Capital: New Delhi
New Delhi is situated on the Yamuna River and was proclaimed
the capital of India in 1912. It has close to 10 million inhabitants
many of whom work in the chemical, textile, communication and
other industries which drive the economy of the city. The city
itself is beautifully designed with a beautiful mix of East-West
architecture surrounded by lovely parks and tree-lined avenues.
Languages
Hindi is India’s official language and is spoken by 30% of
the population but other recognised languages include: Bengali,
Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada,
Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit. Hindustani
is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout
northern India but is not an official language. There are an
estimated 260 dialects. English is also widely spoken and is
the language of academic, political and commercial communication.
Geography and Climate
The Republic of India, situated in Southern Asia, is the seventh
largest country in the world. The Himalayan mountain range to
India’s north has the world’s highest peaks and provide the
source of the rivers Ganga (Ganges), Indus and Brahmaputra.
To the south the plains between the Arabian Sea and the Bay
of Bengal are heavily cultivated. India also has the Thar Desert
to the north-west on the border with Pakistan. South of the
Himalayas, India’s climate is monsoonal on the whole. From March
to May the weather is usually hot and dry before a season of
hot weather and heavy rain brought about by the south-west monsoon
from June to September. From October to February the north-west
monsoon brings dry, cool weather.
Bangalore
Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka State which was previously
known as Mysore. At an altitude of 1000m on the Mysore Plateau
Bangalore has a very pleasant climate and is known as the Silicon
Valley of India. It is known worldwide as an important centre
of electronics and technology although it also has other industries
such as aerospace, iron and steel, textiles and machine tool
making. Bangalore’s population of around 6 million people is
constantly expanding and the new suburbs are constantly evolving
to accommodating this expansion.
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