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sare jahan se accha hindostan hamara
ham bulbulain hai is ki, yeh gulsitan hamara
ghurbat men hon agar ham, rahta hai dil vatan men
samjho vahin hamen bhi, dil hain jahan hamara
parbat voh sab se unca, hamsaya asman ka
voh santari hamara, voh pasban hamara
godi men khelti hain is ki hazaaron nadiya
gulshan hai jin ke dum se, rashk-e-janan hamara
aye ab, raud, ganga, voh din hen yad tujhko
utara tire kinare, jab karvan hamara
maz’hab nahin sikhata apas men bayr rakhna
hindi hai ham, vatan hai hindostan hamara
yunan-o-misr-o-roma, sab mi? gaye jahan se
ab tak magar he baqi, nam-o-nishan hamara
kuch bat he kih hasti, mi?ati nahin hamari
sadiyon raha he dushman, daur-e-zaman hamara
iqbal ko’i meharam, apna nahin jahan main
m’alum kya kisi ko, dard-e-nihan hamara –
BY Poet Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal in 1904/1905
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"So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked." --Mark Twain - American author
Why Europeans, Africans, the Asians are astonished by India? It’s because of the humanity which is present in us Indians, our rich culture with various religions, races and the many different languages we speak, you tell me where in the world you will find such a unique place to live? Nowhere. And it’s a fact it’s difficult to know and understand India completely. It’s a PARADISE ON EARTH or in other words you can say ITS GOD OWN COUNTRY, very well protected from all the four corners by the Himalayas, well guarded by the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Let’s peek into our Mother India on her 59th India’s Independence Day once again in short,
East India consist of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal are known as the home of the sacred Ganges River and is virtually distinct from other states in our India.
West India, consist of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and some parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat is the number one Industrial state in the country, Goa is know as the tourist paradise with some of Best Beaches in the world, Maharashtra is know for its farming and is also a financial state of India, as Mumbai is part of it.
North India consist of Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Haryana, are enriched with many different cultures religions, marvelous monuments, holy places and rivers and the majestic Himalayas, and diversified climate conditions.
South India consist of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala which are all favorite destinations for us Indians and Foreigners as well.
But India, as you’ll are aware has the second largest population in the world, with nearly 1 billion citizens officially, its very unfair to speak upon one Indian culture or religion by anybody, as there are 7 major religion and ethnic groups, but by gods grace there is cultural ties between one another, that’s the reason English has emerged as a second major language to communicate in our day to day life, though there are 14 official languages in all, and about 24 languages that are spoken by we Indians.
We can say our religions are our Indian culture, as we can practice it freely and can be seen in every aspect of our life and we have show the whole world that we are all Indians first.
BUT IT’S VERY HARD FOR ANYBODY TO DESCRIBE INDIA BECAUSE OUR INDIA IS GREAT……
JAI HIND……….