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India, said to be God's own country, is a huge subcontinent with a rich and vast cultural heritage. Feel free to ask questions about this mystical land.

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How many states are there in India after the creation of Telangana?

After the creation of Telangana, there are total of 29 states in India, excluding 7 union territories.

Why would it be more difficult to escape your castle in rural India today?

In rural areas caste is insisted in your shadow .as you can't escape your shadow you cant escape your caste.

Does vivian and sukirti r couple in real life?

Yes I think that they both will look great as a couple

What physical feature helped prevent the Mongols from capturing India?

The Hindu Kush Mountains and the Himalaya made it more difficult for the Mongols, who were used to hills and steppe to effectively conquer it.

How is the latitudinal spread in India advantageous to her?

The latitudinal extent in India is advantageous to women as it produces a more mild climate zone, which is much better for the breast to produce breast milk in order for a child to breast feed.

Who was the prime minister of India who never had to seek trust vote from the lok sabha?

Chaudhary Charan Singh; with only 64 MPs, became the fifth Prime Minister of India with the support of the Congress Party after the resignation of Morarji Desai. During his term (28 July 1979 to 14th January 1980), the Lok-Sabha never met. The day before the Lok-Sabha was due to meet, Congress withdrew their support and he was compelled to resign.

Impact of media on Indian culture?

The positive impact of media on society is that people are more informed than ever and can theoretically make more educated decisions. The negative impact of media can include people performing violent acts, for instance, in extreme cases.

Who is the prime minister of India in 2017?

AS of December 2014, Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India.

Is elephant is there in the national emblem of India?

Yes, there is an elephant. But, it is not the main creature. The emblem mainly consists of three Lion heads. Below the three lions, on a circular platform-like base, four small animals- elephant, horse, bull and lion are engraved and are separated by 4 wheels known as Dharma Chakras.

The Elephant is to signify the East, bull- West, horse-South and Lion- North.

What are the advantages of right to information act 2005 in india?

According to my opinion ...

Official Secrets Act 1923 is the father of RTI act 2005 ,

According to Official Secrets Act 1923, RTI can only provide certain amount of information to the people.

Well about RTI , RTI needs a long term procedure, and the officials controlling this are the same officials working for that suspected Officer once or some maybe continuing to work, their is a series of chain, if the suspect is found guilty , the whole chain becomes guilty according to the law, RTI is good to get the information out , like to know how the system works in our high level of understanding but RTI is still not the best remedy to decide the Resignation. Filling an RTI is very easy , anyone can file it , but the complexity during RTI is again just a MIND GAME played by higher officials. Do you know why there is no RTI in Jammu and kashmir ??

And according to me RTI act doesnot promote transparency and but provides a little amount of accountability, how we can expect transparency if father of RTI , i.e, Official Secrets Act 1923 , is already present at the first place . ha ha ha...

by, tanakiron

What is a best example of oral tradition in India?

Brahmans memorized and recited the history and traditions of the Aryans

What makes village people in India want to stay in the countryside?

because it's hard getting job opportunities in urban areas, and rural areas are more peaceful and cheaper. Most of the people in India are poor therefore you would find them most in rural areas of india.

Are all people in India vegetarians?

About 50% of Indians are strict vegetarians. The other 50% eat non-veg food but not at every day or for every meal, unlike western or Muslim countries. Many Indian non-vegetarians eat meat only once a week or less. Some eat only for lunch....rarely for breakfast. Most people avoid meat on festivals or holy days or other days of religious significance.

What is the occupation of jammu and kashmir?

· Kashmir is full of specialties which have been carred on by generations for their necessity accrding to the climate and sutability.

· Pheran is a popular garment make of pur wool worn by men, women and children during the hars Winter. Womenfolk generally wear on with embroidery work. Embroidered Pherans are popular among tourists.

· Another famous creation of Kashmir is the portable brazier, Kangri a fire pot which is usually held under the Pherans. Kangris are available as decoration pieces also.

· Kahwa a sweet herbal drink flavoured by saffron and almonds is an all season household drink served with a crispy 'Sheermal' 'Kulcha' or a 'Bakerkhani'.

· Kahwa is preferrede as a welcome drink on most accasions. Kahwa and Kashmiri salt tea is served in 'samawar' a large sized copped kettle having a tube in the middle for burning charcoal. No fuction is complete in the absence of Samawar.

· Kashmir has some of the best bakeries and confectioneryies in the country. In Srinagar the are modern bakeries righ from Dalgate to Resideny Road and Lal Chowk.

How many locations does Western Union have in India?

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, Monday announced that it has opened its 500,000th agent location and gave thanks to Indians customers around the world for their custom, which has contributed to the rapid international growth of the company's network. Look http://lookuppaysystems.org/wu/

What river was India named after?

India is the name of this region used in roman history and books.

The "sindh" is the name river indus. "sind" in persian and arabic accent becomes "hind" when roman get to know about "hind" from persians and arabics, they say it "ind" as they cannot say "hind". Now sind to hind to ind.

Now river name in roman ends with "us" so "indus" and country name ends with "ia" so india.

Where is intensive subsistence farming practised in India?

This farming is practised on small patches of land using primitive tools.

eg : Hoe , Dao and Digging sticks, and family/community labour.

Farmers are able sustain their family from the production of cereals they get from the small piece of land.

But, this type of farming depends upon monsoon,natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.

Such type of farming is practised in northeastern states like Assam, Meghalya, Mizoram and Nagaland, Manipur , Andaman and Nicobar Islands.