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India for Kids

Author : Shalu Sharma

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 22,28 MB

Release : 2013-12-18

Category : Children's questions and answers

ISBN : 9781494709976

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India is a huge country with a huge population. India has an ancient civilisation and has numerous languages. The flag of India is called the Tricolour. There are so many things to learn about India. Here's a book that covers fascinating and amazing facts about India designed especially for children. Adults too can make good use of this book and learn interesting facts about India. This book will also be useful to foreign children who want to learn about India. Non-resident Indian parents can use it as an India guidebook to teach their children about India. Travellers to India will also find this book useful. Here are the topics covered in the book: What is India? Where is India? How did India get its name? Why India is also called Bharat? What is the capital of India? How big is India? What is the flag of India? Tell me about the geography of India? Which is the highest mountain in India? Which is the biggest river in India? What type of money is used in India?Who are India's neighbours? Why are Pakistan and Bangladesh separate from India now? What language do Indians speak? What is Sanskrit? What is the population of India? What are the seasons of India? Is it really hot in India? How old is Indian civilization? Why was India under British Rule? When did India get independence? Who was Mahatma Gandhi? What do Indians like to eat? Why is Indian food spicy? What is an "onion bhaji"? What is a chapatti? What is the national animal of India? Where is it found? Please tell me more about Indian wildlife? What games do Indian kids play? What is cricket? Why do Indians like cricket so much? Do Indians play football? What is the religion of India? How many other religions are there in India? What are the festivals of India? What is the story of Ramayana? What is the story of Mahabharata? What is the Taj Mahal? Is the cow worshipped in India? Why are there cows on the streets of India? How do Indians travel? What do Indians wear? What is the national flower of India? What is the national bird of India? What is the national tree of India? What is Bollywood? What are the great Indian epics? Did Indians in the past write books? How big was India in the past? Which are the Seven Wonders of India? Which is the Pink City of India and why? What is the national anthem of India? What is the national symbol of India? What kind of songs and music are there in India? What kinds of dances are there in India? What kind of musical instruments are there in India? Why do Indians wear bright and colorful clothes?



Fun Facts

Author : Terry O'Brien

Publisher : Rupa Publications India

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 50,3 MB

Release : 2014-11

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9788129129239

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Did you know...? - The original word for 'chess' is the Sanskrit 'chaturanga', meaning 'four members of an army'; - The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people; - Salt is the first item served at a Bengali wedding reception to ensure one stands witness in case of a matrimonial dispute. These and many such informative and fascinating facts fill up the pages of Terry O'Brien's Fun Facts: India. The book covers a wide range of information related to India and its states, which is presented lucidly in order to make learning a fun exercise for children. With 'edutainment' as its motto, this collection hopes to lay the foundation for creativity, problem-solving and the quest for knowledge in the minds of young readers.



The Republic of India

Author : Alan Gledhill

Publisher :

Page : 309 pages

File Size : 19,32 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Law

ISBN :

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Encyclopedia of India

Author : Stanley A. Wolpert

Publisher :

Page : 472 pages

File Size : 46,92 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN :

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Book Description

A four-volume survey of the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. Includes more than 600 entries, arranged alphabetically. For students and general readers.



Little Known Facts About India

Author : BPI

Publisher : BPI Publishing

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 32,65 MB

Release :

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 8184972954

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Little Known Facts about India is a set of two books, packed with vivid, act filled descriptions focusing on historical, social and cultural features of India. These books cover amazing and unknown facts hidden in every nook and corner of India. Beautiful and colourful pictures make the books more attractive. Discover the beauty and the magic of the land of all seasons. This set is a must have for all inquisite readers.



Amazing India Facts

Author : Terry O'Brien

Publisher : Rupa Publications

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 15,62 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9788129139894

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India is the most amazing country in the world. It is indeed 'incredible India' even with all its oddities. Discover amazing facts about our country in this book such as: - The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath temple both received more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined. - Varanasi is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today. - India has more mosques (300,000) than any other nation in the world. - India is the largest English-speaking nation in the world. Besides these, there are many more amazing facts of India that will make you hold your breath! Grab



A Strange Kind of Paradise

Author : Sam Miller

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 535 pages

File Size : 46,68 MB

Release : 2015-02-24

Category : History

ISBN : 9351186210

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A Strange Kind of Paradise is an exploration of India’s past and present, from the perspective of a foreigner who has lived in India for many years. Sam Miller investigates how the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, Arabs, Africans, Europeans and Americans came to imagine India. Spanning the centuries from Alexander the Great to Slumdog Millionaire, Miller’s account features, among others, Thomas the Apostle, the Chinese monk Xuanzang, Marco Polo, Babur, Clive of India, Allen Ginsberg, the Beatles and Steve Jobs-all of it interspersed with the story of his own 25-yearlong love affair with India. At once scholarly and thoughtprovoking, delightfully eccentric and laugh-out-loud funny, this book is destined to become a much-loved classic.



All about India

Author : Shalu Sharma

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 24,79 MB

Release : 2015-06-30

Category :

ISBN : 9781514763025

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India is one of the oldest countries in the world. But despite its age, there are a lot of things that children do not know about India. They just think that everybody is a Hindu or that everybody is very poor. This way of thinking is especially true in the some regions of the world where people learn about India through what they see in movies and on television shows. There are so many negative stereotypes about India and about the Indian people in general on these forms of media. This creates grave misunderstandings about the true Indian people and the cultural differences that exist throughout the country. The reason why this book was written is to try and change misunderstandings by teaching children and adults about India. The content of this book breaks through all of the stereotypes and talks about the real India once and for all.



Whose Samosa is it Anyway?

Author : Sonal Ved

Publisher : Penguin/Viking

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 32,52 MB

Release : 2022-03

Category : History

ISBN : 9780670092406

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Did the European traders come before the Arab conquerors? Can you say cinnamon is an Indian spice even though it first grew in Sri Lanka on the Indian subcontinent? What are the origins of chutney and samosa or of the fruit punch, and how are they connected to India? Who taught us how to make ladi pav, and how did the Burmese khow suey land up on the wedding menus of Marwaris? In Whose Samosa Is It Anyway the author tries to find an answer to the most basic questions about Indian food only to conclude that there is no such thing as a definitive Indian cuisine and that there are as many hyper-local Indian cuisines as there are Indian states.



India

Author : Arvind Panagariya

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 546 pages

File Size : 49,77 MB

Release : 2008-03-03

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0195315030

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The subject of India's rapid growth in the past two decades has become a prominent focus in the public eye. A book that documents this unique and unprecedented surge, and addresses the issues raised by it, is sorely needed. Arvind Panagariya fills that gap with this sweeping, ambitious survey. India: The Emerging Giant comprehensively describes and analyzes India's economic development since its independence, as well as its prospects for the future. The author argues that India's growth experience since its independence is unique among developing countries and can be divided into four periods, each of which is marked by distinctive characteristics: the post-independence period, marked by liberal policies with regard to foreign trade and investment, the socialist period during which Indira Ghandi and her son blocked liberalization and industrial development, a period of stealthy liberalization, and the most recent, openly liberal period. Against this historical background, Panagariya addresses today's poverty and inequality, macroeconomic policies, microeconomic policies, and issues that bear upon India's previous growth experience and future growth prospects. These provide important insights and suggestions for reform that should change much of the current thinking on the current state of the Indian economy. India: The Emerging Giant will attract a wide variety of readers, including academic economists, policy makers, and research staff in national governments and international institutions. It should also serve as a core text in undergraduate and graduate courses that deal with Indias economic development and policies.