History And History Of India

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India is an extremely diverse country. It is a country full of culture, history, and strength. It is not only a huge international power in foreign affairs but its one of the largest countries geographically in the world. India has been acknowledged for its strength, history, government, and culture, all of which define the country.
The capital of India is New Delhi, other major cities include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bangalore. India’s current population is 1,205,073,612; this was established in July of 2012. The main ethnic group in India is the Indo-Aryan; this group pertains to the citizens of India. The other ethnic groups of India include Dravidian and Mongoloid. Dravidian people are citizens who have backgrounds from India and Sri Lanka. Mongoloid people have backgrounds from eastern and southern Asia. The official language is Hindi, which stems from their religion of Hinduism.
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions to date and was founded in India. The followers of Hinduism believe in four pillars that define their religion. The first pillar is known as the Authority of Vedas and Brahamans, which is the belief in ancient scriptures. Vedas and Brahaman are the names of there scriptures. The second pillar is known as Brahaman: Ultimate Reality. This instructs the Hinduism followers to believe in the “One.” This refers to their god, it is given the name Brahaman and Pursuhua in various scriptures they. The third pillar is the belief in Karma. Karma literally means action, but they believe that “one's moral actions have unavoidable and automatic effects on one's fortunes in this life and condition of rebirth in the next.” (Hindu Beliefs) The fourth and final pillar is the universal purpose; “in Hinduism, there...

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...nd Pakistan have engaged in four wars and feel great animosity towards the each other
India has been a rather non-controversial country, but recently Indian citizens have been coming forward accusing government officials of rape and abuse. This has caused a storm of concern for India and its reputation around the world. The UN is now reluctant to ask for help from India in major issues such as the Mali Hunger Crisis. India is unable to exterminate the problem because new stories and cases are coming out daily. If India does not end the controversy quickly, their international reputation is at risk.
In conclusion India is an extremely diverse country. It is full of history, culture, and success. The future for India may look murky due to the recent situations, but India is suspected to make a full recovery. The future for India holds many fails and many triumphs.

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