Today we will learn about 28 states of India..

First we will start with Kerala

1. Kerala is known as God’s own country.
2. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala
3. People of Kerala speak Malayalam
4. It is having nearly 6000 Km of seashore
Next we will go to Tamil Nadu
1. Southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari is in Tamil Nadu
2. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu
3. Tamil is the spoken language of this state
4. Are you aware that Tamil is also the official language of
Singapore and Srilanka?
Next state is Karnataka
1. We live in Mysore, Karnataka. Do you know that Mysore
Zoo is the oldest Zoo in India
2. Capital of Karnataka is Bengaluru and people of Karnataka
speak Kannada.
3. The famous Karnatic Music originated in Karnataka.
Lets Now go to Andhra Pradesh
1. Our Best Friend Bezi is from Andhra Pradesh and he speaks
Telugu
2. Capital of Andhra Pradesh is Hyderabad for time being and
it will be shifted to Amaravati later
3. There is a village in Andhra which is the only place that
receives snow fall in South India
4. It is the rice bowl of India
Telengana is our next state
1. Telengana is the youngest state of India
2. Its capital is also Hyderabad and people speak Telugu
3. The famous Hope Diamond and Kohinoor are from here.
Now we are going to Goa
1. Goa is the smallest state in India
2. Panaji is the state capital and Konkini is the spoken
language
3. Goa is famous for its beaches and churches.
Next is Maharashtra
1. Maharashtra is the commercial capital of India
2. The capital is Mumbai and Marathi is the spoken language
3. Anupam, do you remember our Bindu Mutha’s place
name? Yeah I remember. It is Bamandongri
We are going to Chattisgarh now
1. Chattisgarh is the land of Forts
2. Raipur is its capital and spoken language is Chattisgahi
3. The famous Chitrokottai water fall, known as Niagra falls
of India is in Chattisgurh
Lets now go to Odisha
1. Ancient name of Odisha is Kalinga also known as Utkal and
King Ashoka was the ruler.
2. People speaks Oriya and its capital is Bhuvaneswar
Now lets move to Gujarat
1. It is the birth place of the Father of our nation and our PM
is also from Gujarat
2. Capital is Gandhinagar and the language is Gujarati
Next is Madhya Pradesh
1. Madhya Pradesh is the heart of India.
2. It is having the largest diamond and copper mines
3. Capital of MP is Bhopal and Eastern Hindi is spoken in this
state
Jharkhand
1. Jharkhand is famous for mining and mineral extraction
2. Jamshedpur is the first industrial city in India
3. Capital is Ranchi and language is Hindi
West Bengal is our next state
1. West Bengal is the cultural capital of India
2. Capital city is Kolkata and the most spoken language is
Bengali
3. Kolkata was once the Capital of British India
Shall we now go to Rajasthan?
1. Rajasthan is the biggest state of India
2. It is called Land of Kings
3. The Great Indian Desert, Thar is in Rajasthan
4. Capital is Jaipur and spoken language is Marwari
Now to Haryana
1. Chandigarh is the capital and spoken language is Haryanvi
2. The famous Zakir Hussain Rose Garden having 1600
species of roses is here.
Uttar Pradesh
1. Uttar Pradesh is known as the Rainbow Land
2. It is the birth place of Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira,
Akbar and Ashoka
3. It is the Most populous state of India
4. The famous Taj Mahal is in Uttar Pradesh.
Let’s move on to Bihar
1. Bihar was earlier known as Magadha.
2. Bhojpuri is the spoken language and Patna is the Capital
3. Bodh Gaya associated with the Buddha is here.
Sikkim is our next state
1. Sikkim is the least populous state of India
2. Gangtok is the capital. English and Nepali are spoken in
Sikkim
3. Sikkim is home to the world’s third highest peak,
KanchenJanga
Now let’s talk about the seven sisters in India which lies in the
eastern
First one is Meghalaya
1. Its capital is Shillong which is also known as Scotland of
East
2. English is the spoken language
The second sister is Manipur
1. It is the land of Martial Arts
2. The Modern game of Polo originated in Manipur
3. Imphal is the capital and Manipuri is the spoken language
Next one is Mizoram
1. Mizoram means land of hill people
2. Aizawl is the capital and Mizo and English are the spoken
languages
Nagaland is the next sister state
1. Nagaland is called the Falcon capital of the world. All
falcons stop in Nagaland while migrating.
2. Capital is Kohima and languages are English and Nagamese
Tripura
1. Langauge is Bengali and capital is Agarthala
2. It is known as the home of Bamboo
Lets now talk about Assam
1. Assam shares the borders with 5 states
2. Capital is Dispur and language is Assamese
3. Kaziranga National Park is in Assam
The last sister state is Arunachal Pradesh
1. It is the land of rising sun
2. Itanagar is the capital and Hindi is the spoken Language.
Lets now go to Punjab
1. The Golden temple is in Punjab
2. It is the land of 5 rivers (Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Guggar+1)
3. Capital is Chandigarh and language is Punjabi
Now we are moving to Himachal Pradesh
1. Shimla is the capital and Hindi is the official language
2. This state hosts Dalai Lama at Dharmasala.
Next state is Uttarakhand
1. India’s highest peak, Nandadevi is in Uttarakhand
2. Capital is Dehradun and spoken language is Hindi
3. We had gone to Jim Corbet National Park, Nanital and
Badrinath temple few years back.
Last is Jammu & Kashmir
1. It is the head of India
2. This state is now dissolved and divided into 2 union
Territories
3. Capital of Jammu and Kashmir is Srinagar and that of
Ladakh is Leh
4. Famous tulip garden and Dal lake are here.