FACTS ABOUT INDIA

Major Rivers: Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Sharavati, Netravati, Bharatapuzha, Periyar, Amba, Narmada, and Tapti.

Major Mountain ranges: Himalaya, Patki, Vindhyas, Satpura, Aravalli, Sahyadri, and Eastern Ghat

Languages:  17 major languages & 844 Dialects.

15 official languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Riya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Sindhi.  

Constitutional Rights: Six Fundamental Rights:
Right to Equality, Right to Freedom Including Speech, Right Against  Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights and Right  to Constitutional Remedies for Enforcement of these Rights.

National Flag:
A horizontal tri-color of deep Saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom in equal proportions. In the center of white band, there is a navy blue Charaka (Wheel) with 24 spokes and diameter equal to the  white band. Its design is that of the Charaka which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion Capital of Ashoka. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is two to three.

National Emblem:
Four lions standing back to back      mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculpture in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull, and a lion separated by intervening Charakas. The words "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Alone Triumphs) from the Mundaka Upanishad are inscribed below  the abacus in Devanagari script.

• National Calendar, National Anthem and National Song

• Indian States and Population

• Indian State Languages & Literacy Rate

• Languages spoken

• India Map and Major Indian Cities

Useful Links

• http://www.mapsofindia.com/

• http://www.indianembassy.org/

• http://www.cgihouston.org/

• http://www.indiacgny.org/

• http://chicago.indianconsulate.com/ 

• http://www.indianconsulate-sf.org/

• http://www.censusindia.net/

• http://www.nrilinks.com/india/