List of basic India topics
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India, officially known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the largest democracy in the world.[1][2] India has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the third largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms have transformed it into the second fastest growing large economy.[3] However, it still suffers from high levels of poverty,[4] illiteracy, and malnutrition. As a pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.
India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, and has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi).[5] It borders Pakistan to the west;[6] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east.
After being colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to India:
- Pronunciation:
- International rankings of India
[edit] Geography of India
- Main article: Geography of India
- India is: a subcontinent and a country
- Location:
- Population:
- Size:
- Atlas of India
- Extreme points of India
- Subcontinent (India is one)
[edit] Environment of India
- Climate of India
- Ecology of India
- Ecoregions of India
- Renewable energy in India
- Geology of India
- National parks of India
- Orography of India
- Protected areas of India
- Wildlife of India
[edit] Geographic features of India
- Main article: Landforms of India
- Fjords of India
- Glaciers of India
- Islands of India
- Lakes of India
- Mountains of India
- Rivers of India
- Waterfalls of India
- Valleys of India
- World Heritage Sites in India
[edit] Regions of India
- Main articles: List of regions in India
[edit] Physical divisions of India
- See also: Ecoregions of India
- The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Kuen Lun and the Karakoram ranges and the northeast mountain ranges.
- Indo-Gangetic plains
- Thar Desert
- Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau
- Eastern coastal plains
- Western coastal plains
- Bordering seas and islands
[edit] Administrative divisions of India
[edit] Structure
Union of India
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Villages Wards
(Graam/Gau'n)
[edit] States and territories of India
- Main article: States and territories of India
- Autonomous regions of India
- Emblems of Indian States
- States and territories of India
- By rank
- By economic rank
- By various rankings
- By population
- By population density
- By size
- By state code
- By rank
- State and territory capitals
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[edit] Municipalities of India
[edit] Geography of states and territories
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1. Geography of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Geography of Haryana |
25. Geography of Nagaland |
[edit] Demography of India
- Main article: Demographics of India
[edit] Demographics of states and territories
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1. Demographics of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Demographics of Haryana |
25. Demographics of Nagaland |
[edit] Government and politics of India
- Main article: Government of India and Politics of India
- Form of government: federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic
- Capital of India
- Elections in India
- Intelligence agencies of India
- Political parties in India
- Political scandals of India
- Taxation in India
[edit] Branches of the government of India
[edit] Executive branch of the government of India
- Head of state: President of India
- Head of government: Prime Minister of India
- Vice-President of India
- The Cabinet
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of India
- Parliament of India
- Rajya Sabha (Council of States) - upper house of Parliament
- Vice-President of India - serves as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Lok Sabha (House of the People) - lower house of Parliament
- Rajya Sabha (Council of States) - upper house of Parliament
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of India
[edit] Foreign relations of India
Argentina • Bangladesh • Brazil • PR China • Colombia• Cyprus • Fiji • Iran • Israel • Nepal • Pakistan • Paraguay • South Korea • Ukraine • United States
[edit] International organization membership
India is a member of:
United Nations • East Asian Summit • G4 • G8+5 • G20 • IBSA • IAEA • IMF • ISO • NAM • SAARC • UNESCO • WHO • WTO
[edit] Law and order in India
- Main article: Law of India
- Capital punishment in India
- Constitution of India
- Crime in India
- Directive Principles in India
- Fundamental Rights in India
- History of Indian law
- Human rights in India
- Law enforcement in India
- Writs in Indian law
[edit] Military of India
- Main article: Military of India
[edit] Government of states
[edit] History of India
- Main article: History of India and Timeline of Indian history
- Ancient India
- Economic history of India
- Linguistic history of India
- Indian maritime history
- Military history of India
- Science and technology in ancient India
[edit] History of India by period
- South Asian Stone Age (70,000–3300 BCE)
- Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
- Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
- Vedic period (1500–500 BCE)
- Iron Age (1200–300 BCE)
- Mahajanapadas (700–300 BCE)
- Magadha Empire (545 BCE - 550)
- Maurya Empire (545 BCE - 550)
- Middle kingdoms of India (250 BCE–1279 CE)
- Chola Empire (250 BCE–1070 CE)
- Satavahana (230 BCE–220 CE)
- Kushan Empire (60–240 CE)
- Gupta Empire (280–550 CE)
- Pala Empire (750–1174 CE)
- Rashtrakuta (753–982 CE)
- Islamic empires in India (1206–1596)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206–1596)
- Deccan Sultanates(1490–1596)
- Hoysala Empire (1040–1346)
- Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826)
- Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646)
- Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
- Maratha Empire (1674–1818)
- Colonial India (1858–1947)
- Indian independence movement
- History of Republic of India (1947 - present)
[edit] History by states and territories
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1. History of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. History of Haryana |
25. History of Nagaland
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[edit] Culture of India
- Main article: Culture of India
- Architecture of India
- Caste system in India
- Indian dress
- Festivals in India
- Humour in India
- Languages of India
- Media in India
- National symbols of India
- Public holidays in India
- Religion in India
- World Heritage Sites in India
[edit] Cuisine of India
- Main article: Cuisine of India
[edit] Cuisine by regions
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[edit] The Arts in India
[edit] Music of India
- Indian classical music
- Indian folk music
- Qawwali
- Indian pop
- Indian hip hop
- Filmi
- Indian rock
- Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Thyagaraja Aradhana
- Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
- List of Indian playback singers
- Indian musical instruments
[edit] Music by states and territories
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1. Music of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Music of Haryana |
25. Music of Nagaland |
[edit] Literature of India
- Main article: Literature of India
- List of Indian poets
- List of Indian authors
- Indian epic poetry
- Jnanpith award
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Indian Literature (journal)
- Indian folklore
[edit] Literature by language
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[edit] Cinema of India
- Main article : Cinema of India
- Lists of Indian films
- List of top Bollywood films
- List of top Tamil-language films
- List of Telugu-language films
- List of Malayalam films
- List of Kannada films
- List of Bengali films
- List of Indian film actresses
- List of Indian film actors
- List of Indian film directors
- List of Indian film choreographers
- List of Indian film cinematographers
- List of Indian film score composers
- List of film festivals in India
- List of Indian film producers
- List of Indian film screenwriters
[edit] Cinema by region
- Bengali cinema
- Bollywood (Hindi cinema)
- Cinema of Karnataka
- Malayalam cinema
- Marathi cinema
- Tamil cinema
- Telugu cinema
- Bhojpuri cinema
- Kashmiri cinema
- Punjwood (Punjabi cinema)
[edit] Awards
- Stardust Awards
- Star Screen Awards
- Bollywood Movie Awards
- Global Indian Film Awards
- IIFA Awards
- Zee Cine Awards
[edit] Sports in India
- Main article: Sport in India
[edit] Professional sports leagues in India
[edit] Culture of states
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1. Culture of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Culture of Haryana |
25. Culture of Nagaland |
[edit] Economy of India
- Main article: Economy of India
[edit] Economy of states
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1. Economy of Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Economy of Haryana |
25. Economy of Nagaland |
[edit] Education in India
- Main article: Education in India
[edit] Education in states
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1. Education in Andaman and Nicobar |
13. Education in Haryana |
25. Education in Nagaland |
[edit] Infrastructure of India
- Communications in India
- Energy in India
- Health care in India
- Transportation in India
- Water supply and sanitation in India
[edit] See also
- Continent
- Hindi Wikipedia
- List of basic geography topics
- List of India-related articles (alphabetical index)
- List of India-related topics
- List of international rankings
[edit] References
- ^ Country profile: India. BBC (9 January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ World's Largest Democracy to Reach One Billion Persons on Independence Day. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. United Nations: Population Division. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ India is the second fastest growing economy. Economic Research Service (ERS). United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ Poverty estimates for 2004-05, Planning commission, Government of India, March 2007. Accessed: August 25, 2007
- ^ Kumar et al. 2006, p. 531
- ^ Footnote: The Government of India also considers Afghanistan to be a bordering country. This is because it considers the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to be a part of India including the portion bordering Afghanistan. A ceasefire sponsored by the United Nations in 1948 froze the positions of Indian and Pakistani held territory. As a consequence, the region bordering Afghanistan is in Pakistan-administered territory.
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