India - ye jo des hai mera swades hai mera

The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .

Side by side with the country's staggering topographical variations is its cultural diversity, the result of the coexistence of a number of religions as well as local tradition. Thus, the towering temples of south India, easily identifiable by their ornately sculptured surface, are associated with a great many crafts and performing arts of the region.

In the desert of Kutch, Gujarat, on the other hand, a scattering of villages pit themselves against the awesome forces of nature, resulting in Spartan lifestyles made vibrant by a profusion of jewelry and ornamental embroidery used to adorn apparel and household linen. In the extreme north is the high altitude desert of Ladakh. Local culture is visibly shaped by the faith - Buddhism -as well as by the harsh terrain. Yet another facet of Indian culture is observed in the colorful tribal lifestyles of the north eastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur with their folk culture.

In the central Indian states of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh tribal village life has resulted in a variety of artistically executed handicrafts.

India's mountains provide heli skiing, river running, mountaineering and trekking. Its beaches provide lazy sun-bathing as well as wind surfing and snorkeling, and its jungles provide shooting wildlife -with a camera.

India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism, Christianity and Islam all exist within the country today. As a consequence of India's size, the history of the country has seldom been the same for two adjoining territories, and its great natural wealth has lured a succession of traders and foreign influences to it, each having left their imprint in the country, however faint or localized. Thus, Chinese fishing nets in Kerala are a throwback to that country's ancient maritime trade, while in the north, terra-cotta figurines of the centuries BC bear distinctly Greek traces.

Modern India is home alike to the tribal with his anachronistic lifestyle and to the sophisticated urban jetsetter. It is a land where temple elephants exist amicably with the microchip. Its ancient monuments are the backdrop for the world's largest democracy where atomic energy is generated and industrial development has brought the country within the world's top ten nations. Today, fishermen along the country's coastline fashion simple fishing boats in a centuries old tradition while, a few miles away. motor vehicles glide off conveyor belts in state-of-the-art factories

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[nri18]

Hope you enjoy these snapshots from India... Jai Hind

luv

nri18

[mrsunnygold]

men buddha is from india..with out any doubt... and it is not an international problem...millions of napalies come and work in india we did not make any problem for any of them..ok

you are lucky to have such a good nabouring country like indians

[sinplicity0]

You are right. But also remember, there was no "Nepal" when Buddha was born.

[nameunevaforgt]

@niceboyonly20

reallyy??? sitting in foriegn country and enjoying the dollars can change the system huh? its reallyy easyy to sayy things like that but when it comes to do something then you face the reallityy!!!! If you really want to doo something for your country then why dont you leave the dollars; the comfort and come back to your country for a CHANGE???

[JaiHindArbhav]

Long Live India!!

[Indiancrab]

As an ayurvedic specialist , i follow my Country's rich tradition of Spirituality, Astrology, Hypnosis, Yoga and Ayurveda. I am proud to say that I am from INDIA.

gurus ca rantidevas ca

sankrteh pandu-nandana

rantidevasya mahima

ihamutra ca giyate

Om- Namashivayya

[achulliyil]

India is the land that gave birth to different religions and spirituality. I urge foreigners to see the spirituality in India and not poverty or negativity. If you see negativity in everything then you won't enjoy the country. Keep a positive frame of mind if you want to visit India. Buddha, Mahavira, Guru Nanak not only gave birth to new religions but also gave new dimension to tolerance and spirituality which is badly needed in today's world. Jai Hind

[JunaidUnar1991]

Superb .Very nice video. greetings from Pakistan To My Indians brothers....Keep it up boys...my Love to u all indian brothers and u should think about right things

..Love u again

[bkumar1977]

nri18!  great work.. what a creativity.. keep it up!

[darksaint024]

I Like the Work Thank You For this

[ceasefire066]

nice pics dude..splendid work..keep going

[niceboyonly20]

@m1y2sti3cal india will become great country, when we stop saying it great.it is not great but it one of the happiest and wonderful world on this planet.iam an indian living in uk and i cried lot for my country i dreamed of "great india".we have to stop saying it great and have to work on it to make it great.all we need is the solid system in country,corruption is not problem but lack of system is problem.