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INDIA
By Travis Nelson and Andrew Beard
An Overview of India
Capital City: New Delhi, India
Current President: Pratibha Patil
Current Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh
GDP: $3.57 Million (US Dollars)
Population (as of July 2010): 1,156,897,766 people (the second highest in the world)
Life Expectancy:
Total Population: 66.09 years
(India has the 161st highest life expectancy rate in the world)
For Males: 65.13 years
For Females: 67.17 years
Median Age:
Total: 25.9 years
For Males: 25.4 years
For Females: 26.6 years
(All aforementioned information obtained from CIA Factbook)
India Google Map: Cities with Population and Waterways
India: 1,156,897,766 people
Mumbai, India: 19,200,000 people
New Delhi, India: 18,680,000 people
Calcutta, India: 15,100,000 people
Hyderabad, India: 6,833,000 people
Chennai, India: 6,639,000 people
Bangalore, India: 5,544,000 people
Ahmedabad, India: 4,154,000 people
Bay of Bengal: located east of India
Ganges River: located in northeast India
Arabian Sea: located west of India
Laccadive Sea: located southeast of India
Indian Ocean: located south of India
(All information obtained from CIA Factbook and World Atlas)
India: Ancient and Modern History
One of the oldest civilizations in the world, the Indus Valley civilization, flourished in northwestern India during 3,000 and 2,000 B.C. The merging of the northwestern Aryan tribes with the Dravidian tribe produced the classical Indian culture. Indian culture saw great advancements during the Golden Age - which was welcomed by the Gupta Dynasty ( 300-500 A.D.). During this time, Indian arts, music, society, and science evolved greatly. One of the most significant results of this period was the vast spread of Islam throughout the region. In the 1500s, after the Turk and Afghan invasion of India in the 900s and 1000s, Indian Emperor Babur established an empire that would lead India into the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s. During the rule of this empire, Europeans began to enter India and establish communities. In a matter of centuries, this establishment of European communities in India would evolve into so much more.
By the 1800s, the prominent political power in India had become Great Britain. The British were controlling India politically. During both world wars, this British-Indian political power had developed a significant role. After the wars, the non-violent resistance against British rule grew, and was led by Mahatma Ghandi. The work done by Ghandi and the resistance finally brought independence to India from Great Britain in 1947.
Conflict in the Indian Region
One of the current conflicts in India involves Pakistan and India fighting over the Kashmir area near each of the countries. Pakistan owns the northwest part of the area, while India owns the central and southern part of the area. The area has been independent for two years now, and the situation has gotten worse in recent years. Each country wants to own the area while the people in Kashmir are angry at India for killing so many of their people and they want freedom from India. India has owned much of the land for a long time and Pakistan has had to use force just to get a portion of the land. Since Pakistan had kept trying to control all of Kashmir over the years, India has sent many security forces to Kashmir to fight the surge of Pakistan. Over 60,000 people have died in the wars in Kashmir and many people are scared and mad at the situation since Kashmir used to be a pleasant place to live. This situation is ongoing and each country has attacked the other in numerous locations to show hatred between them.
Another conflict in India took place during the time period after India’s independence. First, Mahatma Gandhi took control of India to lead them to freedom from British rule in 1947. Ever since then, many conflict between neighboring countries, especially Pakistan and between the country itself have led India to major issues since its independence. First of all, Pakistan and India used to be one country ruled by the British and they finally separated in 1947. The two countries had to separate because the country kept fighting and this got out of hand several times, resulting in thousands of deaths. The two countries have had three deadly wars since India’s independence and the situation has gotten worse in the last few years, since Pakistan has attacked the city of Mumbai, one of the largest cities in India. Despite India’s extensive problems in rising population, poverty, and corruption, the rising economic development has fueled India’s surge to be one of the progressive countries in the world.
Indian Natural Resources
Natural Gas: K-G Basin, Mahandi Basin, Andaman Basin, Konkan Basin
Coal: Punjab Salt Range, Sohagpur
Diamonds: Bangalore
Pertoleum: Mumbai
(All aforementioned information obtained from the United States Geographical Survey)
Image Information
1. The Indian Gate in New Delhi, India
2. The Arabian Sea
3. The Indian Musuem in Calcutta, India
4. The Bay of Bengal
5. Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India
6. The Taj Mahal Hotel
7. The Ganges River
8. The Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India
9. The Bangalore High Court Building in Bangalore