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FACTS
India's name originates from the River Indus where the early people settled. The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat.
Flag:
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The Indian flag symbolizes freedom. It is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA', is a Buddhist symbol dating back to 200th century BC.
Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes, which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's constituent assembly on 22nd july, 1947. |
Capital city: Delhi
(New Delhi)
Main cities: Mumbai (formerly
Bombay), Bangalore,
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
Population: 1.12
billion
Political structure: Democratic
Language:
Hindi, Panjabi and English
Religion/s:
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian
Location:
Asia
Climate:
Due to the size of India the climate ranges
from permanent ice and snow to tropical rainforests. Heat
builds from February and reaches
(35-45°C) by April in most places. The first signs of the Monsoons are
in May with the rains beginning in June in the south then sweeping
northward to cover the whole country by early July to December.
Internet: .in
Phone calling code: +91
Direct flights from NZ: Yes
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