billion people (2nd place on the planet)
Total Area : 3,287,263 km2 (7th in the World, 3rd in Asia)
Oficial languages : Hindi , English and also a few Recognised regional languages
Country curency : Indian rupee (INR)
Capital : New Delhi
Population density : 393 population/km2 (31th in the world)
Top 5 biggest cities : Mumbai , Delhi , Bangalore , Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
It is a federation composed of 29 states and 7 union territories;
Most popular sport : cricket;
Most important river : Gange;
National animals:
Royal Bengal Tiger


River Dolphin


Indian peacock


National flower: Indian lotus








15 august and it’s semnification

It represents the independence day in India, 15 august 1947 being the date the UK parliment passed the Indian Independence Act.The Independence movement , best known as being a mostly non-violent rezistance, lasting 90 years: 1857–1947; was one of the main factors of the achievment.





Most popular legend

Lord Krishna - major Hindu god and considered the eighth incarnation of Vishnu.

According to tradition Krishna belonged to the Yadava - a pastoral race - and the god’s birth is picturesquely described in the Mahabharata. One day Vishnu, the great Hindu god pulled two hairs from his own head, one white and one black. The black hair was planted into the womb of Devaki, a princess of the city of Mathura, and so Krishna was born into the Pandava family, his earthly father being Vasudeva. Unfortunately for Krishna his mother’s brother, Kamsa, had been warned that Devaki’s eighth child would kill him, and so Kamsa determined to murder the eighth child, a crime he had already carried out seven times before Krishna was born. Fortunately, Vasudeva took the precaution of hiding Krishna in the remote village of Vrindavana where the boy was brought up as a simple cowherd (in this guise he can be referred to as Govinda).

If I arose your curiosity with the story of his birth and childhood, you can read the rest from other sources.








Top 5 most visited places by tourists

Agra, Uttar Pradesh



Kashmir



Goa



Delhi



Kerala








Top 3 palces sugested by the locals

Allahabad



Kedar Nath



Dalhousie








Inventions India gave to the world

*Number 0!



*Chess!



*Sugar refinement!





*Shampoo!

*Ruller!









Famous Indian people

Mahatma Gandhi - Leader of the Indian Independence Movement
(1869-1948)


Srinivasa Ramanujan - Mathematician
(1877-1920)


Indira Ghandi - Prime Minister also known as The Iron Lady of India
(1917-1984)

Sachin Tendulkar - cricket player, highest run scorer of all times
(born in 1973)

Salman Khan - film actor, producer, television personality, singer and philanthropist
(born in 1965)







Traditional food

*In the North :

Parathas



Kadhi



Rajama



*In the South:

Idli



Dosa



Vada








My 5 words when I hear about India:
#reincarnation,#Gange,#cricket,#Bollywood,#curry;

What are your 5?






Special thanks to Calvinhobbes and a message from the indian comunity:


'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'



*sanskrit for 'world is one family'

Waiting for feedback , coments , opinions and if there is anyone that things I missed something , I could do something better or just wants to help me with this project , PM me ! (would really like some special headers for every article but I have no time for that)

Hope you enjoyed and see you next time!


P.S. Article 2/74!

P.S.2. Don't forget to push that flags !