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India is a multicultural and the second largest populated country in the world, which has 950 million people - 1/6th of the world's population, who speak more than a thousand languages and dialects and who support more than 21 political parties in which is the world's biggest and perhaps the boldest experiment in democracy. Five decades after gaining independence from Britain, India has put herself in the position of the world's fifth largest economy and one of the top ten industrial powers. Few countries in the world have such an ancient and diverse culture as India's. Stretching back in an unbroken sweep over 5000 years, India's culture has been enriched by successive waves of migration, which were absorbed into the Indian way of life Few places on earth embrace such juxtapositions. India is a land where anything is possible, where the fantasies are almost a matter of course, where all the flavors are strong. Nowadays the Indian Culture has crossed the geographic boundaries and has extended globally. Whoever May it be an Indian or a person from any other country, attracted from the exuberant Indian Culture and traditions can feel. . India became independent from British rule in 1947 by the precious effort of the great freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. One can see his picture on the Indian currency. The exchange rate is $1=46.5 Rupees. Out of 25 states, each has its own culture and language. From time immemorial, India has been seen as a mystery land. A land full of paradoxes, it causes travelers to Page 1 of 6 marvel and also to despair during their journey through India. India has always attracted the attention of the world for various reasons. India has about 18 major nationally recognized languages and some 844 different dialects. The Sanskrit of the Aryan settlers merged with Dravidian languages to give rise to new unique languages. This explains the fact that most of the Indian languages are Sanskrit based. Notable exceptions are Urdu and Kashmiri that are based on Persian and Arabic.
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