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Welcome to India, is a British documentary television miniseries about India, narrated by Sacha Dhawan.The series first aired on BBC Two from 3 to 17 October 2012. The three part series follows people in Kolkata and Mumbai as they try to make a living through informal activities such as panning for gold or selling illegal alcohol.
Hanut Singh (soldier) Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh Rathore, [ 1][ 2] PVSM, MVC (6 July 1933 – 10 April 2015) was an Indian General Officer. He was a recipient of India's second highest military decoration, the Maha Vir Chakra, for his role in the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [ 8]
Namaste Trump (stylised as नमस्ते TRUMP) was a tour event held on 24 and 25 February 2020 in India. [1] It was the inaugural visit of the then US President Donald Trump and his family to India.
Website. gatewayofindia.org. The Gateway of India is an arch-monument completed in 1924 on the waterfront of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of George V for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain. He was the first British monarch to visit India.
Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
Latin India is used by Lucian (2nd century CE). [citation needed] India was known in Old English language and was used in King Alfred's translation of Paulus Orosius. In Middle English, the name was, under French influence, replaced by Ynde or Inde, which entered Early Modern English as "Indie". The name "India" then came back to English usage ...
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 360] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 361] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 361]
India Nepal: Vajjika League: c. 6th century BCE c. 468 BCE Vaishali: Sanskrit India Nepal: Malla: c. 4th century BCE c. 7th century: Kusinārā, Pāvā: Prakrit India Nepal: Matsya Kingdom: 700 BCE 345 BCE ViratNagar: Sanskrit India: Surasena Kingdom: 700 BCE 345 BCE Mathura: Sanskrit India: Avanti Kingdom: 700 BCE 300 BCE Ujjayini: Sanskrit India