India.
Capital. New Delhi.
States. 28. plus 7 union territory.
Revenue Districts. 555.
Chief Cities. 40
Other cities. 312
Towns. 3790.
Villages. About 4 lac.
Population. 1.2. Billion.
Area. 12 69210 square miles.
Length. 2000 miles.
Width. 1900 miles.
Coastline. 4800 miles.
Location. Latitude 8.4 to 37.6. Degree.
Longitude. 68.7 to 97.25. Degree.
Languages spoken. 17. dialects 818.
National Anthem. Jana Mana Gana.
National Emblem. Sarnath teen murti Lions.
National Motto. Satyam Ev Jayte.
National Song. Vande Mataram.
National Flag. Tri-coloured with Ashok Chakra.
National Animal. Bengal Tiger.
National Bird. Peacock.
National Flower. Lotus.
National Tree. Banyan tree.
National Fruit. Mango.
National Calandar. Saka.
National river. The Ganges.
National Currency. Rupee.
Government. Democracy two-tire.
Constitution. Federal. Guaranteed Fundamental Rights.
Judiciary. Supreme Court. 27 High Courts. plus District and Lower Courts.
Important Cities. New Delhi, Mumbai Kolkata, Madras, Bangalore Hyderabad.
India occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a Constitutional Republic consisting of 28 states, each with a substantial degree of control over its own affairs, and 7 less fully empowered Union Territories.
The capital is New Delhi. With more than one-sixth of the world's total population, India is the second most populous country, after China.
The land of India--together with Bangladesh and most of Pakistan--forms a well-defined subcontinent, set off from the rest of Asia by the imposing northern mountain rampart of the Himalayas and by lesser adjoining mountain ranges to the west and east.
In area, India ranks as the seventh largest country in the world, covering 12 69210 square miles, just slightly more than 2 percent of the Earth's total land surface.
India's frontier, bordered by six countries, is 9,425 miles long; of which 4800 miles is coastline. Neighbouring countries of particular concern to India are Pakistan to the north-west and China to the north, both of which have intractable border disputes with India, and Bangladesh, which is surrounded on three sides by Indian Territory.
The other nations on India's frontier are Nepal and Bhutan to the north, situated between India and China, and Myanmar, to the north-east
Population percentage can be broadly:-
Hindu. 68 %
Muslim. 20%
Sikh. 02%
Jain. 01%
Christians. 02%
Others. 08%
India has full fledged army equipped with modern amenities.
India ranks sixth in world power USA.UK France USSR China and India.
India is much advanced in the Field of Information Technology and its Engineers
are in great demand world over.
Culturally India is very rich and its people are culturally very advanced.
Indian Films out-number Hollywood and other world films.
India is a well-industrialised nation. India has enough mineral resources.
Indian Air-ports are moderately equipped with facilities to cater to the need
of International traffic. Local air-lines fly to link almost all important cities.
India has beautiful roads through out the country, national state and local high-way.
20% of the population is very rich, 30% middle class and 50% is poor daily wages.
Loose administration and corruption has held the country in ransom.
Situation of Law and Order is just satisfactory and average.
Political interference at all level has broken down the beaurocracy.
There should be a strong body of civil servants who should run the country.
The PM has to lay down the broad policy of implementation.
Instead of Civil Servants, Ministers with no knowledge are heading Departments.
Every decision is taken by PMO. There are no powers with Civil
Servants. They have to stand in waiting to wait for orders from ministers.
Indian Government is a government of amateurs, act as helpless spectators.
State Governments outwit the center in all matters.
India is not free from ‘yes sir’ mentality after 63 years of freedom.
The country is in the grip of fake money and black money.
There exists a nexus of politicians, mafia and police in every state.
India has well managed system of banks under control of Reserve Bank.
There are nationalised and private and co-operative banks in huge volume.
Indian Post, speed post telephone have been replaced by private agencies.
India is a country where agriculture is a predominant factor.
It has to rely on rain waters. India has problems of drinking water.
India has shortage of electricity and basic infrastructure.
Indian Railways is spread through out and has kept India intact.
Indian economy is liberalised and advancing moderately.
India is educationally advanced and literacy is achieved 60%.
Higher Education is available with IIT and other well-known educational institutions.
Health Care is government central regional, local and private hospitals who can afford.
India is a country of festivals. There are series of festivals round the year.
Indian literature Bengali Marathi and all other languages are rich in literature.
India has sport’s fever in its veins. Cricket, other outdoor and indoor sports are played.
It is a credit to the Government that they manage basic needs of 1.2 billion people.
Scattered through out the country, there are approximately five lacs villages which
can be called settlements of fewer than a population of 5000 in a village. Eighty
percent of them have inhabitants of 2000 or so living like groups in a society in
the remote places. Here exists India’s most valued cultural forms. Signs of
progress and prosperity, change, standard of living, reforms have not reached here.
India is an old-household where aged do not retire. They rule. Middle-aged operate and
implement. The youth is made to stand aside and watch. They smoke biris cigarettes and chew masalas out of frustration and no work. There is crisis of identity.
None can understand India’s problems. There are castes into castes within castes.
There are religions into religions within religions and temples durgah guru-dwaras
are flourishing at the expense of blind belief. Palmists and astrologers have a hay-day.
Nobody after independence has been true to its nation. All have flourished and exploited
the people of India.
The streets and roads are crowded with cows and dogs resting leisurely. Lack of hygienic
and sanitation facilities has invited seasonal illness and rendered people weak and dull.
India is a sleeping giant. The politicians want to let this giant sleep and never get awake.
Since independence India has received billions in aid grant loans, subsidy from world-bank, plus India has collected trillions of taxes of all sorts from its people. Where
this money has gone? It is not spent after its people for whom it was meant.
It is time now that India behave like a super Nation. It has to come out of its
policy of submission and politeness and weakness. It has to assert itself on the world arena. Be selective. Be firm. Do not budge an inch from your stand. Throw
full responsibility on our consulates and improve our image abroad.
Local Governments and statutory Boards have done nothing. They are vote banks.
The Vote banks shall take the country to its eventual destruction. World nations are waiting for India to be divided into small countries and they can spread their
influence by their divide and rule policy.
It is time some sense of wisdom maturity and realisation of impending danger
prevails and lead the country to its way to progress and prosperity. Stop this
leg-pulling and act in the interest of the country in an united way.
