1. India in the World Largest country in South Asia
Seventeenth biggest country in the world
Area of 3,288,000 square kilometers
New Delhi is the capital
World’s largest democracy
Currency: Rupees and paisa

2. India in the World
World’s largest producer of films – 3x more than USA
First woman Prime Minister in years before Britain.
4th largest rail network in the world
650 daily newspapers
Over 10,000 books published each year
Beatles used Sitar in some of their hit songs

3. THE INDIAN FLAG
The Indian flag has three horizontal stripes in orange, white and green. There is a dark blue wheel in the middle of the white stripe.
Each part of the flag has a special meaning.
The orange stripe represents the Hindus of India
The green stripe represents the Muslims of India
The white stripe represents the hope that the two can live in peace together
The wheel is an ancient Buddhist symbol. It stands for peaceful change.
The 26 spokes of the wheel represent the 26 states of India.
The flag was adopted in 1947, when India gained independence from British.

4. Some Words used in English from Indian languages
curry shampoo
chutney loot
cheetah pukka
pyjamas gymkhana
cushy bangle
jungle bungalow
thug dinghy
yoga catamaran