| A Brief History of India |
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| Indian people have had a continuous civilization since 2500 BC. when the people from the Indus river valley came up with an urban culture based on communication and sustained by agriculture trade. This civilization went down hill around 1500 B.C. During the second millennium, BC pastoral Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled the middle Ganges River valley, they adopted two ancient cultures. Islam spread across the subcontinent over a period of 500 years. During the 11th and 12th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded, and established sultanates in Delhi. In the early 16th century, descendants of Genghis' Khan swept across the Kyhber pass and established the mural Dynasty; it lastd for 200 years. |
| From the 11th - 15th centuries, southern India was dominated by Hindu Chola and Vijayanagar dynasties. During this time, the two systems - the prevailing Hindu and Muslim mingled, leaving lasting cultural influences on each other. In the late 1800's, the first steps were taken to have government for themselves. Beginning in 1920, Indian leader Mutaman Ghandi transformed the Indian National Congress into a big movement to campaign against British rule. They non-violently got what they wanted. On August 15, 1947, India became a dominion within the commonwealth, with Jawaharla Nehru as Prime Minister. |
| India became a republic after propagating its constitution on January 26, 1950. After independence India's Congress Party ruled over India under the influence of Nurah's daughter and then his grandson. The national bird of India is the Peacock. The national animal is the well known Indian Tiger. India is a republic and one of the world's largest democratic countries. The Indian flag was adopted 1947 after India gained its independence from the British rule. India has a varied landscape from snow covered mountain ranges in north, desert in the west, to tropical rain forests and beaches in the south. |