hey yoora! I am mahek,nice to meet you!

yoora: hey mahek! where are you from?

mahek:hey yoora I am from India, where are you from?
yoora: I am from Toronto,canda
mahek: ohh! canada is a mesmerising country!
yoora: thank you mahek! but I want to know more about India, for me, I know too little
about India:(
mahek: don't worry yoora, I'll be sharing as much as I can with you
yoora: really? will you?
mahek: ofcourse, why not?

india I've been born and brought up in India and by now, I am quite clear why I love it so
much,

lemme start with the history of the name India:) yoora: india, the name itself has a
history? mahek: yes, it does!

#The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu (सिन्ध)ु , which was the name of the
Indus River as well as the lower Indus basin (modern Sindh, in Pakistan)

1. Hodu

Hodu is the Biblical Hebrew name for India and is mentioned in the Old Testament.

2.Tianzhu

This is the Chinese and the Japanese name given to India by the Oriental scholars.
During their travels, they came across a region bordered by the Sindhu river (now
known as Indus. The Persian rule changed the name of Sindhu to Hindu and Tianzhu is
literally a translation of Hindu.

3. Nabhivarsha

Olden texts refer to India a Nabhivarsha. There are 2 reasons for the name. Nabhi, was
the son of the man who one ruled the entire Earth. As Nabhi ruled India, it came to be
known as Nabhivarsha. Nabhi in sanskrit also means the Navel and is the center. If
seen on the globe, India appears to be the navel or the center of the Earth. Hence, the
name Nabhivarsha.

4. Jambudvipa

The name literally means ‘Land of the Jambu tress’.

5)Bhārata was selected as an alternative name of India in 1950.[24]

#The name Bhārata or Bhārata-varṣa (Bharata-varsha) is said to be derived from the

name of either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata.[1] Several Puranas
state that it is derived from the name of Bharata, the son of Rishabha. However, some
Puranic passages state that it is derived from Bharata, which was another name for
Rishabha's ancestor Manu. Some other Puranic passages refer to the Bharata people,
who are described as the descendants of Dushyanta's son Bharata in the
Mahabharata.[25]

India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7'
east to 97°25' east longitude.[2] It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total
area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi).[3][4][5] India measures 3,214
km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. It has a
land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).[1]

On the south, India projects into and is bounded by the Indian Ocean—in particular, by
the Arabian Sea on the west, the Lakshadweep Sea to the southwest, the Bay of
Bengal on the east, and the Indian Ocean proper to the south. The Palk Strait and Gulf
of Mannar separate India from Sri Lanka to its immediate southeast, and the Maldives
are some 125 kilometres (78 mi) to the south of India's Lakshadweep Islands across the
Eight Degree Channel. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, some 1,200 kilometres
(750 mi) southeast of the mainland, share maritime borders with Myanmar, Thailand
and Indonesia. Kanyakumari at 8°4′41″N and 77°55′230″E is the southernmost tip of the
Indian mainland, while the southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Great Nicobar
Island. The northernmost point which is under Indian administration is Indira Col,
Siachen Glacier.[6] India's territorial waters extend into the sea to a distance of 12
nautical miles (13.8 mi; 22.2 km) from the coast baseline.[7] India has the 18th largest
Exclusive Economic Zone of 2,305,143 km2 (890,021 sq mi).

The northern frontiers of India are defined largely by the Himalayan mountain range,
where the country borders China, Bhutan, and Nepal. Its western border with Pakistan
lies in the Karakoram range, Punjab Plains, the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch salt
marshes. In the far northeast, the Chin Hills and Kachin Hills, deeply forested
mountainous regions, separate India from Burma. On the east, its border with
Bangladesh is largely defined by the Khasi Hills and Mizo Hills, and the watershed
region of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.[clarification needed]

The Ganges is the longest river originating in India. The Ganges–Brahmaputra system
occupies most of northern, central, and eastern India, while the Deccan Plateau
occupies most of southern India. Kangchenjunga, in the Indian state of Sikkim, is the
highest point in India at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) and the world's third highest peak. The
climate across India ranges from equatorial in the far south, to alpine and tundra in the
upper regions of the Himalayas. Geologically, India lies on the Indian Plate, the northern
part of the Indo-Australian Plate.

India is divided into 28 States (further subdivided into districts) and 8 union territories
including the National capital territory (i.e., Delhi). India's borders run a total length of
15,200 km (9,400 mi).[1][10]

government and administration

India is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of

government which is federal in structure with unitary features. There is a Council of
Ministers with the Prime Minster as its head to advice the President who is the
constitutional head of the country. Similarly in states there is a Council of Ministers with
the Chief Minister as its head, who advices the Governor. This section provides insight
of Indian governance and administration at the Central, state as well as local level.
Information about the Constitution of India, Parliament and Legislature, Union
administration, state, district and local administration is given.

constitution of India

The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January,
1950. The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government which is federal
in structure with certain unitary features. The constitutional head of the Executive of the
Union is the President. As per Article 79 of the Constitution of India, the council of the
Parliament of the Union consists of the President and two Houses known as the Council
of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). Article 74(1) of the
Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister
as its head to aid and advise the President, who shall exercise his/her functions in
accordance to the advice. The real executive power is thus vested in the Council of
Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head.

indian parliament

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. The Indian Parliament comprises of
the President and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha
(House of the People). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either
House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The Constitution of India came into force
on January 26, 1950. The first general elections under the new Constitution were held
during the year 1951-52 and the first elected Parliament came into existence in April,
1952, the Second Lok Sabha in April, 1957, the Third Lok Sabha in April, 1962, the
Fourth Lok Sabha in March, 1967, the Fifth Lok Sabha in March, 1971, the Sixth Lok
Sabha in March, 1977, the Seventh Lok Sabha in January, 1980, the Eighth Lok Sabha
in December, 1984, the Ninth Lok Sabha in December, 1989, the Tenth Lok Sabha in
June, 1991, the Eleventh Lok Sabha in May, 1996, the Twelfth Lok Sabha in March,
1998, the Thirteenth Lok Sabha in October, 1999, the Fourteenth Lok Sabha in May,
2004, the Fifteenth Lok Sabha in April, 2009, the Sixteenth Lok Sabha in May, 2014 and
the Seventeenth Lok Sabha in May, 2019.

who's who

This section gives you information about the persons holding the highest offices as well
as respectable positions at the Executive, Judiciary, and Legislature levels in the
country. Users can get the detailed profiles of the President, Vice President, Prime
Minister, Chief Ministers, Members of Parliament, Governors and Chief Justice of India
etc.

president

Shri Ram Nath Kovind

Positions Held:

● Member, Rajya Sabha, 1994-2006. (Elected from Uttar Pradesh)

● Permanent Advocate at Hon'ble Supreme Court of India for Central Govt.
(1980-93).
● Member, Parliamentary Committees for SC/ST Welfare, Home Ministry,
Petroleum & Natural Gas, Social Justice and Rights, Law & Justice, Chairman of
Rajya Sabha Housing Committee.
● Member, Management Board for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
● Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.
● Represented India at United Nations (New York) and addressed the General
Assembly during Oct, 2002.
● Governor of Bihar from 16-08-2015 to 21-06-2017
● prime minister

Shri Narendra Modi

Shri Narendra Modi was sworn-in as India’s Prime Minister on 30th May 2019, marking
the start of his second term in office. The first ever Prime Minister to be born after
Independence, Shri Modi has previously served as the Prime Minister of India from
2014 to 2019. He also has the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of
Gujarat with his term spanning from October 2001 to May 2014.