‘’If there is one place on the face of the Earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.’’
India, this graceful name derived from the river Sindhu(Indus river) and has been used since the 4th century BCE in Greek. The modern human first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73000 and 55,000 years ago. The history of India begins with the birth of the Indus valley civilization in 2500 BC.
India is the seventh-largest country by area and second-most populous country in the world. India, most richly endowed with all the wealth, power and beauty that nature can bestow and carves very paradise on the Earth. Every part of India encompasses the culture of its own, entirely distinct in traditions, language, festivals, beliefs and rituals with a different and unique style of living and dresses. No country in the world is the glimpses of UNITY IN DIVERSITY with distinction and integration, the snow-clad Himalayas crowning the head in the North, enveloping all the beauty within itself. The burbling rivers, Indus, holy river Gangas( national river) the Yamuna and their tributaries, emerging from the great Himalayas rolling over the whole country like arteries, supplying lifeblood or water to its inhabitants throughout the year. The mysterious and complex beauty of the desert state Rajasthan (one of the among 29 states in India) is found rarely in any part of the world. Thar as a background the vigorous sand dunes, mirages and camels, huge glorified palaces, forts present a unique beauty.Our peninsula in the South is Kanyakumarica (Cape of Comorian) meeting point of the three oceans the Great Vivekananda attained enlightenment on the rock.
The Sea fed regions cover the shores of the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Arabian Sea on the west. Plateaus, tropical Islands, vast plains make India an elegant golden bird. Several plunderers came to India from the nook and corner of the world. A lot of people as the traders came and settled here in India from various countries.
REFLECTIONS OF THE MULTIFACETED AND DIVERSIFIED CULTURE
India has been the birthplace of many religions. Hinduism, Buddhism, the Jainism. The Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, or Mazdayasna all have flourished and nourished here as well. As the different dynasties in the different era, ruled over here so India comprises different lifestyles, different languages(18 registered languages), different wedding traditions, different costumes, different festivals, different types of classical and folk songs & dances, different types of classic art, paintings and handicrafts. Each of the regions has unique physical features, soil types, climatic conditions, vegetations, and wildlife.
THE INDELIBLE MARKS
India has witnessed many eras blooming on her soil. And each era and dynasty has left its ineradicable tokens of art and architecture. Taj Mahal a symbol of romance and faith, reflection of Persian culture, The cave of Ajanta Ellora, The Sun temple, Victoria palace, Temple of Khajurao, Elegant church at Goa, architect of Synaguque(place to worship for the Jews) thousands ancient temples like Meenakhshi, Madurai, Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, The Stupa of Sanchi. No where in the world one can find out such Epitome of cultural, natural, beauty and distinct diversities with unity and integration as in India. Thvasubais paradise follows the motto all the human are the loving creation of God. So all are respected with their respective cultures, customs, languages, and lifestyles with the amity and fraternity.