"India is the cradle of human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great-grandmother of tradition." Mark Twain.
History.
The Indian civilization has been around for over 5,000 years. Historians believe India was discovered by a group of invaders named the Aryan. Through these years India was involved in many wars, creation of many religions and the home to many great leaders in the past. India has been ruled by many empires and now is reconstructing itself to become the powerful country it had been. .
One of the first dramatic things to happen to India was the founding of the Buddhist religion. It was founded in around 500 b.c. Soon after in the fourth century the Gupta to rule of India, they focused upon developing the arts and science. Only 4 centuries later the Muslims (a.k.a. Mughals) and by the 16th century they had taken control of India. They worked on structuring the arts and literature of India. During their reign many of India's greatest buildings were built including the Taj Mahal. After the thrown over of the Mughulian empire India became the wealthiest country in the world. .
Soon after the Portuguese then French, Dutch, Danish, and British tried to take over the India. During the 19th century the British and French were the two European countries to take some control of India. Like many other countries would be they were greedy for more land. The fought for seven years from 1756-1763. .
Under British rule Indians were considered 2nd class; the British made Indian feel like slaves in their own country. Whatever gems, industries, and many other glories of India soon became the British's. In 1858 the British sent their first representative to India her name was Queen Victoria. The British left India high and dry; they turned religion against religion, they made promises that would be broken, sent thousands of Indian men to fight in World War 1 and only about a hundred men returned, they killed Indians of different religions whom talked to one an other and had numerous accounts of massacres.
Air pollution, water pollution and garbage are serious problems in India. ... Pollution is so common in India for a variety of reasons. ... Currently there are over 100 million challah stoves in India (Das). ... Air pollution has become so bad in India that it can now be seen from space (Air Pollution Fifth Leading Cause of Death in India). ... Garbage Garbage and trash is common sight in the street in India. ...
India is fast progressing in the field of space research. ... It was known as India's first development rocket flight. ... It was a milestone in the space journey of India as it brought to India the honour of being a space nation. ... India launched INSAT-1A on April 10, 1982. ... It marked the opening of new horizons for India. ...
Such incident took place in India in 1998. ... United Nations and the U.S condemned India. ... India wanted to make a stand for itself. ... If I India was to be penalized according to that sanction U.S. should stop any trade with India but in past years India has become one of the hot spots for U.S. to open up its software industry. The third article by Martin Sieff titled "Passage to India" introduces political issues and represents India as center of attention. ...
Global Warfare: India's Nuclear Testing Within the last decade, India and Pakistan's ongoing struggle with Kashmir has peaked due to nuclear warfare testing. ... The conflict between India and Pakistan has revolved around Kashmir. ... India has been ruling with brutal force towards the Kashmiris. ... In 1995, before the nuclear testing, the United States exports to India were $3.2 billion, while imports from India were an impressive $5.8 billion. In 1996 the figures had risen: imports from India reached $6.8 billion. ...
The British East India Company imperialized India politically and economically, setting the stage for British India, and allowing the company to be the most powerful economic force that had ever been created. ... Once the seven years war was over, 1756-1763, England took over almost all of India and the Dutch, French and Portuguese trade was removed from India and the East India. ... The company had imperialized India economically. ... The company also changed India forever. ... It also set the stage for Britain's control of India, or British India, and caused the Britain to rule Ind...
The Changing Political Economy of India As India's political economy evolves from mixed economy into a system of free enterprise, initial strides have tapered as the world's largest democracy struggles to shed policies of the "License Raj" and staggering illiteracy and poverty rates. ... In the end, these policies put India at a disadvantage when attempting to lure foreign capital. India must work to lower the poverty level hundreds of millions are currently experiencing. ... Political leaders will need to commit to a long-term, strategic goal of making India a world power....
Why India for surrogacy? ... In India, medical advances are happening everyday. ... Health in India is a big issue being dealt with as we speak. ... India is doing everything in their power to make India one of the healthiest places on the Earth. ... Unlike in The United States, India cares for their surrogates. ...
One problem is that there are too many languages in India. ... There are at least six different languages in India. ... The next big problem is that India is becoming overpopulated. ... India's food supply is decreasing and cannot keep up with the rapid growth of India's population. ... The life expectancy in India is fifty-nine years compared the U. ...
In this assignment I am going to be looking at the culture of India . ... I think the women in India look beautiful in their clothing, and the food of India is lovely. ... This has a lot of significance to the men of India. ... As India is a country of diversities, it is visible in the area of religion. The main religion of India is hinduism, but Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Baha'i Faith are all used across India. ...
The events of this rebellion, which is also known as 'India's first war of Independence' should be remembered as it led to permanent changes in how India was governed. This also shows what India was like before and how much the country has changed. ... Another area of change brought into India was the development of communication and transport. ... This enabled India to create an international outlook and connections with global economies. ... This also shows the traditions of India before the rebellion. ...
