India is the birthplace of the oldest religion in the world, Hinduism. The sacred texts of the Vedas and the Mahabharata written over 5,000 years ago are as true today as they were then. For centuries, India's culture and religion has inspired and attracted people from all parts of the world, starting with Alexander the Great to the Beatles in the seventies. Nowhere in the world would you find people of so many beliefs, culture and races living together.

Geographical Info: India is boredered on the north east by the Himalayas, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabain sea on each sides of the peninsula. The landscape changes very quickly as you go west from the himalayas. Crossing over the Indo-Gangetic plain, you come to the Great Thar Desert. Going down east from the Himalayas, you would reach the Swamps and magroves of the sunderbans. The peninsula is an ancient volcanic region of basalt that seeped out when the great indian continental plate collided with that of the asian plate 65 million years ago.

Political Info: Its very hard to find a site on the internet with a politically correct map of India (with Kashmir in its proper place). I however managed to get one, and here it is. There is however a new state of Uttarakhand. I will try and update the map as soon as I can. Click on the map for a larger view.

Culture / Religion: Though India is the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism, there are a multitude of religions beliefs throughout the country. Hinduism and Islam are the the primary religions, besides Buddhism, Sikhism, Parsi and Christianity. Religious festivites are very big and pomp for this reason.

I can fill pages with India. But out here, I just wanted to provide a quick glimpse of the overall picture. If you have any further questions, email me.