Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand which are at the foot of Himalayas
Known for scenic beauty, flowers, gardens, lakes, snow covered hill stations like Shimla (Simla), Kulllu, Manali and Mussourie. Some activites one can partake in there: snow games like skiing, river rafting, mountaineering, trekking, etc. Apples, saffron (flower) and apricots are grown in this region.
Rajasthan is mostly a desert with temperature running to 50 degrees Celsius during summer. Camels are used for transportation.
Jaipur is called the Pink City because an assortment of Pink Stone is used for the Palaces assembled by the olden days Kings.
Udaipur is called the City of Lakes.
Punjab is rich and fertile.
Chandigarh, a well planned city famous for Nek Chand's Rose Garden and a park /sculptures made of broken porcelain/glass pieces.
Amritsar, the Golden Temple is positioned in this state which is a sacred place to Sikhs like Mecca to Muslims.
Ahmadabad, the capital of Gujarat is a flourishing business centre with the people belonging to a very rich community. It is famous for textile industry.
Uttar Pradesh, though no longer a visitors paradise, is still Home to India's most seen tourist spot, the ‘Taj Mahal’. Uttar Pradesh is also the heritage heartland of India, with many Hindu pilgrim spots.
Dwaraka, is the place of Lord Krishna, Surat is the city of cloth manufacturing and Ship building makes this State very rich in resources. Perhaps these are the richest community in India.
Maharashtra, the financial hub of India, is famous for its film Industry in the state capital Mumbai (Bombay) Bollywood, the Indian version of Hollywood. It is the world's largest film Industry by number of movies made every year, many times more than Hollywood. The beautiful Marine Drive is also called as the Queen's Necklace is worth seeing in the night when it is lit. There are many island caves near Mumbai, and the Elephanta caves are very famous in this regard. Konkan region in Maharashtra has got remarkable tourist potential. Ratnagiri district in this region has come on to the world map becuase of its Alphonso mango. Many beaches including religious attractions draw many International to Konkan region.
Goa is reputed for its beaches and churches, Goa, the name itself is a boost for tourism.
Moving on to the Eastern part of India, most of these states are rich with tea plantations.
Kolkata (Calcutta) in West Bengal, the capital is the first city where the British established their East India Company. Even to this day, we can see the buildings in British Style on many streets of Kolkata.
Darjeeling with its a century old narrow-gauge train is one of the main attraction hill stations.
Sikkim is a land of Buddhists with many monasteries while the other smaller states like Tripura, Mizoram have Christians.
Manipur was called the "Switzerland of India" by Lord Irwin, a viceory of India in the 1920s. This small state has the largest freshwater lake in eastern India, called Loktak. And the world's endangered brow antlered deer plays in the world's only floating park Keibul Lamjao. The state is famous for the Ima Keithel or "Mothers' Market where more than 3, 000 women controls the daily market to sell vegetables, fruits, fish and other essential products. Two well tended Commonwealth War Graves Cemetries are located built in memory of soldiers fought in World War II.
Bihar is birthplace of Buddhism.
Puri in Orissa, is a holy place for Hindus with Lord Jagannath's temple, the Konark Sun God temple and a vast stretch of beaches.Asia's largest lake called the Chilka lake is in Orissa where many birds migrate from other parts of the world. Rourkela in Orissa is another place of huge tourist interest as it holds a 74ft. high statue of Lord Hanuman and also Khandadhar Falls(India's 4th highest waterfall).
Vindhya Mountain ranges across three states comprising parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Vidharbh (North Eastern Part of Maharashtra).
Tamilnadu is celebrated for many stone sculptured temples.
Karnataka is a land with greenery and a combination of Hindus, Muslims and Jains.
Mysore is called the city of sandalwood, being the largest producer of Sandalwood.
Kerala, the land of coconuts, backwaters, beaches and ayurvedic centre for medical treatment and health spa.
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, also known as one of the twin cities, the other being Secunderabad. Hyderabad pearls are world famous.Tirupati, the abode of Lord Venkateshwara is here and it is this temple which brings in the most revenue in comparison to any other place in India. It is actually the second richest religious organization in the world after the Roman Catholic Church of Vatican.
In general, India is known for:
1. Rich & praiseworthy culture (Arts for one) & civilization
India has of a very rich past as it was ruled by the powerful Sultans and greatest kings in the bygone days. There are monuments and cultural facts that have come down from various parts of Asia. India is also a land of great diversity. It is a mixture of a great many cultures of different states, that have its unique histories and culture. Moreover, the styles in the old monuments of arts are vastly different. More over if we look at the old monuments of art, the styles are vastly different. It will be a challenge to find another country with such multiplicity in arts, culture, and history.
2. Yoga
Yoga is a Hindu philosophy ("darshana") first expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
3. Spices & spicy food
4. Religion
Seeing as how Buddhism and Hinduism first originate from India, devotees flock to India as it is the ‘sacred’ place.
5. Anicent Vedas
6. Science
The worldwide representation of India is that of an imminent and progressive nation. India has hurdled many limitations in all segments- commerce, technology and development, etc.
Renowned Scientists
Dr. S.Chandrasekhar :
He is an Astrophysicist, who won Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 for his theory of Stellar Evolution – the birth and death of stars is 35 years old. According to his theory, the old stars just crumple and vanish in the light of denser stars of low light popularly called Chandrasekhar Limit.
Charaka :
He was a court physician of King Kanishka during 80 and 180 A.D.. His writings on Hindu Medicine are priceless.
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