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India fascinates (almost) everyone at least after the well-known Bollywood films. But it is also becoming increasingly popular as a holiday destination. India offers a huge variety, from beautiful beaches to magnificent palaces and impressive landscapes. With such a selection…
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The coin denomination The currency is rupi (eng. Rupee). 1 rupee (symbol Rs, currency code INR) = 100 paise. Before 1957, the rupee was divided into 16 annas of 12 pies. The Reserve Bank, Reserve Bank of India, was founded…
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In this context, Indian literature stands for all literary traditions of the Indian subcontinent. If you ignore the inscriptions of Indus culture that are not interpreted, Indian literature begins in the 9th century BCE. . For several hundred years the…
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Wildlife in India is diverse and rich. Leopard and tiger are found almost all over the country, wolves in the highlands and on the steppes, otherwise the stripe hawks and golden jackals are common. The lion is extinct, except in…
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India covers an area equivalent to about a third of Europe’s size. This large land area can be geographically divided into three well-defined main regions: the Deccan Plateau in the south, the northern Indian lowlands and the Himalayas. Deccan Plateau…
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India is located in the tropical and subtropical climate zone, and the climatic conditions are strongly influenced by the monsoon. Geographical factors mean that the climate in most of India and the area further east in South Asia deviates from…
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India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation at eight nuclear power plants, with a total capacity of 6.2 GW e. Nuclear power covers about three percent of the country’s consumption of electrical energy. The country is in a period of…
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India was the center of one of the world’s first high cultures, which originated on the banks of the river Indus more than 3000 years ago. This was an advanced urban culture that spread throughout the Indus Valley. In the following centuries, India consisted of various Buddhist…
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Typical of much of Indian art is a lavish array of forms. Still, there is a quest for order and system in every Indian cultural expression. The jumble that overwhelms one in the beginning, for example in a relief frieze,…
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