1. Virtual Field Trip to Incredible India
Seventh Grade – Language Arts
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” Unit and Expository Writing Unit

2. Facts and Photos of India
AMAZING INDIA FACTS
Click buttons below for photographs of India.
   The Western Desert
The Indo-Gangetic Plain
Punjab
The Himalayas
The Deccan
Rajasthan
Delhi

3. Regions and States
Clickable map-
State of Gujarat
State of Jammu and Kashmir
Visit the cities of Bangalore, Delhi, Agra

4. National Symbols Website – http://tourindia.com FLAG National Calendar
BIRD
EMBLEM
ANIMAL
ANTHEM
TREE
SONG
FLOWER
SPORT
FRUIT

5. The Many Languages of India
National Languages
There are many different Indian languages spoken by more than a million people. English is spoken as a second language by more than ten million Indians. Languages website

6. Culture Indian Culture. Know India The Story of the Saree
Indian Religion  
 Festivals of India
The Indian Wedding
Ethnic groups

7. The Taj Mahal Click here for the history of the Taj Mahal.
Click here for more information on the Taj Mahal.

8. British Rule in India British empire in India
India was ruled by the British and Indians were the subjects of a British Empire ruled by King of England. In 15th August 1947, India attained Independence and power passed into the hands of Indian people from the British rulers. Patriotic Indians waged a powerful struggle under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi & other Indian leaders to make India country a free nation 
British empire in India 

9. Mahatma Gandhi Click here for The Story of Gandhi – by Ramanbhai Soni
For Mahatma Gandhi's Biography click here.
The Courage of Gandhi: Click for a discourse on the spirit of Nonviolence.
Quiz On Gandhi

10. Rudyard Kipling
Born: December 30, 1865, Bombay, India. Died: January 18, 1936, London, England. Awarded the Nobel prize in literature, Parents: Lockwood and Alice Kipling.
Rudyard Kipling author of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” and the Jungle Book. Click on his name to read his biography.
How the Leopard Got His Spots -- a story also written by Rudyard Kipling. Click on the title and read the short story.

11. India’s Government
Click here to learn about the government
Click here to see all of the Political parties of India
"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."
Click here for the President of India’s website
DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

12. Indian Cuisine
Food --
Most Indian cuisines are related by similar usage of spices. Often, Indian cooking is distinguished by the use of a larger variety of vegetables than many other well-known cuisines. Within these recognizable similarities, there is an enormous variety of local styles. Click on the word food to read more about Indian Cuisine